March is Red Cross Month
Western Colorado Chapter American Red Cross
   
Ten Reasons to Become a Red Cross-Trained Lifeguard
1.   Earn Money and Respect
2.   Challenge Yourself
3.   Have Fun
4.   Serve Your Community
5.   Serve Your Community
 6.   Develop Leadership Skills
7.   Put Swimming Pools to Good Use
8.   Gain Valuable Work Experience
9.   Meet New People
10. And most importantly . . . SAVE LIVES!
Lifeguarding Skills to Help You Build Your Future

Are you 15 or older and looking for a great summer job or a challenging career? American Red Cross Lifeguarding is the best place to start! Lifeguarding puts you in an exciting position, working as part of a team to help people safely enjoy the water. Read about Red Cross-trained lifeguards who have saved the lives of others. You could save a life too!

Red Cross LifeguardLifeguarding will help you develop skills and experience that will be valued by colleges and future employers. It's a great way to demonstrate what you can offer. Colleges and employers look for applicants who can deal effectively with people, who have a take charge attitude and who are willing to work to develop new skills.

What You Will Learn

American Red Cross training makes learning fun and easy. Through classroom learning and hands-on practice, you'll learn:

  • Surveillance skills to help you recognize and prevent injuries
  • Rescue skills - in the water and on land
  • First aid training and professional rescuer CPR - to help you prepare for any emergency
  • Professional lifeguard responsibilities like interacting with the public and addressing uncooperative patrons
Our lifeguarding program is better than ever! It includes:
  • A single, condensed book for class and reference
  • A lifeguard-specific first aid and CPR video
  • Updated material that meets the Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) 2000 guidelines
American Red Cross Lifeguarding also offers these optional training modules to develop more skills: Contact your local American Red Cross (contact info at bottom of page) to find out more about becoming a lifeguard or lifeguarding instructor!

If you're not yet 15 years old, but are interested in becoming a lifeguard in the future, GuardStart: Lifeguarding Tomorrow is for you!

Together We Can Save a Life

American Red Cross, Western Colorado Chapter
506 Gunnison Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81501
Phone:  970-242-4851
Fax   970-241-2337
Email:  chapter@arcwcc.org