About us

At Penrith City Council, we’re passionate about people; in our community and in our workplace. We want you to be able to be your best self and we get that work is just one part of your life, so we’re here to support you in the moments that matter. As the winner of the 2020 Local Government Excellence in People and Culture Award and an Excellence Award in the 2020 Australian HR Awards, you can be confident in joining a workplace that is committed to supporting flexibility and balance, ensuring safety and providing development opportunities for its employees.

Ripples provides a number of facilities including a gym, pools, and a hydrotherapy and rehabilitation centre to the residents of the Penrith Local Government Area. We are proud of our highly performing team who have won a number of recent state and national Austswim and Swim Australia awards.

About the role

There are permanent full-time, part-time and casual Lifeguard positions available. The role of a Lifeguard is responsible for the supervision of water space as well as providing a high level of patron safety and strong customer service.

The main purpose of this role is to provide supervision and preventative management of our members and guests within the Aquatic environment, including programs, bookings and casual users, while maintaining a high level of customer service.

Essential criteria

• Pool Lifeguard Certificate (Pool Lifeguard Skill Set)
• First Aid Certificate and CPR Certificate
• NSW Working with Children Check

Desirable criteria

• Experience in an aquatic / leisure / sport environment is desirable.
• Aquatic Supervision qualification
• Pool Operations Certificate

Commencing salary: $27.74 – $32.11 per hour, plus 10.5% superannuation, (plus 25% casual loading where applicable).

This position has been identified as a Child-Related position under Child Protection laws in NSW. To be eligible to apply, you are required to provide Council with a valid Working with Children Check Number.

This position requires the worker to be double vaccinated against COVID-19 or to hold a medical contraindication certificate.

You may be required to undertake background checks, as relevant to the position for which you have applied.