Contract - Casual
Hours - As and When Required
Salary - £13.69 Per Hour
Seasonal Beach Patrol Officer Vacancy Blackpool
We are seeking enthusiastic and self‑motivated individual to work as part of the Council’s Beach Patrol team at Blackpool for 2026.
This is a seasonal post for the summer (July & August mainly, but there may be additional work early and late season).
You must be confident in your abilities and possess an up‑to‑date RLSS National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification or be willing to attend an RLSS NVBLQ course that we will be running early summer.
Interviews & Assessments
Assessment Details:
* 15–20-minute interview
* Physical Assessment – Incident response exercise
* Timed 1 mile run – 8-minute minimum
* Timed 400m swim – 8-minute minimum
Assessment Dates – 7th April 2026
* 8:00am – Swim test at Palatine Leisure Centre
* 10am – Interview slots will commence, with subsequent run and incident response exercise all held at Beach Patrol Headquarters
You will need to bring with you:
* Your relevant qualification certificates (e.g. your NVBLQ plus others)
* Sports attire for swimming and running
* Passport, Driving Licence, proof of current address along with two references
Are you a Blackpool resident aged between 16‑24? Would you benefit from some free guidance on producing a quality application for job vacancies such as this one? Blackpool Council’s Youth Hub – The Platform has highly skilled Employment Advisers that can support you with demonstrating how you can evidence you meet the Essential and Desirable criteria requirements on a Job Description.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children / vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed; guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
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