Ryerson Station seeking lifeguards for park pool
Ryerson Station State Park is seeking applicants for summer lifeguard positions at the park pool, which will reopen this year after being closed last summer for construction.
State park lifeguards must meet the following criteria prior to being hired:
A person must be 15 or older and a state resident, meet the requirements as indicated on the state’s Civil Service Commission lifeguard/lifeguard supervisor job announcement and be on the State Civil Service Commission list. Those who meet the qualifications and achieve the certification must go online to www.scsc.pa.gov and click on “Job Seekers.” Scroll down to “Open Test Announcements” then click on “Internships and Summer Employment.”
On the left side will be a blue link of the Announcement Number of 2012-112 for lifeguards and supervisors. There also is a blue link on the right side for lifeguard (multiple counties) and lifeguard supervisor (multiple counties).
Lifeguard positions at Ryerson Station start at $11.04 per hour.
The pool is normally opened from the Memorial Day weekend through the Labor Day weekend.
The Ryerson Station pool was closed last summer while construction crews removed silt from the nearby dry lake bed of Duke Lake in preparation to rebuild the lake dam. However, the state announced in July the dam would not be restored because of continuing movement in the ground beneath the dam site.
The plan for the park is now to use money received from a settlement with Consol Energy over damage to the dam to fund other amenities to attract families and other visitors.
For more information on Ryerson Station State Park or any of state’s 120 state parks, go to the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ website at www.dcnr.state.pa.us.