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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Parks & Recreation Department is still looking for lifeguards. For those interested who have not been certified yet, there will be a course taught Sunday-Thursday at Graydon Pool from 8:30am-11:30am on
June 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
July 3, 6, 7,
July 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
July 17, 18, 19, & 20.
Participants (ages 16 and older) will take a prerequisite fitness and endurance test on Sunday, the 26th for acceptance into the class.
This test includes: swimming 550 yards in open water, treading water for 2 minutes with legs only (hands under armpits), and retrieving a submerged object.
Once admitted, participants must attend all class times/dates and pass a written and practical exam.
Those who complete the class and obtain certification will be offered a position on the Graydon Lifeguard staff.
Registration can be done on Community Pass, www.ridgewoodnj.net/
So, what you’re saying is that the anti-work, pro-entitled, trophies-for-all agenda has not produced any young men and women who are willing to work?
Keep up the good work.
The word is certified, essential workers, supposedly the governor has enough funds left over from the Covid to give all essential workers throughout the state a bonus. Just like they did in Paterson for their workers, they got anywhere from 2500 to 5000 per person, a catered party, Village Ridgewood employees didn’t even receive a cup of coffee. Amazing isn’t it
Well they need to hire worker’s. Why are we allowing to use full time employees to do a part time work. So we are paying full time rates too do a part time job. No good management planning at all. What are they going. We the tax payers are getting sick of this. So what this means is some kind of work is not getting done. And don’t come back and say they are saving money.
I remember when it was hard to get a spot on the lifeguard staff because so many of us wanted to do it for the summer