Job Description

As a Senior Lifeguard at The Wave, you will see hundreds of visitors surfing each day, with abilities ranging from internationally recognized pro surfers to young children who have never surfed before. You will be responsible for ensuring the safety of all our visitors, acting as a champion of health and safety, and leading by example to contribute to the Wave’s proactive safety culture. As well as usual lifeguarding duties you will play a key role within a large surf operations team assisting in training and mentoring new lifeguards.

Your tasks:

• Full time role in operational months
• RLSS Trainer / Assessor
• Assisting in training Team members
• Mentoring new or inexperienced lifeguards
• Leading Incident management
• Taking on additional responsibility H&S understanding of Lake RA, Lake evacuations, wind Procedures and lightening
• Advanced control room knowledge and training
• Knowledge of machine breakdown and procedure
• Supporting other senior team members and being part of the management team
• Knowledge of rota, daily rotation, and daily duties
• Promoting site wide standards
• Full support to Surf Supervisors
• Lake management

About you:

Our Ideal Wavemaker will have excellent communication skills, with a strong desire to ensure the safety and well-being of others. You’ll need strong attention to detail, especially with regard to Health and Safety, with an ability to spot trends and errors. Our Wavemakers have proactive and ambitious mindsets, with a desire to ‘muck-in’!

What we offer you:

• Paid breaks
• 30 days of paid holiday (inclusive of bank hols, pro-rated)
• Pension
• Free staff surfs up to 3 times a week
• Staff Discounts on retail of up 20%
• Up to 50% off your surf bookings
• Up to 40% off your food and beverage items while on shift
• Up to 25% off our accommodation
• Free Electric car charging
• The chance to work with a great team within a growing company