Aqua Guide (Aqua Park Lifeguard)

Job Posted: 13 February 2025

• Contract Term: Seasonal
• Location: Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
• Contract Type: Part time
• Salary: Up to £13.20
• Industries: Leisure Miscellaneous Sports & Fitness

Isle of Wight Aqua Park are looking for positive, confident individuals to join us for the upcoming season. You will join a team of Aqua Guides working together to maintain a safe and enjoyable experience on the Aqua Park. For the most part you will be stationed on the Aqua Park, ensuring participants are keeping safe by staying within our park rules, and working together to keep track of our customers. From setting up and safety checking the park to ensuring safety kit is hung ready you are an essential part of providing a fantastic experience for our customers. Due to the nature of this role, you need to:

• Be 18 years old for a long season contract, or at least 16 years old for summer only (at the time of the OWL course).

• Be available and happy working weekends throughout the season especially with longer contracts.

• Have adequate transport in order to get to us for as early as 8:30am or leave as late as 8:30pm.

• Attend the Open Water Lifeguard (provided) course on 8th - 11th April and successfully obtain this qualification OR already hold a valid Open Water Lifeguarding Qualification. 

• Successfuly pass the inhouse Aqua Guide induction running on 19th-20th and 26th-27th August (all 4 days).

• Be available every other Sunday for training including short season contracts.

and..

• Be a dynamic team player.

• Have the confidence to deliver a clear, rehearsed safety brief to our customers.

• Be able to remain calm in pressured situations.

Successful candidates will have excellent communication skills and a passion for watersports, be a natural leader and become an ambassador for Isle of Wight Aqua Park. Hours of Work:

• Guaranteed minimum of 12 hours per week, (long seaon averaging around 30 hours per week).

• Short season = July & August - May half term shifts available too.

• Long season = April - end of September with potential of work through October.

Due to the nature of the business, we may not be able to consider candidates who have holiday during the summer holidays. Find out more about the RLSS OWL Qualification here: https://www.rlss.org.uk/open-water-lifeguard-qualifications.

Contract length: 6 months

Salary: Up to £13.20 per hour