The search is on for this year’s Hartlepool beach lifeguards

Hartlepool Borough Council’s recruitment drive is underway for this year’s beach lifeguards, to cover the main beach at Seaton Carew as well as the Block Sands and Fish Sands on the Headland.

A total of 16 lifeguards and 6 lifeguard supervisors are required for the school summer holiday period – every day from 21st July to 4th September.

Lifeguards will be paid £11.81 per hour and lifeguard supervisors will receive £12.70

Would-be lifeguards should hold a current National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification.

For those who currently don’t have a relevant qualification, the Council is hosting a choice of two Royal Life Saving Society UK National Vocational Beach Lifeguard courses.

Each course costs £160 per person and the courses will be held at Mill House Leisure Centre and on Seaton Carew beach, as follows:

• Course 1 - over three weekends (March 18th and 19th, March 25th and 26th and April 1st and 2nd).
• Course 2 – an intensive course over six days from 11th – 16th April.

For more information about the courses and course requirements visit the RLSS course finder website by clicking here and to book places contact Debbie Kershaw on 07881 858812 or email Debbie.Kershaw@hartlepool.gov.uk

For the Hartlepool Borough Council beach lifeguard vacancies, application forms and further details are available at www.northeastjobs.org.uk. For an informal chat, call Debbie Kershaw on 07881 858812.

The closing date for receipt of applications for the beach lifeguard vacancies is 12 noon on Tuesday 18th April.