Winooski Recreation and Parks are excited to announce 3 teen job training opportunities! Are you a teen looking to learn a new skill, expand your resume, and invest in your career? Check out the details below:
Lifeguard Training 🏊
We've partnered with the Greater Burlington YMCA to provide lifeguard training! Participants will improve their swimming, get a Red Cross Lifeguard Certification, and a lifeguarding job at the Myers Memorial Pool this summer. Includes 4 weeks of swim lessons, 15 hours of online coursework, and 10 weeks of in-person lifeguard training.
- Free - click here to register
- Grades 9-12 (must be age 15 by May 1st)
- Wednesdays, February 1 - 22 / March 8 - May 17
- 3 - 5:30 PM @ Greater Burlington YMCA
- Pick up & drop off at the Winooski School District JFK playground
- Transportation provided
Soccer Referee Certification ⚽
We've partnered with the US Soccer Learning Center to provide the First-Time Grassroots Referee Certification, providing participants with the skills they need to referee fun, fair, and engaging soccer matches.
- Free - click here to register
- Grades 9-12 (must be age 15 by May 1st)
- Mondays, March 13 - April 3, 2023
- 3:15 - 5:15 PM @ the Winooski School District
Safe Sitter® Certification 👶
Are you a teen interested in obtaining a new skill set that could lead to helping out families in your community and earning some money? Join Community Services Admin and Outreach Assistant, Zahra Mohamed, in this 6-week babysitting training course to obtain your Safe Sitter Certification as well as an introduction to First Aid/CPR this spring This is an amazing opportunity to bulk up your resume!
- Free - click here to register
- Grades 9-12 (must be age 15 by May 1st)
- Tuesdays, March 14 - April 18, 2023
- 3:15 - 4:30 PM @ the Winooski School District
Questions? Call or email: 802 777 1621 / recreation@winooskivt.gov
Thanks to donations of ESSER Funds from the Winooski School District, this program is FREE for Winooski youth. The normal cost of this program is $200.00. If you'd like to make a donation to sustain the ongoing success of recreational youth programming you will have the option to do so during checkout.