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There’s still time to spend your summer outside working as a New Jersey State Parks lifeguard! Lifeguard positions remai...
06/11/2026

There’s still time to spend your summer outside working as a New Jersey State Parks lifeguard! Lifeguard positions remain available at High Point State Park, Swartswood State Park, Hopatcong State Park and Wawayanda State Park.

The first step is attending our lifeguard test this Saturday, June 13, from noon to 3 p.m. at Kittatinny Regional High School, 77 Halsey Road, Newton. Walk-ins are welcome.

Lifeguard salaries range from $19 – 25.50 per hour based on skills and experience.

Seasonal Employee Benefits
✅ Earned Sick Time*
✅Enrollment in Defined Contribution Retirement Plan upon meeting minimum earnings threshold
*Earn one hour of earned sick leave for every 30 hours you work.

📝 Learn more and apply today: https://nj.gov/dep/workinparks/

Spend your summer days by the water at Swartswood Lake at Swartswood State Park, helping keep visitors safe while buildi...
04/30/2026

Spend your summer days by the water at Swartswood Lake at Swartswood State Park, helping keep visitors safe while building confidence and leadership skills! 💪

No prior experience? No problem! New Jersey State Park’s will train lifeguards in CPR, Automated External Defibrillators, First Aid and other necessary medical practices. Each lifeguard will also receive a U.S. Lifesaving Association certification.

Lifeguard salaries start at $19 an hour. Junior lifeguard salaries are $17.50 an hour.

🛟Lifeguards develop lasting strengths and qualities including teamwork, leadership, clear communication, preparedness, situational awareness and the ability to remain calm and respond effectively in emergency situations. Applicants must be 16 years of age or older.
🛟Junior lifeguards work on skills training, giving new recruits a head start on their experience. Junior lifeguards cannot perform lifeguard duties for the public until age 16. Applicants must be 15 years old.

To get started, apply online and attend a regional swim and run test.

LIFEGUARD TEST DATES:
Saturday, May 16, 30 & June 13
Kittatinny Regional High School
77 Halsey Road, Newton, NJ 07860

Walk-ins are allowed with a completed lifeguard application form. More detailed information about the Lifeguard employment test including and a permission slip for applicants under 18 can be found here:https://dep.nj.gov/wp-content/uploads/parksandforests/lifeguard-test-infosheet.pdf

🔗Learn more and apply today at: https://nj.gov/dep/workinparks

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1091 County Road 619
Newton, NJ
07860

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 8am - 8pm
Sunday 8am - 8pm

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