5 skills that build a successful professional lifeguard
Ready to become a professional lifeguard? Here’s how you can show us your stronger qualities and ace your next lifeguard interview.
Ready to become a professional lifeguard? Here’s how you can show us your stronger qualities and ace your next lifeguard interview.
This is your time to shine! Enter our summer lifeguard design & blog writing contest for the chance to win. This year, we will be running both a design and writing contest so you can choose the one most interesting to you! Our design winner will see their art featured on this year’s lifeguard appreciation t-shirts, social media, and more….
If you spend your summers twirling a whistle and constantly smelling like chlorine, then you might find yourself or someone you know on this list. Take a look! 1. The Whistleblower via GIPHY No running! No splashing! No flips off the high dive! The Whistleblower, AKA The Rulebook, whistles first and asks questions later. That’s this person’s mentality, which…
If you had fun lifeguarding in 2020, then there’s really nowhere to go but up from here. Season after season, including this one, we heard so many first-time and returning lifeguards say they couldn’t wait to come back again. So, why even wait? The fall is the perfect time to start your rehiring process if you’re interested in guarding again…
The summer of 2020 has officially come to a close! This time of year is always bittersweet as we transition from summer into fall and we say goodbye, for now, to our amazing lifeguards. We know this summer was anything but ordinary and we are so proud of our lifeguards’ accomplishments and ability to navigate such an unusual season with…
Lifeguarding isn’t all about sitting under an umbrella, twirling your whistle and yelling at kids not to run on the pool deck (but we can dream!) It takes a lot of concentration, hard work, and maybe the occasional slice of pizza. So, when people think it looks so easy, here’s what we’re not telling them. Our Eyes are on the…
Going out on duty? Better gear up first to beat the heat. It’s nice to have a job that lets you soak up the sun all day, but … let’s just call all that sunshine and fresh open air an “occupational hazard.” Wear Sunscreen Here are some common excuses that some lifeguards (not you, of course) use to justify not…
Being a parent of an emerging adult is both rewarding and challenging. We all want what’s best for our kids and parents have to balance providing support without doing too much. Part of being a parent is teaching your child responsibility and preparing them to navigate the real world and Guard for Life is here to help with the perfect…
Is your teen interested in a lifeguarding job with American Pool this summer? In the course of our business, and now more than ever, we expect and invite parent questions, which is why we have created our Parent Resource to Guard for Life. Maintaining a Safe Workplace As a company that has built its culture around safety, the safety of…
Take advantage of the extra time spent at home to apply for a position with American Pool and even start your training online! We have modified our hiring and training process to be accessible from the comfort of your own home so there’s no reason to wait! As a company that has built its culture around safety, the safety of…