Seasonal Lifeguard - Dynamic Water Safety Pro (Summer)

Careers at Council; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 48,000 - 68,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation

Job summary

Join Yarra Leisure as a casual Lifeguard for the summer season (Nov 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027). Receive Band 3A + 25% extra wages, totaling $42.00 per hour plus superannuation, with a dynamic, supportive team culture. On-going roles require reapplication and will be assessed after the summer period.

All applications should demonstrate commitment to safety and client service. Police Check and Working with Children Check are conditions prior to commencement.

Qualifications

• Provide high-quality professional lifeguarding services to patrons in City of Yarra's Leisure centres.
• Supervise aquatic facilities to ensure safety of users.
• Enforce pool safety rules and educate customers on policies.
• Identify and lead incident response procedures for aquatic areas.
• Monitor patron behaviour and maintain code of conduct.
• Manage conflict with patrons using safety-first approach.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Job description

Join Yarra Leisure as a casual Lifeguard for the summer season (Nov 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2027). Receive Band 3A + 25% extra wages, totaling $42.00 per hour plus superannuation, with a dynamic, supportive team culture. On-going roles require reapplication and will be assessed after the summer period.

All applications should demonstrate commitment to safety and client service. Police Check and Working with Children Check are conditions prior to commencement.