Beach Lifeguard Round 2 - Summer Season 2025
Overview
BEACH LIFEGUARDS – SUMMER SEASON 2025 ROUND 2 (COMPETITION ID. 011508)
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is currently recruiting Lifeguards for the Summer Season 2025. Applications are sought from suitably qualified persons for the above post. A panel of successful candidates will be formed from which appointments will be made.
Each candidate must:
* Be 17 years of age on 31ST May 2025
* Hold CURRENT Irish Water Safety; National Beach Lifeguard Award or Royal Lifesaving Society (Ireland) or equivalent as recognised by the International Lifesaving Federation (ILS). No later than swim test date on 26th April 2025.
All candidates successful at interview will be required to undergo a practical test in Basic Life Support (BLS), Swimming Ability, Lifesaving Techniques, and a Theory Test conducted by a competent Examiner(s) nominated by Irish Water Safety.
WAGE RATES:
RATE OF PAY JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS
€14.84 per hour - minimum of 32 hours per week
€16.75 per day meal/travel allowance for each day worked
RATE OF PAY SENIOR LIFEGUARDS
€17.76 per hour – minimum of 32 hours per week
€19.67 per day meal/travel allowance for each day worked
In addition to the hourly rate outlined above, weekend daily differentials are payable as follows:
* Where a person’s free day falls on a Sunday, and they work the Saturday of the same weekend, the Saturday daily differential rate is €16.74
* Where a person’s free day falls on Saturday and they work the Sunday of the same weekend, the Sunday daily differential rate is €22.64
* Where a person’s free days both fall on days other than Saturday and Sunday, the working Saturday and Sunday daily differential rate is €30.27
* Double time is paid in respect of hours worked on Bank Holidays.
GARDA VETTING PROCESS:
Successful candidates, when offered the position of Lifeguard, will be subject to Garda Vetting.
Applicants under 18 years of age will need Parent/Guardian consent. Application forms and full particulars of office for the post are available on the Council’s website at www.dlrcoco.ie.
Completed application forms will be accepted in PDF format ONLY and must be emailed to careers@dlrcoco.ie not later than 5PM on MONDAY 14TH APRIL 2025.
Candidates may be shortlisted based on the information supplied on the application forms.
Qualifications & Particulars
Lifeguard Summer 2025 Application Form.doc
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