Pool Lifeguards - Casual

Dive into an exciting career as a Casual Pool Lifeguard and make a splash by ensuring the safety and enjoyment of the Central Coast community!

• Fun and active role combining customer service, first aid, physical activity and more
• Casual positions up to 38 hours per week
• Salary $35.73 per hour (includes 25% casual loading) + 12% superannuation + Allowance. Penalty rates apply for weekend work.

About the role

Casual Pool Lifeguards are an important and highly valued part of our Pool Lifeguarding team allowing Central Coast Council to provide safe and enjoyable aquatic environments in accordance with the Council’s policies, and the requirements of the public and industry standards.

As part of our Casual team, you will play a key role as you connect with members of the public, assist with supervision of the pool environment, manage customer enquiries, respond to incidents, and educate customers on relevant safety requirements.

We are looking for professional, team oriented and highly motivated individuals who enjoy being part of a diverse team, and understand the importance of aquatic safety, along with providing a positive customer experience. Our casuals have a great opportunity to get to know all of our teams from Peninsula Leisure Centre Woy Woy to Toukley Aquatic Centre, and enjoy variety in the teams, tasks and days and times worked.

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

Successful applicants will be employed on a casual day-to-day basis. Shifts will be available Monday to Sunday, between the hours of 4am and 11pm. Penalty rates apply for weekend shifts.

Key activities of this role include: 

• Ensure the public safety at all times through active supervision of the swimming environment;
• Monitor pool water quality under direction of crew leader and shift supervisor as directed to ensure water quality is maintained to industry regulations;
• Maintain excellent and ongoing customer focus within the business, to ensure a positive experience for all users;
• Provide emergency response and first aid as required;
• Follow safe work practices and take reasonable care of own and others health and safety.

Essential Criteria includes:

• Current Royal Life Saving Society Australia pool lifeguard qualification or equivalent; 
• Current Provide First Aid qualification (HLTAID 011);
• Working with Children Check Clearance Number or Application Number as per Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013 for the purpose of verification;
• Demonstrated experience working in an aquatic or leisure environment providing aquatic safety;
• Strong customer service ethos and a demonstrated customer-centric approach to service provision;
• Demonstrated ability to embrace change and commitment to work across multiple work locations and across the spread of hours 4am – 11pm Monday to Sunday.

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.

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

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

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. 

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.

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