Beach Lifeguards (Casual)

"YOU COULD MAKE ALL THE DIFFERENCE"

Primary Work Location: Central Coast Council's Patrolled Beaches NSW

• Spend your summer on the beach making a valuable contribution in your community
• Fun and challenging environment combining high level fitness, technical first aid and people skills
• Multiple casual positions available for the 2024 - 2025 summer season
• Salary range from $36.07 to $43.27 per hour (inclusive of casual loading) + allowance + superannuation 

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.

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. 

Today the Central Coast is one of the fastest growing regions in NSW, with the third largest Local Government Area (LGA) in NSW and the 6th Largest LGA in Australia.

This is an exciting opportunity for suitably qualified and experienced individuals to join our Beach Safety team located within Council's Leisure, Beach Safety and Community Facilities Unit.

Our Casual Beach Lifeguards play a key role in supporting the Central Coast community and our many visitors over the summer season by assisting in providing aquatic safety across the 16 patrolled beach locations within the Central Coast Region. The 2024-24 summer season commences 23 September 2023 and closes 24 April 2025.

Successful applicants will be employed on a casual day-to-day basis and will have an opportunity to work up to 38 hours per week, rostered as required over a variable spread of hours, Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays) at various patrolled locations.

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

Key activities of this role include:

• Monitor Aquatic Environment for safe swimming at specified location giving full attention to all environmental changes;
• Respond to emergency situations as required and ensure appropriate reporting of these incidents;
• Communicate and educate general public on beach safety;
• Clean and maintain all rescue equipment and facilities required to perform duties to the highest possible standard on a daily basis;
• Follow directions set by Beach Safety Team Leader, Beach Safety Officer and/or Senior/Seasonal Beach Lifeguards, to ensure delivery of Beach Lifeguard service, and work across multiple locations within the local government area.

Essential Criteria includes:

• Current Provide First Aid certificate HLTAID 011;
• Ability to obtain Provide Advanced Resuscitation HLTAID 015;
• Current NSW General Boating Licence or ability to obtain prior to season commencement;
• Current Class C Driver’s Licence or Provisional Drivers Licence;
• 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 of, and commitment to, Work Health and Safety Principles, Environment Management Principles and Equal Opportunity Principles.

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 skills testing;
• Bring to Testing Day or Interview any relevant qualifications and licences as requested in the advertised Essential Criteria, both original 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).

The skills testing day will be held on Wednesday, 28 August 2024. Interviews taking approximately 30 mins will be held on Friday 30 August 2024 (via Microsoft Teams video link). There will be a second testing day held on Wednesday 9 October 2024 with the interview day to be confirmed. 

Shortlisted applicants 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 within a 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.

Please refer to the Position Description for detailed information on the position and required skills and experience.

It is the responsibility of successful applicants to undertake a course of Hepatitis B and Tetanus vaccinations or to demonstrate their immunity prior to commencement of employment.

Enquiries: Leigh Perrow, Senior Beach Lifeguard, Ph. 0400 936 811.

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.

Closing Date:  Applications close at Midnight on Sunday 18 August 2024. 

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HOW TO APPLY

Thank you for your interest in the position.

For more information on applying for a role with Central Coast Council please click on the following link: https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/council/about-council/careers-and-volunteering/applying-position

Apply now using our fast, easy to use on-line application process. 

Don't have access to a computer or electronic device? Applications can be lodged 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 that you do not need a "password" to use our on-line application system.

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 finally submit your application.  

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To lodge your application, please follow the below steps:

Step 1:  Answer the on-line questions shown below. Please ensure that you provide as much detail as possible in response to the questions asked.

Step 2:  Attach your Resume 

Step 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.

IMPORTANT: If you require assistance to lodge your application please contact our Talent Acquisition team by emailing recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au or phone 0417 293 628 to discuss what reasonable adjustments you may need.

Applicants who are selected for interview will be contacted by phone or e-mail.  Please be advised, in order to ensure you receive all email communications from Central Coast Council, please whitelist 'recruit@centralcoast.nsw.gov.au' in your preferred email client.   For Further instructions please click here. 

 PLEASE NOTE: By completing and submitting this online application you confirm that any information provided by yourself in this application is true & correct and acknowledge that any offer of employment may be withdrawn should the information that you have provided in support of your application be shown to be false.  You also consent to employment screening checks being conducted where appropriate.  This may include associated checks (Referee check, Working With Children Check, Entitlement to Work in Australia, Employment History and an Australian Federal Police Check) as well as substantiation of educational qualifications, industry memberships, previous Central Coast Council employment history and association with professional bodies.

I also acknowledge that I will be required to provide proof of eligibility (including photo identification) to work in Australia if selected for an interview.