“If we don’t have the guards to open a pool safely, it will be closed for the summer,” said a Salt Lake County recreation division official. The county is experiencing a shortage of lifeguards that will create operational challenges this summer.
near the University of Utah Hospital. “I would say we’ve finally dealt with it.”
Julie Tate, the club’s aquatics director, said she has interviews lined up for this week and remains “cautiously hopeful” about plugging any gaps. Like the community center, the club has raised pay for lifeguards. Utah’s most populous county employs about 600 lifeguards but needs up to 500 more to complete its roster.“The shortage,” he said, “is the worst it’s ever been.”
And young people who typically dive into the lifeguard jobs just aren’t as interested as they used to be, Fisher said, adding that hiring retirees may be one solution. Pittz, the county recreation division administrator, said would-be applicants may be afraid to take on a first-responder role after going through a public health crisis. And, like many other industries, job seekers want higher pay and more flexible hours.
To make the position more alluring, she said, the county started paying for new employees to get their lifeguard certifications a few years ago. That cost — at least a couple of hundred dollars — used to be picked up by applicants.
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