Is aquatic safety and helping the community your passion? Are you looking to advance your pool lifeguarding career?  We are currently seeking a new Pool Lifeguard and if you have these skills this might be your chance to rewrite the future with us.

• Advance your pool lifeguarding career in a great team with access to experienced mentors  
• Play an important role promoting water safety in your community
• Permanent full-time and part-time (25 hrs) roles available!
• Work across a 7 day roster with shifts ranging from 4am - 11pm. Penalty rates apply for weekend work. 

About the role

Pool Lifeguarding offers an opportunity for an active career with great career development pathways and scope for community connection. These roles assist with the supervision and control of a safe and enjoyable environment at Council’s Leisure and Aquatic Centres in accordance with Council’s policies, and industry regulations and standards, ensuring a great customer experience for all pool patrons. 

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

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• You hold a current Royal Life Saving Society Australia Pool Lifeguard qualification
• You hold a current Provide First Aid qualification (HLTAID 011 or equivalent)
• You have a current Working with Children Check Clearance Number or Application Number as per Child Protection (Working with Children) Regulation 2013
• You have demonstrated experience working in an aquatic or leisure environment providing aquatic safety
• You are a team player who brings a positive and flexible attitude, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to balance the customer experience with the need to create a safe space for all patrons
• You are able to respond effectively to customer queries or complaints as required and offer information on programs and services available at the Centre to encourage take up of Council programs.

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

Other important information

• The commencing salary for this position is up to $28.80 per hour. Central Coast Council also provides progression opportunities for employees to progress up to the maximum salary of $33.36 per hour on completion of assessment of skills and performance 11.5% superannuation 
• We have permanent full-time and part-time roles available. 
• These roles are located at Gosford Olympic Pool and Peninsula Leisure Centre. 

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

Extra benefits 

At Central Coast Council we provide team members with a range of extras that help them balance their life when they need it. Fitness Passports give access to a range of gyms. Wellbeing leave can be accessed twice a year to tick off something that means something to you - volunteering, health check-ups. And an Employee Assistance Program that offers a range of wellbeing initiatives to help you and your immediate family.

Other extras include:

• Long service leave after 5 years of continuous service
• Free flu vaccination program
• Time provided for you to do annual skin cancer screening, Breast screen and blood donations
• Access to professional development with career development and learning programs through various platforms
• We reward and recognise our staff with our Cheers program
• Novated leasing partnerships. 

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.