Lifeguard | Pouora

This is an opportunity for you to make a real difference in the community. We are proud of our indoor recreation facilities and are on the search for someone to share our passion for ensuring our customers have the best experience, while being safe at the Arena Aquatic Centre.

All about the job

We are looking for a hardworking and dedicated person to be an active member of our team. As a Lifeguard you are responsible for:

• the competent and professional supervision of our pools
• ensuring health and safety standards and procedures are followed
• completing water quality checks
• maintaining outstanding presentation of our facilities
• contributing to ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction

You might be looking for a rewarding job that will work around your life. We have part time hours available, and are looking for someone who can commit to all or some of these shifts.

The current shifts available are:

• Friday 5:00pm to 9:30pm
• Saturday 1:00pm to 7:30pm

More hours may be available by mutual agreement. The operating hours of the Aquatic Centre are between 5:00am and 9:30pm weekdays and 7:00am to 7:30pm in the weekends.

We will train and upskill you to attain a First Aid Certification and a National Lifeguard Award. The training may require you to attend 2 days of full-time training, timing of this will be discussed at interview.

All about you

You will need to show us that you:

• can swim competently and can maintain a required level of swimming fitness
• communicate clearly and effectively with a wide range of people,
• have the ability to be calm in pressured situations and respond quickly following standard procedures
• are reliable, punctual and practical
• are passionate about creating a fabulous customer experience for our community.

If you are invited to an interview, you will be asked to complete a swim test which includes the following requirements:

1. 200m swim in 6 minutes
2. 50m Breast stroke swim
3. 25m side stroke swim
4. 5 minutes treading water
5. Retrieving an item from the deepest part of the pool (2m)

Due to the age requirements of the National Lifeguard Award, applications will only be considered from people aged 16 years of age or older.

As this is a safety sensitive role, all successful applicants will complete a pre-employment drug test.

What you need to do now

Come and join our team and be part of our welcoming and engaging environment. Please contact William Ratty, Duty Manager on 027 225 7539 for more information.

Porirua City Council is committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion.  We actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. If you have any support or access requirements during our recruitment process, please let us know when you apply, and we’ll do our best to get you sorted.

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To view the position description and to apply for this vacancy, please visit our careers portal: www.poriruacity.govt.nz/careers

Applications need to be received via our Careers Portal by Sunday 21 September 2025.