If you\u2019ve had first aid training, remember that you need to be recertified at least every three years\u2014more often if your profession requires it.<\/p>\n
The Town also offers all levels of CPR training<\/strong>, including a new course for health care workers called Basic Life Support.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWe are proud to be among the first to be certified and ready to go with this new course,\u201d says Morven Barnes, the Town\u2019s Aquatics Coordinator.<\/p>\n You can also get National Lifeguard Service (NLS) training if you\u2019re interested in working in the aquatic field, notes Barnes. It\u2019s great training for older teens\u2014you can take Red Cross Instructor training as young as 15 and Lifeguard training at 16\u2014and almost guarantees them a job no matter where they go, as long as there\u2019s a pool.<\/p>\n \u201cJust about everyone, including the Town of Huntsville, is always looking for qualified lifeguards and instructors,\u201d says Barnes. \u201cIt gives you that one up on the employment situation.\u201d<\/p>\n It\u2019s a job that has a lot of responsibility. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of training that goes behind it. It\u2019s a job that should get more respect than it does,\u201d says Barnes.<\/p>\n Adults looking for part-time work can take the lifeguard courses, too. \u201cWe do whatever we can to fast-track them through the training, and we even subsidize a lot of the training for adults because we are looking for adult staff all the time,\u201d says Barnes, adding that it makes a great job for adults who have other responsibilities like children at home or another part-time job but want to do something extra. We are extremely flexible in our shifts, we work around everybody\u2019s schedules. It works out very well if you are trying to do it along with other things.\u201d<\/p>\n For more information on first aid and lifeguard courses at the Town of Huntsville, visit huntsville.ca or call 705-789-6421 to book a corporate session.<\/p>\n This is a sponsored story paid for by the featured advertiser.<\/strong><\/p>\n Do you know what to do in a medical emergency? Quick action can be critical when someone is injured or suffering from an urgent medical condition like a heart […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1903,"featured_media":58188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[31,28],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-58186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sponsored-profile","category-community","tag-breaking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLifeguard training<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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