Cathryn Akers
Flower Mound
Summary
My name is Cathryn Akers, I have had a lot of expierence working since I was 16 years old. Before I had a “real” job I homeschooled my cousin teaching him kindergarten. I also coached a swim team for 2 years. I have a lot of expierence with a lot of different kinds of people. I am very good at being around people and helping people to become a better version of themselves. In my work expierence I have had a lot of variety as well.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
2025
2025
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lifeguard
Town of Flower Mound
Flower Mound
09.2024 - Current
- Conducting up to par surveillance duty
- attending 4 hours of inservice training monthly
- successfully completing CPR, First aid, and tube drop audits at any moment
- Providing safe, proper, and fast care to patrons
- Knowing and enforcing ALL rules
Water Safety Instructor
Town Of Flower Mound
Flower Mound
06.2023 - Current
- creating lesson plans
- attending monthly on services
- teaching water safety
- teaching basic and advanced swimming skills
- providing parents with tools to use at home
- teaching anywhere from 6 months old to 99 years old
- dealing with wrong placement in levels
- determining participants level in swimming
Education
CAJ Institute of Transformational Learning
Flower Mound , TexasSkills
- Excellent customer service
- quick adaptability
- able to work with a wide variety of people
- able to pick up on training and job duties quickly
- helpful
- patient
- Surveillance techniques
- CPR certification
- First aid certification
- Swimming instruction
- Water safety training
- Emergency response
- Team collaboration
- Conflict resolution
- Lesson planning
- Safety protocols
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Hazard removal
- Effective problem-solver
- Leadership qualities
- Group and individual instruction
- Patience and empathy
- CPR and AED training
- Strong client relations
- Full safety compliance
- Strong swimming skills
- Patron support
- Water monitoring
- Lifeguard certification
- Water rescue techniques
- Complex Problem-solving
- Adaptability in emergencies
- Pool policies enforcement
- Active listening
- Task prioritization
- Reliability
Affiliations
- competitive swimming
- horseback riding
Certification
- CPR certification
- lifeguard certification
- Water Safety certification
Timeline
Lifeguard
Town of Flower Mound
09.2024 - Current
Water Safety Instructor
Town Of Flower Mound
06.2023 - Current
CAJ Institute of Transformational Learning