BECOME A POOL LIFEGUARD
As a pool lifeguard your job is to ensure the safety of others, to prevent accidents from occurring and to save lives.
Pool Lifeguard Course
Our new Pool Lifeguard course has been designed to remove as many barriers to enrolment as possible, to further encourage new Lifeguards to join the Industry.
Most importantly, the new Pool Lifeguard course will be inclusive of the HLTAID011 - Provide First Aid unit, and candidates will no longer need to seek this out prior to the course.
Successful course completion of the Pool Lifeguard course, participants will be issued with a Nationally Recognised Statement of Attainment, consisting of the following units from the SISSS00133 - Pool Lifeguard Skillset:
HLTAID011 – Provide First Aid
SISCAQU019 – Supervise patron safety in aquatic locations
SISCAQU020 – Perform water rescues
SISCAQU021 – Perform complex water rescues
SISCAQU022 – Provide oxygen resuscitation and therapy in an aquatic environment
Employment Growth
12.5%
Projected in the next 5 years
Employment Type
75%
of the Workforce is Casual
Average Salary
$50-$60K
Average Annual Salary across Australia
Average Age of Lifeguards
18-24yrs
40% within this age group
