Beach Lifeguards (Seasonal)

Love the beach? Want to work in the sun? We are currently seeking a new Seasonal Beach Lifeguards and if you have these skills this might be your chance to rewrite the future with us.

• Fun and challenging environment combining high level fitness, technical first aid and people skills
• Work in a dynamic and service focused team
• Multiple seasonal full-time positions available
• Balance your life with a 19 day month 
• Positions commence 23 September 2024 until 24 April 2025

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity for suitably qualified and experienced Beach Lifeguards to join our Beach Safety team located within Council's Leisure, Beach Safety and Community Facilities Unit. Seasonal Beach Lifeguards are employed for the duration of the summer season (23 September 2024 until 24 April 2025) working a 38 hour week rostered between 8:45am and 6:00pm from Monday to Friday. 

Seasonal Beach Lifeguards take on a leadership role for their allocated patrolled beach and play a key role in mentoring and supporting the lifeguarding team to provide the very best in aquatic safety for residents and visitors within the Central Coast Region. 

This position is required to provide quality customer service and create value for the community.

Essential Criteria:

• Current First Aid certificate HLTAID011.
• The ability to obtain the Provide Advanced Resuscitation HLTAID015 certificate. 
• A current NSW General Boating Licence or ability to obtain prior to season commencement.
• A current Class C Drivers Licence.
• A current Working with Children Check or willingness to obtain prior to season commencement. 
• Demonstrated experience in lifeguarding or other emergency service areas with a demonstrated strong commitment to customer service. 
• Demonstrated ability to carry out safety procedures and use appropriate safety equipment. 
• Demonstrated knowledge and commitment to Work Health and Safety and Environment Management Principles. 
• Demonstrated ability to embrace change and commitment to work across multiple work locations. 

Shortlisted applicants must be available to:

• Attend the nominated skills testing day and complete the entire test on the day specified, and be available to attend an interview on the allocated interview day if successful in passing all physical testing. 
• Bring to Testing Day or Interview any relevant qualifications and licences as requested in the job advertisement, both originals and photocopies. Licence numbers must be referenced in the application in order to proceed to testing. 
• Provide a Working with Children Check Clearance under the Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013 (If over 18 years old). 

The skills testing day will be held on Wednesday, 28 August 2024. Interviews taking approximately 30 minutes will be held on Thursday 29 August 2024 (via Microsoft Teams video link). 

Shortlisted candidates must pass all of the following skills testing requirements:

• 800m pool swim in under 14 minutes. 
• Complete beep test to a predetermined level as required. 
• Beach run, swim, run, swim, paddle, run, paddle, run, with given time. 
• Simulated use of rescue equipment in performing surf rescues, including rescue board and rescue tube. 
• Practical and written first aid examination and assessment. 
• Assess a patient and apply spinal care management principles. 
• Competent use of all oxygen equipment. 

Our position description provides more information for you to learn more about this role.

Other important information

• The salary range for this position sits between $1,221.32 - $1,465.28 per week + $18.92 weekly allowance + 11.5% superannuation
• This is a Temporary full-time role.
• This role will be able to access a 19 day month.
• This role is located at all Central Coast Council Patrolled Beaches. 
• Successful candidates will be required to have vaccinations against Hepatitis B and Tetanus.

Council will be creating an eligibility list from this recruitment process and may utilise this eligibility list to fill other permanent or temporary vacancies.

Extra benefits

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check ups, a 'me day' to refresh you. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

Central Coast Council is committed to the goals of equal opportunity employment. We aim to provide a work environment for our employees that fosters equity, diversity and respect.

Council is committed to providing safe environments that protect the physical, emotional, cultural and social wellbeing of children on the Central Coast.

Central Coast Council is ideally located on the northern fringe of Sydney and just an hour's drive from Newcastle, the Central Coast offers one of the best places in Australia to live and work. The Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia. 

We have a number of work locations across the region, offering different work locations for team members.

How to apply

To lodge your application, please follow these steps:

1. Answer the on-line questions shown below.
2. Attach your resume 
3. Attach your qualifications and licences.

Once your application is successfully lodged you will receive an automated response sent to your e-mail address. If a response is not received this means that your application has not been successfully submitted and you will need to lodge another application.

If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need. If you are deaf, hearing or speech impaired, you can contact us through the National Relay Service TTY call 133 677 or Speak & Listen 1300 555 727.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail. For further instructions please click here. 

You will have the ability to save your application as you go using the 'Save Application' button. You can start an application and return to it later via the automatic follow-up email once you have the time and required information at hand to finalise your application.  

If you don't have access to a computer or electronic device, you can lodge your application at any of Council's Library locations. Pre-book a free 1-hour computer timeslot by contacting your nearest library https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/our-branches or ask at the enquiry counter.

PLEASE NOTE: We will not accept unsolicited resumes or applications being presented by recruitment agencies.