Louisville Metro Board of Health: Requirements
400 East Gray St. ; 574-6650 talk to Ann or Debbie
ALL LIFEGUARD AND POOL ATTENDANT CANIDATES MUST COMPLETE A LIST OF PREREQUISITES TO BE BOARD OF HEALTH CERTIFIED
LIFEGUARDS:(ALL POOLS) (1) MUST COMPLETE A BASIC LIFEGUARD CLASS ( RED CROSS,YMCA , ELLIS , STARGUARD ) THE CLASS PACKAGE INCLUDES LIFEGUARD TRAINING ; CPR (INFANT,CHILD,ADULT,TWO-PERSON,BVM) , FIRST AID TRAINING. (2) ATTEND AND PASS A BOARD OF HEALTH WATER TEST AND LECTURE ( BE PREPARED TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR WATER SKILLS) (3) TAKE AND PASS (80%) 50 ?'s MULTI-CHOOSE WRITTEN TEST AT THE BOARD OF HEALTH. (4) BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD ( BRING ID AND PROOF OF TRAINING ) (5) PAYMENT- $20 FOR PERMIT ( MUST BE POSTED AT POOL ) PERMIT IS GOOD FOR ONE YEAR- (OCT.1 TO OCT.1)
QUALIFIED POOL ATTENDENT:( POOLS LESS THAN 5 FEET DEEP) (1) FIRST AID TRAINING (RED CROSS, NATIONAL SAFETY, AHA , AMERICAN HEALTH & SAFETY (2) CPR (INFANT,CHILD,ADULT,TWO-PERSON,BVM) (3) COMPLETE BOARD OF HEALTH POOLSIDE RESCUE COURSE (WATER TRAINING) (4) BE AT LEAST 16 YEARS OLD (5) PAYMENT - $20 FOR PERMIT (MUST BE POSTED AT POOL) PERMIT IS GOOD FOR THREE YEARS FROM START OF CURRENT SEASON-OCT.1
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AT Kentuckiana Pool Management - KPM ,YOU CAN BE HIRED BEFORE YOU COMPLETE YOUR TRAINING/CERTIFICATION. BUT YOU CAN NOT SIT A GUARD CHAIR ( WORK ) UNTIL YOU ARE CERTIFIED by the Louisville Metro BOARD OF HEALTH AND ALL KPM REQUIRED PAPERWORK HAS BEEN TURNED IN TO THE KPM OFFICE. THE OFFICE MUST HAVE A COPY OF ALL CERTIFICATION CARDS ("PROOF OF TRAINING"). COPIES OF DRIVER'S LISC AND SOCIAL SEC. CARD OR BIRTH CERTIFICATE ("PROOF OF AGE" AND"EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY"),A Letter of Reference and All employment forms.
***THE LIFEGUARD/POOL ATTENDENT CANIDATE MUST TAKE 1.*PROOF OF AGE 2. *PROOF OF TRAINING (ARC,YMCA,ELLIS,STARGUARD) 3. *DATE/PLACE/INSTRUCTOR'S NAME of your completed BOARD OF HEALTH WATER TEST 4.- GO TO THE BOARD OF HEALTH AT 400 EAST GRAY STREET ( 502-574-6650 ) Monday --Friday - 8:30AM - 3:30PM (SECOND FLOOR) ;TAKE AND PASS A WRITTEN TEST, PAY FEE ($20) AND RECEIVE PERMIT
***AMERICAN RED CROSS LIFEGUARD/FIRST AID CERTIFICATES---- Good for THREE YEARS FROM COMPLETION DATE
***AMERICAN RED CROSS CPR/AED FOR THE PROFESSIONAL RESCUER --Good for ONE YEAR FROM DATE OF COMPLETION
***LOUISVILLE METRO BOARD OF HEALTH (574-6650) LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATE is good for ONE YEAR (OCT.1 - OCT.1)
***THE BOARD OF HEALTH CERTIFICATE MUST BE POST AT THE POOL ,YOU ARE LIFEGUARDING
*Blairwood Tennis & Swim Club : 9300 Blairwood Rd.,Lou.Ky., 40222
***When signing up for a BASIC (YMCA,Red Cross,Ellies,Starguard)Lifeguarding course ,the course package should include-lifeguarding ; first aid ; CPR(=to)infant,child,adult,2-person,BVM.
*** The type of CPR that a Louisville Metro Lifeguard must maintain: Red Cross(1yr)= CPR/AED-Professional Rescuer ; American Heart Assoc.(2yrs)=BLS;the course must include(=to) infant,child,adult,2-person & BVM type of CPR
*** Here are some other locations to find a Lifeguarding course - Jewish Community Ctr.=459-0660 ;Metro Parks= 897-9949; Lakeside=454-4585;N.E. YMCA= 425-1271; S.E. YMCA=491-9622 ; Downtown YMCA=587-6700; UofL/Ralph Wright Natatorium=?# ; Kentuckiana Pool Management(KPM) classes are taught at Blairwood Tennis & Swim Club, SIGN-UP for KPM classes thru kyanapoolmanagement.com or 394-9759(office)
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