Aquatic Service Officer

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Do you thrive in a team environment where safety, service and community come first?

The City of Melville is seeking dedicated Aquatic Service Officers to join our team and help keep our aquatic facilities safe, welcoming and enjoyable for everyone.

In this role, you'll be responsible for ensuring the safety and wellbeing of patrons in and around our pools, responding promptly to emergencies and delivering excellent customer service. You'll also support facility operations, assist with water quality monitoring and contribute to the smooth day-to-day running of the centre.

Location: City of Melville LeisureFit Booragoon

Salary: Level 1-3 $41.15 to $44.76 per hour (+12.5% weekend loading) + 12% Super

Employment Type: Casual

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing vigilant pool supervision to ensure patron safety
• Responding to emergencies and applying First Aid, CPR and oxygen resuscitation within your competency
• Assisting with water quality testing and facility maintenance tasks
• Supporting Duty Officers and contributing to continuous improvement of systems and safety processes
• Promoting a positive and proactive safety culture while delivering great customer service

What We're Looking For

• Current Pool Lifeguard License
• Current HLTAID011 Provide First Aid Certificate
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a customer-first approach
• Good time management, organisational skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Aquatic Technical Operator (Pool Operator) Qualification and/or previous lifeguard experience highly desirable

How to Apply

Apply online via the Apply button and provide a comprehensive resume and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) demonstrating fulfilment of essential requirements outlined in the Position Description attached.

Closing Date: Wednesday, 15 October 2025, 11.59PM AWST.

For further information about this position, please contact: Liam Taylor, Acting Healthy Melville Super – Aquatic Operations on

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we strongly advise you apply as soon as possible as the City reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date.

Why The City of Melville?

We are a welcoming and diverse community that enjoys a blend of retail and business precincts and an abundance of open spaces in a unique, natural landscape, along the shores of the beautiful Swan and Canning Rivers.

We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer – a prestigious award that benchmarks workplace inclusion across various diversity areas. This recognition is the only one of its kind in Australia and highlights our commitment to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and inclusion thrives. In everything we do, we focus on our EPIC values of Excellence, Participation, Integrity and Caring and we aim to achieve an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable future.

Why Belong?

Elevate your work experience with the City of Melville's benefits

• Join an award-winning, Inclusive Employer recognised for diversity, accessibility and welcoming workplaces
• Enjoy annual salary increases of 4%, effective each year from 1 July 2025 to 1 July 2027
• Enjoy flexible working arrangements that help balance work and life
• Stay active with a free LeisureFit membership
• Save time and money with free on-site parking
• Benefit from a generous superannuation co-contribution of up to 15.5%
• Maximise your pay with salary packaging and novated leasing options
• Grow your career with structured professional development and study assistance programs
• Look after your wellbeing with wellness initiatives and Employee Assistance Programs
• Connect outside of work with a vibrant social club

The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities.

Please note that the City does not offer visa sponsorship. While permanent positions are generally only open to Australian citizens or permanent residents, permanent positions may occasionally be filled on a fixed-term basis. In such cases and for fixed-term or casual roles, applicants with temporary unrestricted work rights in Australia (and residing in Perth) may be considered, provided they have unrestricted work rights for the duration of the appointment.

All candidates applying for a position where the use of 'plant and machinery' or driving a vehicle is an inherent requirement of the role and other 'high risk' facilities where public safety is at risk, will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test as part of a pre-employment medical.

We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.