Summer lifeguard tryouts extended

Posted On: April 26, 2019

Interested in spending your summer on the beach and saving lives? If so, act fast! Volusia County’s Beach Safety Division is hiring lifeguards to help keep beachgoers safe this summer and has added an additional round of tryouts. 

Swim tryout dates and locations are: 

• Saturday, May 4
  • 8 to 10 a.m.: Deltona YMCA, 280 Wolf Pack Run
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: DeLand YMCA, 761 East International Speedway Blvd.
  • 2 to 4 p.m.: Port Orange YMCA, 4701 City Center Parkway
• Saturday, May 11
  • 8 to 10 a.m.: Ormond Beach YMCA, 500 Sterthaus Drive
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Cypress Aquatic Center, 981 George W. Engram Blvd., Daytona Beach
  • 2 to 4 p.m.: Port Orange YMCA
• Saturday, May 18
  • 8 to 10 a.m.: Ormond Beach YMCA
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Cypress Aquatic Center
    • 2 to 4 p.m.: Edgewater YMCA, 148 West Turgot Ave.
• Saturday, May 25
  • 8  to 10 a.m.: Edgewater YMCA
  • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: DeLand YMCA
  • 2 to 4 p.m.: Port Orange YMCA

Applicants must be at least 16 on or before June 14 and be able to swim 500 meters freestyle in under 10 minutes, swim 50 yards freestyle in under 30 seconds, and run a half-mile in under 3 minutes, 15 seconds. Candidates considered for hiring will undergo a background check, physical and drug screening. 

Starting pay is $11.90 per hour. There is a $500 incentive for lifeguards if they meet criteria specifying number of weekend work days over their first summer. This is explained during the recruit class. 

Those who wish to participate in the selection process must attend one of the 2019 tryouts, as well as Volusia County Beach Safety's lifeguard recruit class (mandatory 48-hour ocean rescue training). Additionally, participants must attend a 40-hour first responder class and CPR course or provide proof of equivalence. 

For more information, visit volusia.org/beach or call 386-239-6414.