Lifeguard

Kerzner International Management; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

An upscale luxury hospitality brand in Dubai is seeking a Lifeguard to ensure water safety and provide exceptional service to guests. Ideal candidates will have 1-2 years of experience in luxury hotels and possess excellent communication skills. The role involves enforcing safety rules, providing swimmer instructions, and ensuring a clean and safe environment.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ experience in upscale luxury hospitality or five-star hotels.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English and/or another language.
• Middle East/GCC experience is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Ensure guest safety and enforce safety rules.
• Provide instructions to swimmers.
• Perform rescues and maintain water safety.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Flexibility

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Lifeguard (9784)

At One&Only, we exist to create joy for our guests through anticipation, creativity, precision, empathy and warmth. We tailor every aspect of our guests’ stay to bring their dreams and desires to life. With an atmosphere that’s chic but wonderfully unstuffy™, and a team who are meticulous but warm, we seek to exceed our guests’ expectations at every possible turn.

Glistening on a private apex of Palm Island, One&Only The Palm is an intimate beach-front retreat where the wonders of modern Dubai meet the charms of old Arabia. With abundant knowledge and generosity, we anticipate our guest’s every need and surpass expectations. Whether we are designing the perfect family day out or arranging a romantic private dinner, we approach everything with imagination to spark a sense of playfulness, discovery and adventure. This is not simply our job, it’s our passion.

With stunning resorts located across the globe and exciting expansion planned, Kerzner International currently has a fantastic opportunity for a Lifeguard to join the One&Only team at The One&Only The Palm Hotel in Dubai.

With the global growth of our brands, you will be an integral part of the Resort’s success and your role goes beyond developing potential relationships where you will be responsible for the overall water safety of every Guests. Therefore, you must enforce safety rules and use of preventative lifeguarding techniques to maintain a safe environment within the pool & beach area.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Attend to the needs of resort guests.
• Assigned to a zone of protection, ensure guest safety and enforce safety rules.
• Provide instructions to swimmers.
• Hose down after the operating day.
• Contribute to resort clean up, including trash pickup, pressure washing, etc.
• Perform job function within all the resort policies, standards and procedures.
• Stand for long periods of time and perform activities that require flexibility.
• Tolerate cold and hot weather, plus cold water.
• Lift heavy people on a backboard and physical exertion to perform rescues.
• Carry heavy objects such as hoses, tables, and signs.
• Perform any and all tasks as assigned by your supervisors necessary for the operation.
• Other assigned duties necessitated by operational demand.

Suitable candidate will be reporting directly to Recreation Manager. He/she must be highly qualified and must have at least 1-2 years’ experience in an upscale luxury hospitality industry or five-star hotels. He/she must have strong attention to details, flexibility and must be able to work under pressure. Excellent spoken and written communication skills in English is a must and/or another language. Middle East/GCC experience is an advantage.

At One&Only creating JOY is at the forefront of everything we do. If you are the one to make every detail count & are bold to go beyond the obvious in every task assigned with positive energy & have the passion to make it happen, then we are looking for you.

Our brand is expanding faster than ever before. We are investing in the growth of our company, and that means we are committed to investing in you. Join a team that is open-hearted, intuitive, generous, and spontaneous in spirit. We believe in making our guests happy beyond anything they have ever imagined. We wow them at every turn and create memories that will last a lifetime. You will be at the heart of this vision, to constantly innovate to deliver Amazing Experiences and Everlasting Memories.