This may appear to be a ‘dream job’, spending your working hours on some of the world‘s most beautiful beaches, but there’s more to being an ALS NSW lifeguard. You must hold and maintain the valid qualifications, pass regular fitness and competency tests and be willing and able to take on the responsibility of keeping hundreds and perhaps thousands of beachgoers safe.
Where possible, lifeguards are recruited through the volunteer base Surf Life Saving provides, ensuring in most cases, selected employees have extensive experience in aquatic public safety and local knowledge. We continue to build strong relationships and partnerships with volunteer surf clubs across NSW and this in turn delivers a better community service outcome to local Government authorities and land managers.
The ALS NSW provides a variety of employment opportunities for prospective lifeguards including full time, seasonal and casual employment. Our lifeguards must uphold the values of the ALS and always deliver a professional, helpful and courteous service to the public.
To be part of our industry leading world-class organisation, our lifeguards must be 17 years or over and demonstrate high levels of fitness, excellent rescue and people skills, and hold the following qualifications:
A “Rookie” lifeguard is a supplementary service and do not replace qualified, operational lifeguards on a roster, must be a minimum of 16-17 years of age, have at least one season of SLSC experience and undertake fitness assessments.
Rookie applications you must hold all the following qualifications:
Are you a New Lifeguard?
If you are new to lifeguarding, you will be issued a SurfGuard Member ID upon receipt of your application. This Member ID is essential for becoming part of the SurfGuard – Surf Life Saving membership database.
Your Member ID will be used to:
How to Apply to the SurfGuard – Surf Life Saving membership database:
All lifeguards must pass the following fitness component
The ALS are always striving to improve our processes and services. We have therefore made changes to our application process, not only will it be easier and more streamlined this season but also in the future.
LIFEGUARDS:
Before you apply, you will need to have the following information at hand:
To apply go to ‘Apply Now’. We look forward to your application!
* Download Casual Fair Work Information Statement
* Download Fair Work Information Statement