Description

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The SSI Pool Lifeguard certification program provides students with the knowledge and training to supervise, assist, and rescue victims in pool environments equivalent to their training.

Lifeguards have two primary responsibilities: preventing accidents and saving lives. For some, lifeguarding is a fun and exciting summer job or part-time work while attending school. Others join professional water safety teams and lifeguarding becomes a full-time career. Lifeguards work in a variety of environments. They may guard a community pool, summer camp, commercial water park, or designated swim area at a lake or beach, and can supervise swimmers of all ages. A swimmer's personal skill levels will range from non-swimmer to proficient and highly skilled. Lifeguards interact with the public. They are responsible for educating swimmers, communicating safety rules, and customer service. They are friendly, but also capable of displaying strong leadership, especially in an emergency. Becoming a lifeguard helps individuals develop skills that are useful throughout their life.

Course Information:

• Minimum Age: 17
• Course Length: Two days
• Includes First Aid, CPR, AED and O2 Provider (React Right)
• Academic Sessions: 8
• Pool/Confined Water Sessions: 8
• Suggested Duration: 16 - 20 hours

All lifeguard students must have digital copies of the following documents uploaded into MySSI before the final certification(s) can be issued:

• Proof of First Aid and CPR training for children, infants and adults within two (2) years
• Proof of Automated External Defibrillator (AED) training within two (2) years
• Proof of Oxygen First Aid training within two (2) years (recommended)