Typical tasks and duties

Lifeguard may perform the following tasks:

• supervise swimmers and bathers to prevent accidents and make sure they follow safety regulations
• rescue swimmers in difficulty and provide first aid treatment if required
• educate the community on water safety
• place signs or barriers to warn of dangerous conditions or areas and make sure users are aware of potential dangers
• caution people behaving in an unsafe manner and expel those who refuse to cooperate
• report incidents to management or other authorities
• design and implement emergency procedures
• undertake basic water quality control and testing procedures
• maintain rescue equipment
• care for lost children
• perform basic administrative duties such as writing reports.
• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV without a highly relevant field of study and at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate III with a highly relevant field of study and at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;