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ENHANCE YOUR CAREER ON THE BEACH
The RNLI is recruiting for lifeguards to join their
rates of pay and the chance to develop valuable and
teams at Whitsand Bay and Seaton beaches this
transferable skills.
summer.
Lifeguard teams are made up of a mix of ages, genders
The training and experience offered by the lifesaving
and backgrounds which mean the team can draw on
service means it is great option for young people
individual skills or attributes to face any number of
starting their career, however the charity is also
different situations and learn from each other. Those
keen to encourage applications from those looking
coming from other professions or at a different stage
to diversify already establish careers or require the
in their lives often have more tools in their armoury
flexibility to work around other commitments.
to deal with difficult or unusual situations and are
At the forefront of the RNLI’s lifesaving work, the
a particularly valuable asset to the team. The RNLI
charity’s lifeguards responded to almost 12,500
hope to attract talented people regardless of age or
incidents and helped more than 14,000 people on
life situation.
beaches across the south west in 2018. Successful
Find out more about how you can make a difference
applicants receive world-class training in search and
and apply to be part of an amazing lifesaving team at
rescue, lifesaving and casualty care techniques, good
rnli.org/BeALifeguard
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