Overview
Everyone at the Y NT is dedicated to supporting children, young people and communities to thrive. Whether it's at Early Learning Centres, Outside Hours School Care, at their Recreation centres, Aquatic facilities, in their Youth Programs, Remote Pools program, or at the Hostel, the Y is committed to supporting Territorians to be connected, educated, resilient and healthy.
The Opportunity
The Y NT manages the City of Darwin's three pools: Nightcliff Pool, Parap Pool and Casuarina Aquatic and Leisure Centre, and Darwin Waterfront's Lagoon and Wave Pool.
Pool Lifeguards at the Y NT are responsible, approachable and confident swimmers who supervise our pools and surrounding areas, taking on a great responsibility to uphold the highest level of care and safety. Pool Lifeguards act as positive role models in an effort to build strong people, strong families and strong communities within the facilities that we manage.
Responsibilities
Maintain a safe recreational environment by patrolling the assigned pools or pool areas, directing the public to ensure correct and safe usage in the Aquatic Centre, undertaking constant visible monitoring, making informed assessments of situations, providing lifeguard procedures and first aid, resuscitation and emergency life support as required
Ensure facility rules are being obeyed, whilst educating facility users about safe aquatic practices
Assist in maintaining the plant room and associated equipment in good working order
Conduct and record water treatment tests and maintain water quality within the Health Department Guidelines
Report on pool incidents and take appropriate timely action to address and resolve matters
Provide information and advice on programs, pools and safe pool practices to the public as required
Maintain and clean the pools and surrounding areas to established standards
Complete all necessary opening, daily and closing checklists to a high standard
Maintain a working knowledge and understanding of the Centre's Emergency Action Plan
Implement Work Health Safety (WHS) procedures in relation to all relevant areas of responsibility and maintain a clean and safe workplace
Maintain a safe, healthy and clean environment
Identify hazards and take action to remove these hazards
Identify risks and report them in a timely manner
Commitment to customer service excellence by handling customer queries, feedback and complaints in a professional and timely manner
About you
You are a customer service focused, positive and motivated individual who strives in a fast-paced environment. You have strong communication and observation skills and are able to keep calm and act quickly in an emergency.
You will also have, or have the ability to obtain:
Working with Children Clearance
Satisfactory Criminal History Check
First Aid Certificate
Pool Lifeguard Certificate
Interested?
Great, apply now!
The Y NT is committed to supporting Veteran Employment, Veterans and candidates with Australian Defence Force (ADF) experience are encouraged to apply.
At the Y NT, we are committed to empowering all Children and Young People to feel safe and be safe, at the Y, in their families and in their communities. As such, we ensure that all of our candidates are appropriately screened (including police checks) to make sure that the right people are in the right roles.
The Y NT is proudly childsafe and has stringent compliance requirements for all personnel.
To learn more about our screening processes, please refer to safeguarding resources.
Compliance and Application
The application process may include questions such as:
Your application will include the following questions: Which statements best describes your right to work in Australia? Do you have a current Working With Children (WWC) Check? Do you have a current Pool Lifeguard certificate?
About the YMCA
In Australia, the YMCA is made up of 24 Member Associations supporting over 741 communities in the areas of Healthy Living, Empowering Young People and Social Impact. Wherever the Y is, we strive to make a positive difference by providing each and every person opportunity to be healthy, happy and connected. The YMCAs of Australia work together from a base of Christian values to provide opportunities for all people to grow in body, mind and spirit. From over 741 locations across Australia the YMCA provides expertise, programs and services in the following areas, to enable healthier, happier communities; Accommodation, Aquatics, Camping and Outdoor Education, Children\'s Services, Health and Wellness, Sport & Community Recreation and Youth Services.
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