In the summer and while the heat waves follow one another, the swimming pools and the water points must deal with the 5,000 vacant stations.
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While the needs are accentuated in summer, the aquatic areas are struggling to recruit lifeguards. “Year after year, the shortage is very present, and it has accentuated in 2022, confirms Pascal Lhermitte, head of human resources development at Center Parcs. On all of our six sites, more than a third of the posts is not provided. We are missing 83 people out of the 250 necessary. I had never known that before. “
To maintain his open pools, Mr. Lhermitte was forced to adapt the opening hours: “Closing a bathing area is the last appeal. We try to provide vacancies with temporary workers.” A solution that allows it to limit breakage this summer, but which is not viable in the long term.
This shortage has accentuated with the health crisis caused by the COVID-19, the swimming pools having remained closed for a long time, a delay in training has accumulated. Because many professionals agree that the phenomenon existed before the pandemic. All are worried about seeing him get worse in the coming months. 2> 5,000 vacancies
Christelle Chaux, training coordinator at the Association for Training at the Loire Sports Trades (AFMS) does not see the candidates rush on training since the reopening of the swimming pools: “Last year, I had six candidates out of around twenty places. This year, I received seven files. “The deadline for the file submission was set for July 14. M lime intends to accept registrations until September, in the hope of having some additional candidates.
According to the French Swimming Federation, 5,000 lifeguard and lifeguard lifeguards are vacant. “When the town halls call us to recruit lifeguards, we are obliged to answer that we have no one to offer them,” laments Jean-Michel Lapoux, secretary general of the federation of lifeguards. According to him, the training poses a problem: “It takes about a year to train and count around 6,500 euros. Add the costs to stay, feed, move around. It’s too long and too expensive for High school students or students. “” Today, there are lots of possibilities for being financed by training, which can be taken care of by the employer, the regional council, Pôle Emploi “, tempers Christelle Chaux.
AFMS trains in the popular patent of youth, popular education and sport-aquatic activity and swimming, which gives access to the title of lifeguard. Only a holder of this diploma can teach swimming and monitor a basin alone (except on derogation from the prefect). And to claim this training, you must be at least 18 years old and hold the national security and aquatic rescue certificate, which allows you to become a lifeguard.
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