Lifeguard - VR

Introduction

Want a summer job for your active lifestyle? Stay fit working with us as a Lifeguard for the 2026 season! The State of Connecticut, Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP), is recruiting for Lifeguards at State Parks across Connecticut. Position Highlights Pay: $20.00 - $21.00/ hour. No benefits. DEEP will provide all training required to work as a lifeguard at the State Park beaches.

Training time is paid!

Duration:
Memorial Day Weekend (May 23rd) through Labor Day (September 7th).

Schedule:

Lifeguards work daily shifts from 10AM - 6PM, five days a week. July 4th is 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.

Additional part‑time opportunities are available at the following State Parks:
Burr Pond State Park, Torrington Indian Well State Park, Shelton Silver Sands State Park, Milford.

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 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!

• Be at least 16 years old and present proof of age.
• 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.
• 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.
• Swim 350 yards, then maintain position at the surface of the water treading for 2 minutes without hands, then swim an additional 200 yards. Swim strokes are breaststroke or freestyle, face must be in the water, and swim goggles are permitted.
• Swim 15 yards underwater in a single breath at depths up to 12 feet, picking up objects from the bottom. Surface and repeat.
• Lift a backboard that has a 165 pound mannequin strapped to it and move the distance of 25 yards.
• Applicants for Hammonasset, Rocky Neck, and Silver Sands may be required to swim 550 yards in 10 minutes or less and complete a 1‑mile run in 10 minutes or less.
• In order to comply with Public Act 21‑69, the State of Connecticut is no longer asking for resumes during the initial application process.
• The only way to apply to this posting is via the ‘Apply’ or ‘Apply Online’ buttons on the official State of Connecticut Online Employment Center job posting.
• For technical support regarding the filing of your application, please contact Jake Ferrari rari.
• For position‑specific questions, please contact DEEP.Lifeguards.

In the State of Connecticut this class is accountable for performing a full range of lifeguard services at swimming areas operated by state agencies.

• Monitors activities in swimming areas to prevent accidents and provide assistance to swimmers at State of Connecticut beaches, pools, lakes, institutions and hospitals.
• Cautions swimmers regarding unsafe areas.
• Maintains…