Services

MVP Lifeguards provides American Red Cross Aquatics Training for the novice as well as the advanced swimmer to become a certified lifeguard. We also offer a Learn to Swim program for students who want to swim recreationally and be safe in and around the water.


Once certified, we offer résumé assistance and interview coaching to prepare our lifeguards to “ace” the interview and get the job! Our Job Forum event affords opportunities to meet with prospective employers. In addition, we refer lifeguards individually for job placement within our exclusive network.

Proud Provider of American Red Cross Aquatics Training

Lifeguard Training

​Provides entry-level participants the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize, and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries, and sudden illnesses until EMS personnel take over.


Prerequisites:

  • Minimum age: 15 years
  • Swim 300 yards continuously
  • Tread water for 2 minutes using only the legs
  • Complete a timed event within 1 minute, 40 seconds:
    1. Starting in the water, swim 20 yards
    2. Surface dive to a depth of 7-10 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object
    3. return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point.
    4. Exit the water without using a ladder or steps.

Learn to Swim

MVP Lifeguards’ Learn to Swim program will teach you the basic requirements to successfully pass the prerequisites of the lifeguard training course. You will learn the following:

  1. Freestyle Stroke
  2. Breaststroke
  3. How to tread water
  4. Feet first surface dive
  5. Swim with a 10-pound object

Job Placement

MVP Lifeguards conducts hiring events and referrals for a network of employers that are seeking full-time, part-time, seasonal, and year-round lifeguards for indoor and outdoor pools. Let us match you with the perfect lifeguard job near you:

  1. Manhattan
  2. Bronx
  3. Brooklyn
  4. Queens
  5. New Jersey

Job Readiness Program

MVP Lifeguards’ Job readiness program prepares students to get, keep, and excel at a new lifeguard job. Basic employability skills include: effective communication, problem solving, time management, and self-confidence. Our job readiness program will guide students with the following:

  1. Interviewing
  2. Resume Building
  3. Customer Service Training
  4. Professionalism
  5. Teamwork