We are looking for unique people to be our lifeguards. This role is incredibly varied keeping it fun and interesting - an average day will include supervising pool users and being responsible for their safety, customer service through interaction with clients both at reception and around the facility, handling payments, selling confectionary and swim products and yes, sometimes a lot of cleaning too!

Essential skills required for this diverse job role are:

• Initiative as you will often be working unsupervised
• Maturity to be sole charge
• Reliability to open and close the facility

This is a part time role with early morning, evening and weekend hours available. Training provided if necessary by our in house trainer, Craig (read below).

Applicants must have NZ residency or valid NZ work visa.

Please send a CV and cover letter along to jobs@dgss.co.nz 
 

Lifeguard Training

Our lifeguards are trained and bought up to speed on how to keep you safe at our pools by our in house Skills Active Trainer Assessor, Craig. Craig originally trained as a lifeguard in the UK and also happens to be a qualified school teacher. Craig takes our new recruits through Skills Active requirements ensuring they know how to deal with almost any situation that can arise in a pool environment. The lifeguards have a comprehensive amount of theory training they have to complete alongside this. On an ongoing basis our lifeguards also attend twice yearly workshops to brush up on their rescue skills as well as covering other topics from theirs job roles such as customer service.