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The outdoor
pools are closed and your sun-kissed summer skin is starting to fade. Summer
seems so far away but it’s only 7 months until the pools re-open! Why not start
planning NOW for that summer job as a Pool Operator or Life Guard? Who knows –
you might even be able to get work at one of the county’s indoor pools over the
winter where it always feels like summer. Montgomery County Recreation offers
American Red Cross courses designed for Aquatics professionals from pool
operators, to lifeguards, to lifeguard instructors.
Pool Operators (training course is 2 sessions, $130
and review course is 1 session, $80)
We offer a safety-training
course and a review course for those looking to take the Montgomery County Pool
Operator test. Students must attend both sessions for the pool operator course,
and one session for the review course, both of which are held at the Montgomery
County Recreation offices, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring. Students must
also apply to the Department of Health and Human Services for the County Pool
Operator License once they have successfully completed the course and passed
the test. For more information and for a complete list of course dates call
240-777-6860 or visit RecWeb and
search on “lifeguard” under advanced search.
Lifeguard Instructor Training (6 sessions, $295)
Students
taking this class must possess strong swimming and rescue skills and are
encouraged to already be in possession of current American Red Cross Lifeguard
training, CPR and first aid certifications, though they are not required. The
goal of this course is for students to earn their American Red Cross certified
Lifeguard Training and CPR for the Professional Rescuer Instructor
certificates. Students must be at least 17 years old and attendance at all
sessions is mandatory.
362964 starting 12/20 at the
Germantown Indoor Swim Center from 6:00 – 10:00 pm
Lifeguard Training (9 sessions, $195)
Students
taking this course will train to be certified in American Red Cross
Lifeguarding, First Aid, and CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer.
Certifications are valid for 2 years and attendance is required at all sessions
in order to obtain certification. Participants must be 15 years old by the last
day of the course and proof of age will be required at the first class. There
is a pre-check to the course that includes a 300 meter swim (freestyle or
breaststroke), treading water for 2 minutes with only use of the legs, and this
course: swimming 20 yards (free or breast) with a surface dive to 7-10 feet,
retrieving a 10 lb. object, returning to the surface and swimming 20 yards back
to starting position in under 1 min 40 sec.
362720 starting 10/4 at Germantown
Indoor Swim Center from 7:30 – 9:00 pm
363676 starting 10/4 at Kennedy
Shriver Aquatic Center from 7:00 – 9:30 pm
362728 starting 10/7 at Martin Luther
King, Jr. Swim Center from 7:00 – 9:30 pm
362736 starting 10/2 at Olney Swim
Center from 6:30 – 9:00 pm
