Lifeguard - ANZSCO 452414

Lifeguard looks after the safety of people at beaches or swimming pools through accident prevention and rescue, and educating the public on water safety. This occupation requires high levels of physical fitness, sporting ability and personal commitment as well as, or in place of, formal qualifications or experience. Registration or licensing is required.

Lifeguards may perform the following tasks:

• supervise swimmers and bathers to prevent accidents and make sure they follow safety regulations
• rescue swimmers in difficulty and provide first aid treatment if required
• educate the community on water safety
• place signs or barriers to warn of dangerous conditions or areas and make sure users are aware of potential dangers
• caution people behaving in an unsafe manner and expel those who refuse to cooperate
• report incidents to management or other authorities
• design and implement emergency procedures
• undertake basic water quality control and testing procedures
• maintain rescue equipment
• care for lost children
• perform basic administrative duties such as writing reports.

Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as a Lifeguard?

Lifeguard is classified as Group D occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group D occupations are the following:

• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV without a highly relevant field of study and at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate III with a highly relevant field of study and at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;

According to Vetassess, if you have pre-qualification employment and if all of your employment is before your qualifications assessed at the AQF Certificate III or Certificate IV level, three years of highly relevant employment in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.

If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as a Lifeguard, please fill out the below assessment form. The assessment is free. After submitting the form, a registered migration consultant will look into the information and advise you of the outcome of the assessment via your email address.