Due to the number of college-aged lifeguards returning to school starting in mid-August, the Ocean City Beach Patrol will hold a special rookie tryout to hire a small number of lifeguards to work from Aug. 16 through Labor Day with additional work in September available.
Any potential candidate must be available to work five days a week during that period. The OCBP tryout is competitive and includes ocean swimming, running, rowing, a surf dash and an interview. Successful candidates will be eligible to return to the patrol for the 2022 season if they meet requalification standards.
The one-day tryout is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 15. Please read the following information and obtain a physical from a licensed physician prior to the tryout.
Anybody who tries out also must complete an application prior to the rookie test:
Application
The patrol is also seeking certified EMTs.
Application for EMT only
