Profession life guard

Life guards monitor and ensure safety in the aquatic facility by preventing and responding to any emergencies. They identify potential risks, advise individuals on proper behaviour and dangerous zones, conduct life-saving techniques such as first aid and supervise activities of the general public.

Personality Type

• Realistic / Investigative
• Realistic / Conventional
• Realistic / Social
• Social / Enterprising
• Enterprising / Conventional
• Conventional / Realistic

Knowledge

• Security threats

  Types of threats to public and private security such as unauthorised entry, aggressive behaviour, molestation, robbery, theft, assault, kidnapping, murder and public demonstration.

• First aid

  The emergency treatment given to a sick or injured person in the case of circulatory and/or respiratory failure, unconsciousness, wounds, bleeding, shock or poisoning.

• Swimming pool safety guidelines

  The rules and guidelines related to swimming pool safety, such as rules related to child safety, running, diving, waterslides, electrical appliances, food and drinks, water hygiene, and inflatables.

• Health, safety and hygiene legislation

  The set of health, safety and hygiene standards and items of legislation applicable in a specific sector.

Skills

• Provide first aid

  Administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or first aid in order to provide help to a sick or injured person until they receive more complete medical treatment.

• Tolerate stress

  Maintain a temperate mental state and effective performance under pressure or adverse circumstances.

• Handle veterinary emergencies

  Handle unforeseen incidents concerning animals and circumstances which call for urgent action in an appropriate professional manner.

• Control crowd

  Control a crowd or riot, ensuring people do not cross to areas they are not allowed to access, monitoring the crowd's behaviour and responding to suspicious and violent behaviour.

• Practice vigilance

  Practice vigilance during patrol or other surveillance activities in order to ensure safety and security, to look out for suspicious behaviour or other alarming changes in patterns or activities, and to respond quickly to these changes.

• React calmly in stressful situations

  React quickly, calmly, and safely to unexpected situations. Provide a solution that solves the problem or diminishes its impact.

• Rescue bathers

  Help swimmers or water sport participants out of the water when they get into difficulties at a beach or a swimming pool.

• Swim

  Move through water by means of the limbs.

• Assist pool users

  Offer guidance to pool users within the facility and help them with any requirements such as towel provision or restroom direction.

• Supervise pool activities

  Ensure pool bathers' activities comply with the bathing regulations: Inform bathers of pool regulations, perform rescue activities, supervise diving activities and waterslides, take action in case of harassment or trespassing, and deal with misconduct appropriately.

• Provide advice on safety

  Educate people on safety measures for a certain activity or location.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB