PEOPLE can now apply to be lifeguards at one of the country’s most popular seafronts ahead of the summer season.
Brighton and Hove’s seafront team is currently recruiting lifeguards to patrol beaches from the Marina to Hove Lagoon.
Lifeguards play an important role in helping to keep residents and visitors safe on Brighton beaches, patrolling the seafront, offering safety advice, helping swimmers, and enforcing the local bylaws.
During an average year, Brighton’s lifeguards respond to 150 incidents in the sea and on the beach, last year saving 30 lives.
They also administer first aid to around 250 beach goers, give safety advice to around 30,000 people and reunite hundreds of children with their families.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to a swim test to show they can swim 400 metres in seven minutes 30 seconds or under.
They will complete a beach lifeguard qualification and a week-long induction course acquiring a wide range of skills from assessing sea and weather conditions and dealing with beach hazards, to carrying out first aid and water rescues.
They will take up their posts from May 28 until September 4.
Applications to join the team are now open: www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/jobs/job-details?job_id=19673
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