Calling All Lifeguards!

With 27 pools in our Y association—including indoor, outdoor and pools at our camps—a good number of lifeguards are required for fun and safety. The YMCA of South Hampton Roads will be hiring 250-300 lifeguards as the outdoor pool season draws near. YMCA part-time employment can be a great opportunity for many young people, with benefits including learning how to handle responsibility, managing time, dealing with adults and getting a peek at life in the working world. Busy teenagers typically stay out of trouble, and the job experience looks great on a resume.

Former president, Ronald Reagan himself, began his road to success when he took a lifesaving course at a YMCA at the age of 15. He then got a job as a lifeguard, and over the course of seven summers, went on to save 77 lives! YMCA lifeguarding just may have been a link in the chain that led to his lifelong passion to help people.