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Calling all Lifeguards

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salomonskiier12
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My friends have started a website, supported by the red cross, which helps lifeguards find jobs in their area.
TheLifeguardRegistry.com is a revolutionary new way to staff aquatic facilities, such as water parks, beaches community, and town pools. It's goal is to make the hiring process easier for both the lifeguard looking for work and the employer seeking to hire them.

By obtaining a membership to TheLifeguardRegistry.com you will enjoy a partnership between both the employers, instructors, and most importantly, the lifeguards

and best of all, its free.

http://thelifeguardregistry.com/

so if your a lifeguard, then please sign up and bear with us, the site will be up and 100% sick in a couple of weeks.  thanks!

Sep 13 2008 8:11PM
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jack_weisman
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will the pay be posted?
Sep 13 2008 8:14PM
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Ben.
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is it only a database of pools certified by red cross? or does it cover star guard, and ellis and others.
Sep 13 2008 8:24PM
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leckett1
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Oh shit I'm a lifeguard. But my pool only affiliates with the LifeSaving Society. Guys lifeguarding is boring as shit...teach swimming lessons instead its way more fun!
Sep 13 2008 8:32PM
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salomonskiier12
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pay may be, idk.  but we will try to list all pools that are on the red cross list, and also ones that aren't, however, those will come later.  We are starting on the east coast in CT, but are hoping to expand first throughout the whole east coast, then across the rest of the country.  but as of now, we need more sponsors and things.  Trust me.  this site will be big in a few months
Sep 13 2008 8:37PM
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SirFryanator
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too bad I'm FINALLY DONE with lifeguarding
my certification expires next year but I'm way over it. too boring, too little pay, and my boss was super chill when he wasn't working but when he was working he was a huge asshole.

Now onto some other lowly paying job!
Sep 13 2008 8:43PM
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leckett1
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Should add the LSS pools to it aswell. They're generally the bigger ones in canada.
Sep 13 2008 8:43PM
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Ben.
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your certification lasts more than a year?
Sep 13 2008 8:47PM
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SirFryanator
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yep. BSA certification. yes I know it's dumb that that one lasts for 3 years but I also have my red cross one which expired this year anyways.
Sep 13 2008 8:48PM
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Ben.
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hahah ours at star guard lasts a year. and we get audited a couple times to make sure we know our shit
Sep 13 2008 8:53PM
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SirFryanator
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red cross lasts a year. We get checked twice a summer, I didn't work during the school year so I wouldn't know how much they check during then. But I still know my shit so I think if I wanted to do a retest I could but I really don't want to. I'll let someone else handle lives, thank you very much.
Sep 13 2008 8:55PM
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salomonskiier12
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i believe you have to get CPR recertified annually

Sep 13 2008 9:16PM
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coolhandluke
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never again will you get paid to sit outside on your ass in the sun doing absolutely nothing
Sep 14 2008 12:11AM
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whattheshit
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yea im a lifeguard for low income housing pools.

people are chill, if you are chill too.  

of course some lifeguards are dicks and when you work at the willowtree this is what happens.

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Sep 14 2008 2:43AM
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whattheshit
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fuck.

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Sep 14 2008 2:44AM
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Ben.
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hahaha we end up with chicago inner city kids at the pool i work at.... it get sketchy
Sep 14 2008 3:07AM
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leckett1
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All my quals are good for 2 years. Like everything. And I work for a recreation and competition pool so we get a lot of gnarly shit there. Like we have olympic divers and swimmers n shit and competitions every weekend. And all the competitions have catering service...so we get served snacks while guarding...and I make $12 an hour and $16 an hour to teach swimming lessons
Sep 14 2008 11:48AM
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