Surf Life Saving Northern Region

During the peak summer season Surf Life Saving in the Northern Region employs lifeguards to patrol 22 locations Monday to Friday, with some locations 7 days a week. This is known as the Paid Lifeguard Service and it is designed to augment volunteer patrols by providing coverage throughout the week and where volunteer patrols do not exist.

The service operates every weekday and includes Christmas and New Year’s Day. The service runs from December through to March for the busier patrol locations, and mid-December through to February for the majority of the others.

Surf Life Saving Northern Region seeks appropriately qualified and experienced Lifeguards to fill positions each season.

All Lifeguards applying to be must have a good level of fitness, have good surf lifesaving knowledge and experience, be able to work well within a team environment, be able to think and respond under pressure and be dedicated to fill the roster for this period (including Christmas and New Year’s).

Paid Lifeguards:

For those seeking fixed-term or casual work as paid lifeguards in Northern Region, including RWC Operators. This link is for new and returning Paid Lifeguards.

Documentation you will require to complete this application includes a CV and a cover letter.

Additional required documentation, to enable us to complete the Police Vetting process, are 2 x forms of identification, one primary and one secondary (one of which must be photographic).

Primary IDs include:

Passport (NZ or Overseas)
NZ Firearms Licence
NZ Full Birth Certificate (issued on or after 1998])
NZ Citizenship Certificate
NZ Refugee Travel Document
NZ Emergency Travel Document
NZ Certificate of Identity

Secondary IDs include:

NZ Driver Licence
18+ card
NZ Full Birth Certificate (issued before 1998)
Community Services card
SuperGold Card
NZ Employee Photo Identification Card
NZ Student Photo Identification Card
NZ Inland Revenue number
NZ issued utility bill (issued not more than six months earlier)
NZ Teachers Registration certificate
NZ Electoral Roll Record
International Driving Permit
Steps to Freedom Form

Current identity documents are preferred, but documents that have expired within the past five years may be accepted. Please upload photos of ID.

As part of this application there will be a medical standards questionnaire. It is designed to assess your ability to safely undertake the operational duties of these services. It is not designed to exclude or discourage you from working in a regional capacity.