Lifeguard

Join to apply for the Lifeguard role at Connecticut Department of Administrative Services
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Recruitment #VR-001.

Location:

East Lyme, CT;
Madison, CT;
Milford, CT;
New Fairfield, CT;
Shelton, CT;
Torrington, CT;
Watertown, CT;
Westport, CT.

Date Opened: 12/31/2025. Salary: $20.00 - $21.00/hour. Job Type: Seasonal/Summer. Close Date: 6/4/2026.

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 Lifeguards at State Parks across Connecticut.

• 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 23) through Labor Day (Sept
  7).
• Schedule:
  
  Daily shifts 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, five days a week. July 4th is mandatory. Weekends and other holidays are preferred.

• 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

• Burr Pond State Park, Torrington
• Indian Well State Park, Shelton
• Silver Sands State Park, Milford

• Be at least 16 years old and present proof of age.
• Be able to pass training prerequisite skills and obtain 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. Per USLA requirements, 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‑assistant or ARNP.

Applicants must successfully complete the training prerequisite skills before they can receive state‑issued training. The skills include:

• Swim 350 yards, maintain surface position without hands for 2 minutes, then swim an additional 200 yards. Swims may be breaststroke or freestyle; face must be in the water; goggles permitted.
• Swim 15 yards underwater in a single breath at depths up to 12 ft, picking up objects from the bottom; surface and repeat.
• Lift a backboard weighted 165 lb with a mannequin and move 25 yd.

Applicants for Hammonasset, Rocky Neck, and Silver Sands may be required to swim 550 yards in 10 min or less and complete a 1‑mile run in 10 min or less.

In compliance with Public Act 21‑69, the State of Connecticut no longer asks for resumes during the initial application process.

For technical support regarding the filing of your application, please contact Jake Ferrari rari.

Please contact DEEP.Lifeguards.

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 Connecticut beaches, pools, lakes, institutions, and hospitals.
• Cautions swimmers regarding unsafe areas.
• Maintains order in swimming areas.
• Rescues swimmers in danger of drowning and administers first aid and/or cardiopulmonary resuscitation as required.
• Instructs clients in water safety.
• Lifts individuals with disabilities as required.
• May give swimming instructions.
• May work with individuals with disabilities.
• May perform park maintenance tasks.
• Performs related duties as required.

• Applicants must demonstrate competence in basic life‑saving techniques.
• Applicants must demonstrate the ability to swim while carrying an adult to safety.

• Incumbents must possess and maintain certification in the following: life‑saving from a nationally accredited organization (e.g., American Red Cross, YMCA, Ellis & Associates); CPR for the professional rescuer; first aid.
• Incumbents may be…