Wollongong City Council

Ocean Lifeguard

Ocean Lifeguard

Permanent Full-time

Salary from: $75,011.16 up to $79,368.87 per annum plus superannuation. (Salary package will be assessed based on skills, experience and qualifications)

At Wollongong City Council we have a steadfast commitment to creating an Extraordinary Wollongong. We are in an exciting period of transformation and focused on delivering exceptional services, infrastructure and facilities for our community.

Our strength is the diversity of our people. Together our responsibility is to create an inclusive place where everyone is welcome, valued and belongs. We lead with courage, openness and curiosity. Our conversations and actions celebrate diversity, inclusion and belonging. Learn more about us here.

Each beach has its own unique challenges and conditions; therefore, we need a professional lifeguard with extensive experience who can confidently assess the conditions and adapt to changing environments. In this role you contribute to creating an Extraordinary Wollongong by maintaining a safe and enjoyable environment for beach users, providing exceptional customer service to the community, while living and breathing our Values

About the role

As an Ocean Lifeguard, you will work as part of a dedicated and passionate team, who play a crucial role in ensuring public safety while balancing community needs with best practice in beach management. This hands-on, customer-focused role requires a high level of fitness and lifesaving skills, strong situational awareness and quick decision-making.

Under Part 2, Section 6 of the Child Protection (Working With Children) Act 2012, this position has been designated as requiring a paid NSW Working With Children Check.

You will need to be physically capable of undertaking the inherit duties of this role as outlined in the position description.

This role includes some weekend work, working 35 hours a week on a rotating 7-day roster. Overtime hours may be required.

Find out more about what we do here: Beaches | City of Wollongong (nsw.gov.au)

What you will be doing:

• Run day to day operations of beach and foreshore environment
• Engage with the community, confidently passing on important safety information.
• Provide rescue and emergency care when required.
• Complete operational reports and maintain safety standards.
• Education and enforcement of relevant provisions of the NSW Local Government Act.
• Mentoring and providing leadership in small teams.

About you

• You have extensive and recent lifeguarding experience.
• You possess a strong ability to assess ocean conditions and adapt quickly.
• You are a confident communicator with exceptional customer service skills.
• You are physically fit
• You positively contribute to a team environment
• You are a proactive self-starter
• You are practical and adaptable with a strong dedication to a safety focused Culture
• You have a current paid working with Children Check

Join us in protecting and educating our community while working on one of Australia's most dynamic coastlines.

Benefits of working for council

• You'll enjoy a 35 hour week, with the option of flexible working arrangements.
• Generous leave provisions including 5 weeks annual leave per year and Long Service Leave after 5 years.
• We're committed to providing a safe working environment for all (everyone, every day and everywhere) and provide wellbeing programs to support the mental, physical and social wellbeing of our staff to be at their best.
• Access to Fitness Passport.
• Uniform and PPE provided.

We encourage applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, cultural background, faith, disability or gender identity. People with disability are encouraged to reach out so they can be supported in recruitment processes, to enable them to demonstrate their skills and capabilities to meet the requirements of the job.

Wollongong Council adheres to the principles of a child safe organisation and is committed to the care and protection of all children and young people in the community.

Applicants are required to undergo an employment screening process which will include Reference, Identity and Medical History Checks, and may also include a Criminal History and Working with Children Check. Employment is subject to clearance of all these checks.

Interested?

Click on 'Apply' to complete your online application.

You will be prompted through the application to answer the selection criteria

Contact Murray Copas Operations Manager Beach Services, on 0408800630 for questions related to the job

Applications close 11:59pm, Monday 17 March 2025