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Location: Yass, Binalong NSW
Job Type: Casual
Job Category: Community Spaces
Closing Date: 30.8.2026
Make a Difference in Your Community This Swim Season!
Are you passionate about water safety, customer service, and working in a fun, active environment? We are seeking enthusiastic, reliable, and community-focused Pool Lifeguards / Pool Attendants / Swim Teachers. As a Pool Lifeguard, you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safety and enjoyment of our community while delivering exceptional customer service in a welcoming aquatic environment.
Your Role
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing continuous pool supervision to ensure patron safety.
- Responding to emergencies, rescues, and first aid incidents.
- Maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming aquatic facility.
- Assisting with opening and closing procedures.
- Monitoring water quality and facility presentation.
- Delivering excellent customer service and promoting safe pool practices.
Essential Requirements
Applicants must have:
- Current Royal Life Saving Society Pool Lifeguard Certificate.
- HLTAIDO11 Provide First Aid Statement of Attainment updated every 3 years.
- HLTAID009 Provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Statement of Attainment updated every year.
- A current NSW Working with Children Check.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Applicants must be 16 years of age or over
- Availability to work weekdays, evenings, weekends, public holidays, after school and school holidays, during the Christmas New Year break
- A current class C drivers’ licence for applicants 17 years and over (includes provisional licence).
What We Offer
- All Uniforms & PPE supplied.
- Salary Range -Lifeguards/Pool Attendant – Grade 4 $38.18 to $41.23 per hour inclusive of 25% casual loading.
- Salary Range – Supervising Lifeguard – Swim Teacher – Grade 7 $40.98 to $44.19 per hour inclusive of 25% casual loading.
- 25% loading applies to work performed on a Saturday.
- 50% loading applies to work performed on a Sunday.
- First Aid Allowance of $18.80 per week.
Your Wellbeing
- A supportive and inclusive team environment.
- Ongoing training and professional development.
- The opportunity to make a positive impact in your local community
- Access to confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) service for you and your family.
If you're committed to providing a safe and enjoyable experience for locals and visitors and enjoy working in a dynamic team environment, we'd love to hear from you.
How to Apply
Simply upload your resume and a cover letter outlining how you will achieve the key requirements of the role. Answer the pre-employment questions in the online Application Form and you’re done!
For help with your application, contact HR on (02) 6226 9251.
For specific role questions, contact Allex Good, Supervisor of Pool Operations on (02) 6226 1477
Eligibility
To apply for this position,
Applicants must have the right to work in Australia and pass relevant pre-employment checks.
Yass Valley Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity, welcoming applicants from all backgrounds and communities.
Council also recognises the skills and attributes of veterans and welcomes applications from ex-service personnel.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience is a free service for workers and their families who are considering moving to or have moved to regional NSW.
Local Connectors make moving easier by helping you find a home, schools, childcare, job opportunities for your partner, and connections within the community.
Learn more at https://www.nsw.gov.au/regional-and-primary-industries/makethemove/welcome-experience
