Rescue

Lifeguard CV: example and template

This example is for lifeguards at swimming pools, water parks, sea and lake beaches and hotels, and for people after a lifeguard course looking for their first seasonal job.

The employer wants to know which qualifications you hold, where you are on duty, how you watch the water, whether you carry out rescues and first aid, which equipment you know and whether you teach swimming. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: lifeguard

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Mateusz Wojcicki

Lifeguard

Koszalin +48 123 456 789 mateusz.wojcicki@example.com

Professional profile

Lifeguard with 7 years of experience at a city swimming pool all year round and at a sea beach in the summer season. I am on duty at the observation post, react to dangers, give qualified first aid, operate rescue equipment and a motorboat and teach swimming to children. I have taken part in more than ten rescues at sea, all ending with the person saved.

Work experience

Lifeguard

09.2019 - present

City swimming pool, Koszalin

  • Duty at the observation post in the pool hall.
  • Qualified first aid and incident records.
  • Swimming lessons for children, 3 groups a week.
  • Checking rescue equipment and pool rules.
  • Working with the team at events and competitions.

Lifeguard, summer season

06.2018 - 08.2025

Sea beach, Mielno

  • Duty on a sea beach.
  • More than ten rescues ending with the person saved.
  • Operating a motorboat and rescue jet ski.

Education

Tourism organisation technician

2014 - 2018

School Complex in Koszalin

Skills

  • Watching the water and reacting to dangers
  • Rescues at the pool and at sea
  • Qualified first aid
  • Operating rescue equipment
  • Driving a boat and jet ski
  • Swimming lessons

Licences

  • Lifeguard qualification
  • Qualified first aid course, valid
  • Motorboat skipper licence
  • Swimming instructor qualification

Languages

  • English: B1
  • German: A2

Additional information

  • Very good fitness and swimming

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How to write a lifeguard CV

Professional summary

Write where you are on duty, which qualifications you hold and what else you do. Add your experience of rescues. The employer is looking for a lifeguard who watches the water constantly, reacts at once and can give first aid.

Person after a lifeguard course and a qualified first aid course. I have swum since childhood and train at a swimming club. I am looking for my first job as a lifeguard at a pool or beach in the season.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe where you work, the type of water, rescues, first aid, equipment and swimming lessons. Add your qualifications and the validity of your first aid course. Also say whether you hold a skipper licence or a swimming instructor qualification.

Weaker: Duty.

Better: Duty at the observation post in the pool hall.

Weaker: Rescues.

Better: More than ten rescues ending with the person saved.

Weaker: Extra tasks.

Better: Swimming lessons for children, 3 groups a week.

Skills worth listing

List watching the water, rescues, first aid, equipment, boats and swimming lessons. In your soft skills show alertness, quick reaction and calm.

Professional skills

  • Watching the water
  • Rescues
  • First aid
  • Rescue equipment
  • Boat and jet ski
  • Swimming lessons

Personal skills

  • Alertness
  • Quick reaction
  • Calm
  • Fitness
  • Responsibility

Licences

List your lifeguard qualification, a valid qualified first aid course, a skipper licence and a swimming instructor qualification. The first aid course must be renewed, so give its validity.

First job as a lifeguard

After the lifeguard and first aid courses, describe your swimming, water sports and volunteering. The first job is often a season at a beach.

Add foreign languages. At beaches and hotels they help when talking with tourists.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A swimming pool looks for year-round work and swimming lessons, a sea beach for open-water rescues and boats, and a water park for watching many attractions at once. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a lifeguard CV

Questions and answers

What should a lifeguard put on a CV?

Qualifications, first aid course, places of duty, rescues, equipment, extra licences and swimming lessons.

Which qualifications are needed?

A lifeguard qualification and a valid qualified first aid course.

Does a skipper licence help?

Yes, at open-water beaches it is a big advantage.

Is seasonal work good experience?

Yes, several seasons at a beach are valuable experience on a CV.

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