Guard Aid Program

Youth Volunteer Opportunity

 

 

The Assistants will work with Lifeguard Staff  in order to develop job skills, proper work habits, and leadership qualities through work experience. They will work under the direction of Lifeguards and Junior Lifeguard instructors and will have opportunities in leadership, first aid, ocean rescue, and public service.

 

On a daily basis, the Guard Aides help to provide for a safer, better supervised, outdoor recreational experience for the Junior Lifeguard Program participants. They also become role models for program participants, while they themselves gain training and experience in leadership, teamwork, aquatic safety skills, and first aid.

 

The Junior Lifeguard Assistants are to work under the close supervision of the Junior Lifeguard Program Coordinator and report directly to an assigned Junior Lifeguard Program Instructor during the operating hours of the program. Guard Aids will have opportunities to shadow lifeguard personnel and gain the knowledge and skills necessary to become a California State Park Lifeguard

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Guard Aid Duties

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• Receive training in California State Parks Lifeguard Rescue protocol

• First Aid and CPR

• Assist with the monitoring of aquatic activities and perform rescues

• Shadow Lifeguards in towers and lifesaving units

• Assist Junior Lifeguard Instructors with various program related tasks