The lifeguard shortage is affecting municipalities and private pools throughout Northeast Ohio, and News 5 found even if a facility has enough lifeguards on staff, scheduling can be frustrating, too.
At Brooklyn’s Recreation Center, there are 25 lifeguards on staff, but Jack Abbruzzese, the recreation commissioner for the city of Brooklyn, said staffing the indoor and outdoor pool has been an uphill battle since the pandemic.
“The issue is, obviously, they’re part-time staff, and they have other commitments and working around their schedules is also a challenge,” Abbruzzese said. “We are doing our best to keep our pools open, as is every other aquatics facility; we are all kind of in the same boat.” Karli Verchio is a veteran lifeguard at Brooklyn’s Recreation Center. She has worked as a lifeguard for the past five years and started when she was 16 years old.
“We are one of the few in the area that’s offering classes right now, so we are doing our best to add more classes and getting more people in, but we only have one or two instructors that are on staff,” Abbruzzese said.
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