Yarra City Council

Lifeguard

Lifeguard

Permanent Part Time – multiple positions 

Band 3 - $64,772.59 - $69,960.93 (pro rata) + Super

• Supportive and Friendly team environment where we value growth and development
• Award winning organisation-wide Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• Excellent employee benefits and competitive hourly rates 

An exceptional opportunity awaits you to join our dynamic team at Yarra Leisure, dedicated to delivering high level of aquatic supervision, ensuring public safety and best practice as part of the City of Yarra’s Property and Leisure Services. If you thrive in a team that values trust, empathy, and motivation, then this role is tailored for you. 

Key Responsibilities & Duties

To provide high quality professional lifeguarding services to all patrons and customers within City of Yarra’s Leisure centres;

• Provide effective supervision of aquatic facilities to ensure the safety of all facility users.
• Ensure at all times that pool supervision and patron safety is not compromised by distraction, fatigue or monotony
• Perform intervention and preventative actions to ensure the safety and wellbeing of patrons, the facility and equipment
• Enforce and educate all customers on pool safety rules and policies. Including but not limited to ‘Watch Around Water’ policy and the sauna, spa & steam rules.
• Identify and lead Major Incident response procedures for aquatic area major incidents.
• Evacuate pools and assist with major incident response for major incidents in other areas of the facility.
• Coordinate lane allocation for lap swimmers, programs, bookings and events.
• Ensure in all aquatic areas hazards are reported in a timely manner to the Duty Manager.
• Ensure the maintenance of all pool deck, aquatic, spa, sauna, steam and change room areas in a clean and hygienic condition.
• Ensure all pool surfaces are free of debris, litter, algae and other pollutants.
• To monitor patron behaviour ensuring all patrons adhere to the Yarra Leisure code of conduct.
• Immediately implement conflict management principles including difficult but honest conversations with patrons to ensure all patrons are safe at all times.

Yarra City Council is a dynamic and exciting Organisation. We pride ourselves on inclusive culture, diversity & continual progression of staff. We aim to make a positive difference in people’s lives and continually improve service to the community.

For further information see the position description or contact Julian Valentino, Lifeguard Team Leader at julian.valentino@yarracity.vic.gov.au.

 Lifeguard - Position Description.pdf

Applications close on Tuesday 20 August 2024 at 11:55pm.

In your application, please include/attach your Resume and 1-page Cover Letter. In your Cover Letter, provide an brief overview addressing the Key Selection Criteria (KSC) as outlined in the Position Description. A separate document addressing KSC is not required.

*This position is subject to satisfactory Police Check and Working with Children Check prior to commencement. Pre-employment checks are not used by Yarra City Council to prevent any applicant from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.

Yarra City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and supports flexible and accessible working arrangements for all. This includes people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally, religiously and linguistically diverse people, young people, older people, women, and people who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, intersex or queer. We draw pride and strength from our diversity, remain open to new approaches and actively foster an inclusive workplace that celebrates the contribution made by all our people.