| TRYOUTS for 2022
May 1st at 9:00 a.m. (do not be late) May 14th at 9:00 a.m. (do not be late) Academy for May 14th:
June 15th at 9:00 a.m. (do not be late) Academy for June 15th (9 days)
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(Note selections are made on a competitive basis) |
Conditions of Employment
Lifeguards will be scheduled according to their availability, but are expected to work full-time, especially weekends and holidays, throughout the summer. Beach lifeguarding is very physically demanding and guards are expected to maintain adequate levels of fitness at all times.
Payscale
- Lifeguard 1 $18.00
- Lifeguard 2 $19.00
- Lifeguard 3 $20.00
- Lifeguard 4 $21.00
- Senior Guard $22.00
- Senior Guard 2 $23.00
- Supervisor $25.00
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Click here to download the Physical Waiver (must bring physical waiver in order to tryout).
Tryout Information
Applicants will come to one of two to three tryout dates with a completed application and physical examination letter (signed by a physician). At the tryout, applicants will have to swim 500 meters in 10 minutes or less in the UTMB Field House pool located at 301 Holiday Drive, Galveston, TX 77550. Everyone who passes the swim will have to take a drug test. Participants are generally finished by 1:00 p.m. Those that pass their drug test and meet all the above qualifications will be allowed to join the Lifeguard Training Academy. The academy can run 8-10 hours per day. Please come prepared with food, and drinks.
Lifeguard Academy
Each year, the Galveston Island Beach Patrol trains a group of Lifeguard Candidates, or “Rookies”, in a rigorous Lifeguard Training Academy. The Academy includes United States Lifesaving Association Open Water accreditation, along with an option for American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification. Lifesaving skills are learned in a pool environment and perfected in the open water of the Gulf of Mexico.
The course consists of 100 hours of training including American Red Cross Emergency Medical Response and CPR for the Professional Rescuer, United States Lifesaving Association Open Water Lifeguard Training, tourist relations training, and physical training. Lifeguard candidates will be paid a training wage for the time they spend on the training course. Upon successful completion of the Lifeguard Academy, candidates will be promoted to Lifeguard 1 status and will be eligible to work for Galveston Island Beach Patrol.
Make sure you have completed your online application prior to tryouts. Bring you driver’s license and an acceptable I-9 document or you will not be allowed to attend the Lifeguard Training Academy.
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