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Want a summer job for your active lifestyle? Stay fit working with us as a Lifeguard Supervisor for the 2025 season!
The State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), is recruiting for Lifeguard Supervisors at State Parks across Connecticut.
Position Highlights
- Pay: $21.00 - $23.00/ hour. No benefits.
- DEEP will provide all training required to work at the State Park beaches. Training time is paid!
- Duration: Memorial Day Weekend (May 26th) through Labor Day (September 1st).
- Schedule: Lifeguards work daily shifts from 10AM - 6PM, five days a week. July 4th, 5th, and 6th are mandatory. Weekends and other holidays are preferred.
Opportunities are available at the following State Parks:
- Black Rock State Park, Watertown
- Burr Pond State Park, Torrington
- Hammonasset State Park, Madison
- Indian Well State Park, Shelton
- Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme
- Sherwood Island State Park, Westport
- Silver Sands State Park, Milford
- Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield
The DEEP State Parks & Public Outreach Division is responsible for managing the outdoor recreation opportunities at parks and forests across CT. The Division has proudly staffed lifeguards at many beaches across the state for over a century. The CT State Park Lifeguards are an elite squad of highly trained professionals that have kept millions of swimmers safe.
Working with us will enhance your teamwork, communication, and leadership skills-perfect for any professional resume or college application.
Being a state park lifeguard supervisor is unlike any job you'll ever have, with high stakes and real-world experience. All of our guards are trained and guided by qualified professionals. Lifeguards work as a team and many form lasting friendships. Do something that matters with your summer job- protect people at the beach!
Selection Plan
Applicants are required to:
- Be at least 18 years old and present proof of age.
- Have experience as a lifeguard and experience in a supervisory role over others.
- Be able to pass training prerequisite skills and state issued certifications.
- Be fluent in English.
- Provide copies of any relevant certifications (CPR, first aid, lifeguard, EMR/EMT) if possessed.
- Complete a pre-employment physical. Per USLA requirements, applicants must possess adequate vision, hearing acuity, physical ability and stamina to perform the duties of an open water lifeguard as documented by a medical doctor, or the doctor’s designated physician’s assistant or ARNP.
Applicants must be able to successfully complete the training prerequisite skills to work as a state park lifeguard before they can take the state issued training. All applicants will have two attempts to successfully complete the following skills:
- Swim 550 yards, continuously demonstrating breath control and rhythmic breathing. Candidates may swim using the front crawl, breaststroke or a combination of both, but swimming on the back or side is not allowed. Swim goggles may be used. This swim is to be completed in 10 minutes or less.
- Tread water for 2 minutes, using only the legs. Candidates should place their hands under their armpits. The head must remain above the surface of the water.
- Complete the ‘underwater swim’ event by swimming an accumulation of 15 yards underwater, in a depth of at least 5ft, in a single breath. Submerge and swim underwater picking up an object from the bottom. Surface and repeat.
- Complete a 1 mile run in 10 minutes or less.
- Move a 165 pound object/person a distance of 25 yards.
In order to comply with Public Act 21-69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
For technical support regarding the filing of your application, please contact Mackenzie Robinson at mackenzie.robinson@ct.gov.
For position-specific questions, please contact the applicable manager listed below:
- Black Rock State Park, Watertown- jared.rice@ct.gov
- Burr Pond State Park, Torrington- jacob.helbig@ct.gov
- Hammonasset State Park, Madison- william.mattioli@ct.gov
- Indian Well State Park, Shelton- joseph.maler@ct.gov
- Rocky Neck State Park, East Lyme- john.guglielmoni@ct.gov
- Sherwood Island State Park, Westport- caitlin.munson@ct.gov
- Silver Sands State Park, Milford- jospeh.maler@ct.gov
- Squantz Pond State Park, New Fairfield- kyle.weaver@ct.gov
PURPOSE OF JOB CLASS (NATURE OF WORK)
In the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection this class is accountable for acting as a working supervisor and assisting in the management of lifeguard operations as well as performing a full range of lifeguard services at swimming areas operated by the state agency.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
- Acts as the working supervisor and assists in managing the operation of the guarded designated swim area at the State Park;
- Performs basic lifeguarding duties;
- Leads the day-to-day activities of a lifeguard squad;
- Coordinates lifeguard shifts;
- Leads training activities;
- Participates in the proper caring for and maintenance of equipment;
- Provides daily updates to the supervisor and park management on issues and activities;
- Performs related duties as required.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILL AND ABILITY
- Applicants must demonstrate competence in basic life-saving techniques.
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate the ability to swim while carrying an adult to safety.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - GENERAL EXPERIENCE
Two (2) years of paid lifeguard experience or previous lifeguard supervisory experience.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Must be able to successfully complete prerequisite skills.
- Must have experience in a supervisory role.
- Preference given to experience working as a CT State Park Lifeguard.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18 years old.
- Must have a current certification in American Red Cross Lifeguarding with the Waterfront Module. Applicants without the Waterfront Module will still be accepted contingent on passing the pre-requisites for that course.
- Experience as a lifeguard or experience in a supervisory role over others is required for this position.
Salary : $21 - $23
