Water is at the heart of life in the Port Macquarie – Hastings region, and keeping our community safe around it has never been more important.
As a Lifeguard with The Y NSW, you'll be more than a watchful presence. You'll help create safe, welcoming environments where families, children, swimmers and visitors can enjoy our aquatic facilities with confidence. Whether it's a busy summer afternoon or a quiet community swim, you'll play a vital role when it matters most.
The Y NSW has proudly supported aquatic safety across the region since 2022, and we're continuing to grow. We're currently building our Lifeguard talent pool across four aquatic centres:
We're looking for passionate Lifeguards who have:
If you're interested in starting a career in aquatics, we'd love to hear from you. We can support you with:
Upcoming Pool Lifeguard Training: Port Macquarie Olympic Pool | 15 & 16 August
Whether you're an experienced Lifeguard or ready to take the first step into the industry, we'd love to connect with you.
Apply today and be part of the team helping keep Port Macquarie – Hastings safe in and around the water.
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
