Lifeguard | Birkenhead

He angitūtanga: The opportunity

Lifeguard | Birkenhead Pool and Leisure Centre

Working as a lifeguard is an opportunity for you to make a real difference in the community. Lifeguards are the key to ensuring a safe environment for our customers and are essential to the successful running of our aquatic facilities.

Pool lifeguards are observant, patient, and good with people. Their skill set means they have the confidence to act in a quick, responsible, and calm way.

As a lifeguard, you are responsible for:

• Provide a safe environment through proactive supervision and positive interaction with customers
• Educate and enforce pool rules
• Respond to any First Aid emergencies
• Ensure pool and surrounds are clean at all times

For the job description, please see: Lifeguard

We are currently looking for a perm 8-hour lifeguard.

Our centre opens from 6:30 am - 6:15 pm at weekends and 5:00 am - 9:15 pm on weekdays, the ability to work early night, late night, and weekend are crucial. 

He kōrero mōu: About you

We are looking for people of age who are strong swimmers, dedicated to helping others and can commit to full-time work.

To become a lifeguard with Auckland Council as the first step you will need to be able to pass this test, please only apply for this position if you feel you can do this (or could do this with training).

• Swim 200m in less than 6 minutes (Any stroke, or a mixture of strokes, can be used) 

• Swim 50m breaststroke

• Swim 25m sidestroke

• Retrieve objects from the deepest part of the pool (depth varies across centres) 

• Tread water for 5 minutes 

   

Do not worry if you do not have a PLPC certification; we will provide ALL training for you free of charge and pay you to attend the training.

However, you must be available for the LG training from 11 Nov to 22 Nov 2024 or 2 Dec - 13 Dec 2024 (Weekdays 8:30am - 4pm) at West Wave.

For more information about the PLPC Certification, please read here: PLPC

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer

You will be joining a team who are outgoing, and customer-focused.

As an Auckland Council employee, you will also enjoy multiple discounts and partnership benefits, along with having free use of the centre facilities.

We aim to upskill and progress your career, so you can train and take on other functions within our centres, such as Recreation Assistant, Fitness Instructor and more.

By the same token, if we occasionally need some help in other areas such as at our front desk and general customer service duties, as a team member, you may be called on to cover these areas if short-staffed or at peak periods.

Pay Rate: 27.80/h+

*Please note the official job title is Team Member. 

Auckland Council is committed to the protection and wellbeing of children.  This role is classified as a Children's Worker role under the Vulnerable Children Act 2014 and is deemed a safety sensitive position. As such applicants will be required to undergo police vetting and a drug test prior to commencing employment.    

Auckland Council is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and we are committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application to assist you through the recruitment process.