{"id":622438,"date":"2026-02-28T14:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/622438\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:21:31","slug":"jaxparks-seeks-lifeguards-for-2026-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/622438\/","title":{"rendered":"JaxParks seeks lifeguards for 2026 season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 JaxParks is hiring lifeguards for the summer 2026 season with a starting pay of $15 per hour. The positions are open to applicants ages 15 and older at multiple pool locations throughout Jacksonville.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The program provides first-time job seekers and students on summer break the opportunity to build leadership skills and earn certifications in CPR and water safety. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Multiple training dates are available to prepare new hires for the upcoming summer season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Jax lifeguard trainings 2026\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/https:\/\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/cmg\/TVSVC75KYFE35PTRVVSHIRK5SE.jpg\" width=\"1440\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"ImageMetadata__MetadataParagraph-sc-1htor29-0 jibCgM image-metadata\">Jax lifeguard training dates 2026 Jax lifeguard training dates 2026 <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Participants are asked to arrive at training sessions prepared to swim. JaxParks suggests that applicants bring a change of clothes, a snack and paper to take notes during the class.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">To qualify for the position, applicants must pass three physical prerequisite tests. These requirements include a 200-yard swim and treading water for 2 minutes without using hands. Candidates must also retrieve a 10-pound brick from the bottom of a diving well.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>[DOWNLOAD: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a><b>]<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Further hiring information will be provided to candidates once they successfully complete the training. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">To apply, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/jacksonvillefl\/jobs\/5198379\/seasonal-pool-lifeguard\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.governmentjobs.com\/careers\/jacksonvillefl\/jobs\/5198379\/seasonal-pool-lifeguard\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Interested applicants can obtain more information by calling 904-255-6777 or 904-255-4271. Inquiries can also be sent via email to bealifeguard@coj.net.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">Officials encourage early applications as available spots for the certification classes fill quickly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><b>[SIGN UP: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/membercenter.actionnewsjax.com\/newsletters\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a><b>] <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Click here<\/b><\/a><b> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>click here<\/b><\/a><b> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/video\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>click here<\/b><\/a><b> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 JaxParks is hiring lifeguards for the summer 2026 season with a starting pay of $15&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":622439,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5136],"tags":[5229,266317,1540,27165,40323,91593,25250,3188,723,11660,7007,4236,7310,8042,65766,1165,62494,2089,48555,2824,3546,24659,449,103215,21039,5855,4747,8152,63889,61428,16851,27754,1176,582,266318,55575,119152,266319,18946,64546,10576,32346,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,18991,527,72506,8066,34175],"class_list":["post-622438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-america","tag-blowing","tag-blue","tag-chair","tag-copy-space","tag-direct","tag-equipment","tag-fl","tag-florida","tag-fun","tag-green","tag-guard","tag-jacksonville","tag-job","tag-lifeguard","tag-lifestyle","tag-male","tag-man","tag-occupation","tag-outdoors","tag-people","tag-person","tag-point","tag-pointing","tag-pool","tag-red","tag-rescue","tag-safety","tag-sit","tag-sitting","tag-spf","tag-suit","tag-summer","tag-sun","tag-sunblock","tag-sunglasses","tag-sunny","tag-swim","tag-swimming","tag-swimwear","tag-training","tag-tube","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-watch","tag-water","tag-whistle","tag-work","tag-young"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=622438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/622438\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/622439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=622438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=622438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=622438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}