Assateague State Park Beach Patrol

Come be a part of our team!

The ASBP proudly serves and protects Assateague State Park’s 2 million annual visitors along her beautiful 2 miles of coastline. Just last season, ASBP Lifeguards conducted over 110 water rescues and responded to over 50 medicals and missing persons!

Benefits

$19.44 an hour base salary for experienced Ocean Lifeguards.
Paid leave available
Comp time opportunities for Paid Time Off (earned at time and 1/2)
PAID ACADEMY includes 64 hours of training before Ocean Lifeguards ever take their first lifeguarding assignment.
Free American Red Cross Basic Lifeguard training/certification. (for qualifying candidates)
Flexible scheduling for family, school, and swim team obligations.
Eligible for subsidized health benefits coverage
Rookie Lifeguards will shadow a returning Ocean Lifeguard for 2 weeks before ever sitting by themselves in a stand!
All provided uniform parts paid for and yours to keep including sweatpants, shirts, ¼ zip, jacket, hats.

Hiring process

The pre-employment process, consists of:

Submission of online application. https://jobapscloud.com/MD/ - Keyword: Assateague
Physical testing to include a 500-meter swim completed in under ten minutes, and a ¼-mile run completed in under 2 minutes. (See Swim/run test dates below!)
Structured interview and validation of prerequisite basic lifeguarding/1st aid/CPR certifications.

Once hired, candidates then move onto the Lifeguard Training Academy. During the paid, 8-day Academy, candidates receive extensive open water rescue and medical training, to the standards of the United States Lifesaving Association.

Once candidates graduate from the Academy, they have officially earned the right to take their first Lifeguarding assignments! ASBP Lifeguards will spend their summer saving lives as a team, on the beach every day from the Friday of Memorial Day weekend through the Monday of Labor Day weekend, 10am-5pm. (Roving shifts as available from 11am-7pm) Assateague State Park also employs lifeguards as available, beyond Labor Day until Columbus Day in mid-October when the season officially ends.