Join our team
You bring your enthusiasm and commitment, and we help you get the certifications that you need. Our water is waiting, come join our aquatics team!
We are looking for team members who will help us provide exceptional guest service and ensure patron safety. Below is some helpful information to get you started.
Complete our interest form to let us know you would like to be a lifeguard.
Schedule an initial interview with current aquatics staff.
Complete each component of our water test to demonstrate your swimming ability.
Lifeguard
Join our outstanding staff dedicated to achieving high standards of safety and teamwork. We are looking for dependable and energetic students to guard during swim lessons, open swims, lap swims and swim team practices. Indivduals must be well organized, willing to work well with others, flexible and customer-service oriented.
Water Safety Instructor
We are seeking fun, hard-working, and enthusiastic swim instructors who are passionate about working with children and teaching swim lessons. Water safety instructors are responsible for providing quality swimming and water safety instruction in accordance with American Red Cross learn-to-swim guidelines.
Getting certified
We are an American Red Cross provider for both lifeguard and water safety instructor courses. If you are a UA student interested in joining a class, register for one of our current classes. If there are no classes currently available, please fill out an interest form.
Contact us
- Liann Cox
- Assistant Director, Facilities & Aquatics
- lcox@uakron.edu
- 330-972-8280