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LIFEGUARD CLASSES

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STAFF ONBOARDING INFORMATION

BPM Staff & Aspiring staff, we want to start by saying thank you! Thank you for choosing to work for Bluegrass Pool Management this summer and bring joy to all of our clients facilities in keeping them running!
With Summer around the corner, this blog will serve as a reference for any information you may need pertaining to working for Bluegrass Pool Management this summer. First rule of order is ensuring that all of our staff have all the necessary training & equipment to work at a BPM facility come May.
PAYROLL
We use HOMEBASE for all payroll and scheduling. Following your interview, you should receive an email from homebase with step-by-step instructions to setup your account and upload neccesary documents. If you have not received an email or have issues with onboarding, please reach our to HR. All onboarding paperwork is expected to be completed prior to May 10th.
BPM HR Rep - Tyler O'Daniel
Tyler@bluegrasspools.com
LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATIONS
The first major milestone that we need to cross with our staff as we ramp up to the season is ensuring that all of our guards have an active Lifeguard Certification through the Red-Cross or another acceptable source.
While Bluegrass Pool Management does put on its own in-house course for lifeguards. If you wish to use an outside institution for your Lifefuard certifications, you are also welcome to do that as well. We will list a few of your options below with dates and pricing.
 
1. Bluegrass Pool Management
Registration - ABOVE
Location - Richmond, Nicholasville & Louisville
Cost - Initial Certification - $275 Re-certification - $125
CLASS 1
· 5/1 – 5/3 (Friday 5-8pm, Saturday and Sunday – 10am – 6pm)
Paradise Cove – Richmond KY
 
CLASS 2
· 5/8 – 5/10 (Friday 5-8pm, Saturday and Sunday – 10am – 6pm)
Woods of St Thomas Club – Louisville KY
 
CLASS 3
· 5/26 – 5/31 (Tuesday- Friday 6-9pm, Saturday 8-11am, Sunday 8am -1pm)
Riney B Aquatic Center – Nicholasville KY
 
CLASS 4
· 6/1 – 6/5 (Monday – Friday 9am-2pm)
Mary T Meaghar Aquatic Center – Louisville KY
 
UNIFORMS
As you may have noticed on this page or our Guard Shop page, there are uniforms that are required to work for BPM. Required uniform includes:
  1. Bluegrass Pool Management T-Shirt
  2. Bluegrass Pool Management Navy Lifeguard Suit
  3. Lifeguard Hip Pack w/ rescue mask
  4. Whistle
All of these items can be found and purchased should be purchased while at your interview for 2024 season so please bring appropriate payment methods with you. If you're unable to purchase in-person, uniforms may also be purchased here on our site. Additionally, staff much choose to purchase additional BPM items such as Long Sleeve T-Shirts, Sweatshirts, Baseball hats, Bucket Hats and rain jackets. Items may be purchased as a package, or separately. ANY UNIFORMS PURCHASED ON OUR WEBSITE WILL BE PROVIDED TO STAFF AT THEIR FACILITY TRAINING.
Any Non-BPM issued gear is strictly prohibited from being warn while on duty. Uniforms are in place and particularly important for our staff for a couple of reasons -
1. This makes our lifeguards easily noticeable to facility patrons in the event of an emergency.
2. It eliminates any potentially offensive or off-putting clothing being worn by any of our staff.
 
FACILITY TRAINING
While lifeguard training may be taken care of by an outside organization, facility training is taken care of by BPM upper management. Facility training is MANDATORY and essential in giving our staff the information and skills to effectively manage their individual facilities.
Trainings will take place week of May 11th. This a pool specific training to go over duties/responsibilities and what to expect for the season. This should only take about an hour but will fall within the dates/times below so please be available. Specific dates/times are given in the welcome packet during interviews and will be sent out at a later date.
LEXINGTON/NICHOLASVILLE/RICHMOND
May 11th - 17th (Facility Specific)
LOUISVILLE
May 16th - 17th