Lifeguards

“When there are frivolous lawsuits, I don’t think that the people realize what an impact they’re going to have on the entire community.”

Evelyn Graham
Mt. Laurel Pool
Hazleton, Pennsylvania

When the Mt. Laurel Pool in Hazleton, Pennsylvania closed, the community was devastated. “A lot of kids lived for that. They loved it,” says Paul Wanuga, a Hazleton resident. “And it was good because it kept kids out of trouble” in a community where residents say there is too much vandalism and crime. But a lawsuit shuttered the pool, and the once pristine facility is now in shambles.

The pool and its founder, Evelyn Graham, welcomed thousands of swimmers every summer for more than ten years. Mt. Laurel Pool provided a gathering place for families and neighbors and summer jobs for teenagers. One former lifeguard says, “When you’re younger, it is difficult to find a place of employment, and Evelyn gave us that opportunity to have a place to learn good work ethics.”

One summer, despite rules painted on the sidewalk and a warning from the lifeguard, a man ran and jumped into the pool, cutting his heel. “There was nothing we did wrong. He did it to himself,” the pool manager says. The lifeguard and manager cleaned and bandaged the cut, and the manager recalls that he said “Its nothing. It’s just a little cut… No problem.”

But, later, Mt. Laurel Pool was sued. The man and his wife claimed $100,000 for the injury, and Graham’s lawyers recommended that she settle what she considered to be a wildly frivolous case. She was baffled, and, fearing copy cat lawsuits, she decided to close the pool.

In the end, it was the community that suffered most. Hazleton families no longer have a place to swim, and everyone from the ticket takers to the management lost their jobs. “They sue when they shouldn’t sue,” Wanuga says. “But then we have lawyers who thrive on it. They love it. They wish you would sue, too.”

“Im sure they have other motives in mind,” says a former lifeguard, “but they can’t possibly take into consideration what it’s doing to everybody else.”

Part of the FacesOfLawsuitAbuse.org awareness campaign.

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Lalane Taylor may only live an hour or so from Camp ASCCA, but this is her first summer as a member of the Camp ASCCA family. Lalane is a rising senior at the University of South Alabama double majoring in Therapeutic Recreation and Physical Therapy.

Lalane will be lifeguarding during the summer sessions, and she says her job is as much about making the aquatics activities fun as it is about making them safe. Aside from being on duty at the pool and lake, along with several other lifeguards, she will be giving boat rides, riding on the innertubes with the campers, and giving swim tests.

Lalane is an example of the unique combination of education and work experience that Camp ASCCA can provide. Like many other staff members, Lalane’s major is pertinent to Camp ASCCA’s mission and vice versa. Her days spent as a lifeguard and interacting with campers will actually contribute to her academic class hours. Because of such opportunities, Camp ASCCA has a staff knowledgeable in handling different disabilities, and their different positions will make them stronger academically and in their potential careers.

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I want to be a lifeguard but all the classes that im available for are in December 2009, is there any jobs I can have during the summer?

I was working at a small museum as the cashier.
Here are some job examples that my friends have:
- Working at Tim Hortons (it doesn’t have to be a summer job, it can be a whole year job)
- Working at your local ice cream store or coffee shop.
- Working at a fast food restaurant?
- If you wanted to be a lifeguard, maybe do something with boats/ships?
- Do some odd jobs like dishes at restaurant, mowing people’s lawns, etc. for money

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Season 8, Episode 3: The Choice
Original Air Date—6 October 1997
Veteran lifeguard John “J.D.” Darius arrives at Bayside and competes with Taylor Walsh, an attractive newcomer, for Mitch’s old job as lieutenant and Mitch must make his own decision as to which one will be the most eligible one for his former job. Although J.D. has more experience as a lifeguard than Taylor, he is plagued by haunting memory of failing in a rescue at Daytona Beach where he worked some years ago.

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I applied for a job being a lifeguard at the YMCA. I have to go to my interview next week and they told me I need to do a swim portion of the interview. Do you know what is required at this interview and what skill do I need to perform. thanks so much

I am currently a YMCA Lifeguard. I have been Red Cross Certified.
The swim portion: most YMCA’s make you prove that you can swim, if they did not certify you, they want to make sure that you didn’t cheat your way through the class basically and just want to make sure you can do what you say you can.
I needed to perform my rescues, swim 300 yards, and show my CPR skills. Many YMCAs also require Emergency Oxygen, (basically just how to give someone oxygen), if you are missing it and they require it, they are usually good about getting you into a class for it soon.
The interview, you will want to bring a copy of your resume, interviewers really like that even if you gave them one with your application, it gives you something to look at, or if they don’t have it anymore, they can look at it. Prepare to answer scenario questions, such as what you would do in certain situations.
Really though, it depends on which YMCA you work at. they are all different, because they are all run by different people and different branches have different authority levels and different problems and concerns.

Currently possess a valid BM and CPR certificate… Searching for a lifeguard job.. Pls let me know if you know of any..

Search craiglist or search your local job sites. They will post jobs out there for you to apply.

We here at Shady Hollow Pool like to not do our jobs…

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This is a lifeguard recruitment/promotional video for CETUSA lifeguard employers in the DC area. For more details on specific job opportunities, go to http://www.cetusa.org.

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Teens face a tough job market. Some pools are still looking for lifeguards.

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