Requirements
To become a lifeguard at the RPAC pools, you must be a student at The Ohio State University and hold the following current certifications: Lifeguard Training, First Aid, and CPR for the Professional Rescuer.
Staff Selection Process
- Complete a Department of Recreational Sports application online.
- Once your application is received, you will be contacted with the date of our next skills evaluation.
- Participate in a skills evaluation session (see below for details).
- Successful candidates from the skills evaluations will be invited to group interview and orientation.
- Candidates who are selected from the interview process will be asked to participate in our pre-employment training as a condition of employment.
- Pre-employment training includes: Traditions Training and Sexual Harassment Awareness (4 hours) and Water Training session (2 hours).
Please note that you must bring copies of your current certifications and a grid-style copy of your class schedule from the Registrar's Home Page to the skills evaluation.
The skills evaluation includes:
- Completing a brief written quiz
- Completing 500-yard swim (using front crawl and breast stroke) in 12minutes or less
- Retrieving a 10 lb. brick from the bottom of the 17 ft. diving well; treading water, using legs only, for 90 seconds while holding a 10 lb. brick with both hands
- Performing a rescue scenarios and remove the victim from the pool
- Demonstrating additional skills, which include a combination of rescue breathing, obstructed airway, and CPR skills
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