Fulltime Lifeguards
9 hours ago
Join our Aquatics team and take your love for the aquatic environment to the next level. If you are enthusiastic, enjoy generating new ideas, have a great sense of humor while maintaining your professionalism, then we can't wait to see you on poolside.
Excellent customer service is one of our top priorities and you'll share our vision, making sure every customer who enters our facility has a great time with their family and friends and leaves with a smile on their face. You'll be a natural when it comes to problem-solving and thinking on your feet, and you know how to be a part of great solutions.
You're professional and enthusiastic and ready to make an impact on our customers - you will be a capable swimmer and have the ability to stay calm in busy and pressured situations. You're a responsible individual and have the skills to communicate with a diverse range of customer groups.
Here's your opportunity to join our successful aquatics team who are passionate about Christchurch residents getting more active, more often.
**Important information regarding this process**:
- If you are successfully shortlisted you will then be invited for an interview. **These will take place on Monday 7 & 8 March.**
- If successful through the interview stage, and you **do not hold **a current Pool Lifeguard Practicing Certificate (PLPC) you will be required to undertake **two full days of lifeguard training followed by a lifeguard assessment to gain your formal Lifeguard Qualification**. This will be provided to you by the Christchurch City Council on **14th, 15th and 22nd March.**
- To complete this qualification you will be required to complete or hold a current **Comprehensive First Aid Certificate covering Unit Standards 6400, 6401, and 6402 at your own cost.**
- To view the position description please click on the link at the foot of the page_
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Additional recruitment information:_**
**_Salary: $22.75 per hour_**
**_Hours of work: Permanent Fulltime_**
- The health and safety of our residents and staff remain the Christchurch City Councils top priority. We want our facilities and services to be accessible to as many people as possible which means that anyone entering or working at any Christchurch City Council site must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19._
- The Christchurch City Council is committed to creating a workplace that attracts, retains, and values employees from a diverse range of ethnicities, backgrounds and experiences. Christchurch benefits from a diverse community, introducing a wide range of experiences and skills that make our city better and Council decision-making more informed._