The Steele Family Aquatic Center, under the direction of Washington County YMCA, has been open since May 26th and is looking for staff to re-enforce their numbers for the summer. Washington is one of the lucky communities that currently has enough staff to keep their pools open as Washington YMCA CEO Amy Schulte explains.

“We were very fortunate this year to be able to recruit enough staff to offer the lessons we do and to keep the pool open. There is a shortage of lifeguards right now with over ⅓ of all public beaches and pools being closed due to not having enough staff.”

Schulte and the Washington YMCA are still in search of some new staff. “We are always actively looking for new lifeguards and we have a variety of certification classes available for them to learn from.”

More information about the Washington YMCA is available online at their website.