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Lifeguard I and Lifeguard II positions now posted on the City of Madison Human Resources website. 

Volunteer Positions

Volunteers are always welcome at the Irwin A. and Robert D. Goodman Pool!  Because it is a community effort, volunteers are important to fostering the sense of community and ownership at Goodman Pool.  Due to the nature of the work, volunteers must first fill out an application and pass a background check.  All volunteers will be provided training prior to their first shift. 

Customer Service Volunteer

  • Greet patrons, large groups, and check or put on wristbands.  Help count heads on capacity days.
  • Watch over the sand play area and remind kids to wash off before going back in to swim!
  • Assist with programming, Special Days, and break time activities for kids, including storytime, etc
  • Monitor concessions area and remind children to be careful!
  • Work info table selling swim diapers and answering patron questions.
  • Assist the aquatic supervisors with any other duties as needed.

Gardening Volunteer

  • Responsible to ‘dead-head’ flowers
  • General weeding in perennial and shrub beds in pool confines
  • Picking up trash accumulated in planting beds
  • Pruning and re-mulching shrubs and trees
  • General up-keep of planting beds, including occasional watering

Questions about volunteer positions?  Call Taylar, 266-4711.

Go to Volunteer Application (PDF)

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B.L.A.S.T. - Beginner Lifeguard Aquatic Skills Training

Get Set to Get Wet!  The City of Madison Parks Division is pleased to announce its BLAST program for lifeguard training at the Goodman Pool!  The Beginner Lifeguard Aquatic Skills Training (B.L.A.S.T.) program will pair students up with swim mentors in an 8-week long program.  Students are being actively recruited from all over the city to be employed at Goodman Pool.

The B.L.A.S.T. program works to strengthen swimming skills and develop abilities a lifeguard will need.  Participants do not need previous lifeguard experience but some swimming skills are required.  The goal of the program is that upon completion, participants will be ready to meet the requirements for the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training program.  Participants who in turn complete the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training will be eligible to apply for Goodman Pool summer lifeguard positions.

Each participant in the B.L.A.S.T. program is expected to attend all of the program sessions or until participants can demonstrate the basic swimming and aquatic skills needed to enroll in the Lifeguard Training.  Don’t forget a suit and towel!

Until June 2006, Madison was without a community pool.  Most of Madison’s youth did not have the exposure to a pool setting and have not had enough swimming experience to be a lifeguard.  B.L.A.S.T.  gives a boost to those in the community who may not be able to afford swimming lessons or be part of a swim team.  The goal of the program is to train underrepresented swimmers to be lifeguards with the intention of working at Goodman Pool.  “With the opening of the pool last summer, more families and young adults have had access to swimming, as well as to employment opportunities,” said Jim Morgan, Parks Superintendent, “B.L.A.S.T.  will put kids on the right path to becoming a lifeguard.”

BLAST basics:

  • To enroll in this program, or for more information, please call the Parks Division at 266-4711.