AddressCity of Newcastle (CN) is currently seeking Casual Beach Lifeguards for the upcoming summer season. As a Beach Lifeguard you’ll supervise and manage CN’s beaches and ocean baths, providing an efficient and customer-centric service that minimizes risk for swimmers and beach users through effective surveillance, rescue and first aid management procedures.
Find out more about your new career by viewing the position description here.
The essentials you’ll need:
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Effective public communication skills
- Available to work school holidays
- Ability to work without supervision.
- Problem solving skills.
- Hold current qualifications in the following:
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- SLSA Bronze Medallion
- HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid
- HLTAID015 – Provide Advanced Resuscitation and Oxygen Therapy
- Be able to complete a competency assessment involving:
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- A swim test of 800 metres in 14 minutes in a pool
- A competency assessment involving a continuous “Lifeguard Mission” over an “M” shape course involving the following: 600m ocean swim, 800m beach run, 600m paddle on a rescue board (including negotiation of the surf break), and 800m beach run. (Note: overall times will be record for comparison with other candidates and considered in the context of the prevailing surf conditions on the day of assessment)
- The use of a rescue board
- Experience as a professional lifeguard, extensive experience as a patrol member of a surf lifesaving club or extensive experience in an ocean/surf-based aquatics role.
- Experience with 2-way radios and PA systems
- Knowledge of WHS requirements relevant to the position
- Working with Children Check
- Drivers Licence
Life at CN
At CN, we value our employees, and their wellbeing takes priority. We encourage employees to make time for what's important and provide the benefits to enable a work life balance.
We are focused on making a real difference in our community and achieving our vision of creating a smart, liveable, and sustainable global city. We are proud to deliver services valued by our community.
We champion inclusion so that everyone is valued, and we encourage innovation and creativity. We are committed to creating a safe and inclusive workplace where different styles, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, encouraged, and respected.
People with diverse lived experiences (including but not limited to, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians, people with diverse gender identities and sexualities, people from different cultural, racial, ethnic, religious and linguistic backgrounds, people with disability, carers, and veterans) are encouraged to apply.
Application Closing Date: Sunday 7 July 2024.
Remuneration: Casual hourly rate of $40.18 plus 11.5% superannuation.
The above rates are reflective of the Salary System Pay Rates in the CN 2023 Enterprise Agreement.
Contact: Melissa Thurlow – Aquatics Services Coordinator – 02 4974 2***.
If you need any adjustments to be made to the recruitment process or if you would like to discuss any accessibility requirements, please contact *******@ncc.nsw.gov.au for a confidential discussion.
You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this job.
CN do not accept unsolicited resumes and we respectfully ask that recruitment agencies do not contact us at this stage.
The NSW Child Protection (Prohibited Employment) Act 1998 makes it an offence for a person convicted of a serious sex offence, or a Registrable Person under the Child Protection (Offenders Registration) Act 2000 to apply for these positions. Relevant criminal, Working With Children and prior employment checks, including relevant disciplinary proceedings may be conducted on recommended candidates.
