Casual Pool Lifeguard (Multiple Positions)

Closing Date: 11:59pm AEST 21 April 2024

Salary: $30.95 per hour + 25% casual loading + 11% superannuation
Status: Multiple Casual Positions available

As a Casual Pool Lifeguard, you will provide an effective life-saving service at the Des Renford Leisure Centre through patrolling, surveillance, provision of first aid and responding to lifesaving emergencies. You will assist in providing a clean, safe, and inviting environment to patrons of the Centre.

In addition to rewarding work, we offer great employee benefits including competitive wages / salaries, flexible work, day off per fortnight, additional leave entitlements, health and wellbeing days, professional development opportunities, fitness passport, option to novated lease private vehicle, stunning eastern beaches location and much more.

What we value:

We have a high-performance culture fostered through our values of Integrity, Customer Focus, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our culture encourages and supports equity, diversity, and inclusion for our employees and our community.

We will trust you to bring:

• Royal Life Saving Pool Lifeguard Certificate.
• Good level of physical fitness and health.
• Demonstrated ability and successful experience in working as part of a team.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and a commitment to provide good customer service.
• Ability to work under limited supervision and to demonstrate initiative when required.
• Ability to respond to changes in work instructions and learn new skills.
• Working knowledge of WHS practices.
• An NSW Working with Children Clearance, as per the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, obtained via the Office of the Children’s Guardian.

Things you will do:

• Maintain a safe recreational environment by patrolling the assigned pools or pool areas, directing the public to ensure correct and safe usage in the Aquatic Centre, undertaking constant visible monitoring, making informed assessments of situations, providing lifeguard procedures and first aid, resuscitation and emergency life support as required.
• Assist the Duty Manager in the day-to-day operation of the Centre and ensure adherence to all policies and procedures.
• Assist in maintaining the plant room and associated equipment in good working order.
• Conduct and record water treatment tests and maintain water quality within the Health Department Guidelines.
• Operate pool equipment in accordance with operating procedures.
• Report on pool incidents and take appropriate timely action to address and resolve matters.
• Provide information and advice on programs, pools and safe pool practices to the public as required.
• Implement WHS procedures in relation to all relevant areas of responsibility and maintain a clean and safe workplace.
• Maintain and clean the pools and surrounding areas to established standards.
• Contribute to improving work methods where related to work activities especially regarding environmental, quality and WHS areas.

Further information:

View the position description or contact Brian Young, Supervisor Aquatic Services DRLC, on 9093 6324.

Employment in this position requires a current Working with Children Check.

Once you click 'Apply Now' you will be required to answer a series of screening questions. Please draft your responses on a Word document so you can copy and paste them into your application. For more information on how to apply, please read https://www.randwick.nsw.gov.au/about-us/jobs/applying-for-jobs

Randwick City Council is an equal opportunity employer, and we value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all identities.

If you require support or have access requirements related to your application, contact Employee Experience on 9093 6850 or employee.experience@randwick.nsw.gov.au.