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What are requirements for having a job as a lifeguard and is all of this provided thorough a Red Cross class?

I am taking a lifeguarding class at school through the Red Cross and I was wondering if they will give me the required CPR and First Aid training to get a job at the YMCA (in Farmington Hills if that makes a difference)

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1. 1. Be at least 15 years of age by the last day of the course attended
2. Attend all training sessions
3. Successfully complete a pre-course screening session which includes the following
-Swim 300 yards continuously, using these strokes: 100 yards of front crawl using rhythmic breathing and a stabilizing propellant kick
-100 yards breaststroke
-100 yards of either front crawl using rhythmic breathing, or breaststroke or a combination of both
-Swim 20 yards (front crawl or breast stroke), surface dive to a depth of 7-10 feet, retrieve a 10-pound object, and return with it to the surface, and swim back 20 yards. This is a timed event.
4. Perform all required skills with 100% accuracy
5. Pass a written test with a score of at least 80%

2. Well I have my American Red Cross certification. I am a guard at the YMCA. But I have to do a cross-over form American Red Cross lifeguarding to YMCA lifeguarding. YMCA lifeguarding is through American Heart Association. To be a YMCA lifeguard this is the requirements.

Be at least 16 years of age by the last day of the scheduled course.Parental consent is required for those under 18.

Have and maintain current CPR and first aid certifications.

Pass the following swimming test:
1. Perform a long, shallow front dive, then swim 500 yards, including 100 yards each of sidestroke, front crawl, breaststroke, sidestrokes kick with one arm forward, and inverted breaststroke kick with arms on the stomach.

2. Tread water for at least 2 minutes with legs only.

3. Surface- dive head- first and feet- first in 8 to 10 feet of water and swim underwater for 15 feet.

And you must:
* Have and maintain current certification in oxygen administration.
* Have and maintain current certification in automated external defibrillation (AED).

Good luck! I hope I helped you. Being a lifeguard is the best job in the world ! :)