Lifeguard
Ensure the students’ safety in and around the swimming pool.
Seaford College
Role Overview
The primary responsibility of the Lifeguard is to ensure students’ safety in and around the swimming pool. Key duties include supervising swimmers, spotting potential hazards, responding promptly to emergencies, and performing CPR or other lifesaving first aid when required.
In addition to pool duties, you are part of the Course Assistant team and contribute to the delivery of free-time, evening, and weekend activities, helping to create a safe, positive, and engaging summer school experience. You may be allocated to a specific department, such as Sports, Language or Operations, giving you the chance to build specialised skills while supporting the wider programme.
Skills You'll Gain
In this role you'll gain practical experience working with international children in pool and residential settings, developing teamwork, communication, and leadership skills. You'll build confidence managing safety, emergencies, and student wellbeing, with opportunities to take initiative and responsibility. The role provides transferable lifeguarding skills that strengthen your CV.
To view the full job details including Working Conditions download the Job Description
Your role ensures only students with swim consent and adequate ability enter the pool, conducting tests if necessary, and enforces all safety/operating procedures including pool covering/uncovering. You respond promptly to emergencies performing life-saving first aid.
You provide pastoral support listening to concerns and collaborating with House Parents for a safe, nurturing environment, maintaining professional boundaries without becoming "friends" and promptly reporting concerns. You support daily routines like wake-ups/bedtimes, assist Events Managers' evening entertainment encouraging participation for fun/inclusive atmospheres, ensure safety during trips/excursions via policies / roll calls / pastoral support / communication, support airport / Eurostar transfers with brief supervised welcomes, supervise mealtimes promoting behaviour/inclusion/well-being / healthy eating, engage during breaks enforcing rules (phone restrictions) / fostering interaction / addressing issues, and collate weekly feedback for happiness monitoring.
Additional Duties
You attend daily staff meetings, follow Staff Handbook guidelines, and carry out other reasonable duties.
About you
All staff are responsible for ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the centre while upholding the highest standards of safety and care.
We look for Team Members who are friendly, positive, and approachable, who remain calm and professional in all situations. Staff must be reliable role models with high personal standards, respect confidentiality and professional boundaries, work effectively as team players contributing to a positive environment, and fully embrace the Team Orange spirit.
Job Specific Personal Specification & Qualifications
To be suitable for this role, you possess native or near-native competence in written and spoken English (minimum CEFR C1 level) and hold a valid UK National Pool Lifeguarding Qualification (NPTLS or equivalent), with experience working with children or young people, preferably in residential or summer school settings. You motivate and engage students of varying ages and abilities through strong leadership and teamworking skills, good communication and interpersonal abilities with students and colleagues, and an enthusiastic, approachable, friendly, and reliable attitude. You adapt flexibly to changing schedules and duties, adhere to safeguarding and child protection policies, maintain professionalism in appearance, conduct, and language, and fully participate in camp life including supervising meals, free time, and excursions. You commit to being fully present during activities by limiting personal phone usage to maximise interactions, demonstrate cultural sensitivity for inclusive work with diverse groups, take initiative beyond duties, and embrace feedback for continuous professional development.
Ideally, you bring relevant qualifications or experience in coaching sports or music, summer school operations like pastoral care, admin, organisation, or leading events/trips, and public speaking or presentation skills to confidently address groups and lead activities
To Apply
All staff must be over the age of 18 and must have completed secondary school / college at least one year prior to joining us. This safeguarding measure is in place to protect both our students and our staff. Staff must be medically fit for their role; where necessary, reasonable adjustments will be discussed and made.
Are you enthusiastic about working with young people, committed to safeguarding, a strong team player, flexible about residential hours, appropriately qualified for your chosen role, and excited by a lively – and at times demanding – international summer school environment? If so, submit your application now. We look forward to hearing from you.
If you have any further questions or are not sure what role to apply for, please contact us at: recruitment@exsportise.co.uk
All staff must pass employment checks, including confirmation that they are not barred from working with children. It is a criminal offence for any person who is barred from working with children to attempt to apply for a position with us. Working with Exsportise involves direct contact with vulnerable children and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
