Senior Lifeguard

About the role

The Kouga Local Municipality is seeking a Senior Lifeguard to lead beach safety operations. This senior position involves supervising lifeguard teams, ensuring compliance with safety regulations, and responding to emergencies on the waterfront.

Key responsibilities

• Verify appropriate staffing levels, conduct high‑intensity fitness training, and oversee lifeguard attire and equipment.
• Prepare and maintain instructional documents, incident reports, vehicle logs, and equipment condition records.
• Operate and inspect small watercrafts, educate beachgoers on flag signals, and enforce beach rules.
• Provide basic and intermediate first aid, safeguard minors, and coordinate with social workers when necessary.
• Plan, monitor, and evaluate daily staff performance, conduct fitness training, and manage attendance and conduct.
• Liaise with law‑enforcement agencies, handle complaints, and produce incident reports for supervisors.

Required profile

• Qualification in Public Administration/Supervisory at NQF 5.
• 2‑3 years relevant lifeguarding or supervisory experience.
• Surf Proficiency Award with competency certificate for watercraft use.
• Code C1 driver’s licence.
• Basic to intermediate First Aid certification.
• Lifeguard Award and Quality Control certification.
• Ability to communicate in at least two official municipal languages (Afrikaans, English, Xhosa).

Required skills

• Surf proficiency and watercraft operation.
• C1 driver’s licence.
• First aid provision.
• Lifeguard certification.

What we offer

• Annual salary of R 267,989.35.
• Standard municipal conditions of service.