Aquatics Specialist/Lifeguard

The purpose of this role is to support and strengthen ISKL’s position as a leader in international education by preserving its rich culture, diversity, and reputation through the contributions of its Aquatics Department.

Swimming and water sports involve almost all the muscles throughout the body, which gives students an excellent full-body workout. Swimming also provides great cardiovascular exercise, promoting a healthy heart and lungs. The ISKL Aquatic Center has three swimming pools, one of which is a 50-meter pool. The aquatic center teaches students techniques to get them used to being in the water and teaches them how to react around water. Aquatic education is important because it not only gives our students life skills around the water, but it also teaches them how to survive in water if an accident occurs.

To achieve this purpose, the Aquatics Specialist/Lifeguard assists and supports the Aquatics Lead and PE teachers in enforcing policies and procedures, which ensure efficient, safe, and effective operation of pool facilities as well as teaching the students in the PE aquatic unit. In carrying out his/her tasks, the role instills and promotes the vision of ISKL while creating a journey of a harmonious environment that leads to learning being stimulated, curiosity sparked, vision cultivated, and action inspired.

Aquatics Specialist/Lifeguards play a key role in achieving a collective successful result in overall ISKL education. Every action taken in this role must be consistent with the ISKL Mission, which provides the very foundation for our students and their community to develop the attitudes, skills, knowledge, and understanding to become highly successful and socially responsible global citizens.

Aquatics Specialists/Lifeguards are part of vital support to the school and are expected to be passionate about being part of the contributing factors towards the continued success of ISKL through individual and teamwork efforts.

RESPONSIBILITIES, inclusive but not limited to

• Ensure that all swimming pool operations and its facilities are maintained in a safe and proper condition
• Support the aquatics team, including providing first aid in the absence of a school nurse
• Fulfill all aspects of the ISKL Aquatics SOP, which is updated annually.
• Provide coaching for intramural classes and swim meets, and carry out swimming tests if and when necessary.
• Assist teachers in the supervision and instruction of swimming classes.
• Support the Aquatics’ comprehensive swim program, inclusive of curricular swimming programs, learn-to-swim programs, various competitive swim programs, and recreational swim programs.
• Support the leadership in managing the community outreach for aquatics events outside of the ISKL community
• Carries out any other duties as assigned by the Aquatics Lead

Technical skills

• The Aquatics Specialist/Lifeguard should have excellent organizational, communication, and public relations skills.
• Good physical fitness and stamina with life-saving skills or water rescue competencies
• The ability to swim well and demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills in English and a passion for detail.
• Must practice optimal surveillance of swimming areas and peacefully enforce ISKL facility rules and regulations to maintain swimmer safety at all times
• Reliable, professional, and responsible.
• Equipped with the awareness of health and safety procedures
• The ability to remain calm and react appropriately in an emergency

Personal attributes

• To emulate and excel in ISKL’s culture in demonstrating empathy and care, commitment to collective efficacy beliefs in nurturing positive impacts on students’ achievements, and having high expectations of self is an absolute necessity
• Must have the ability to interact well with all within the ISKL community, able to navigate and be respectful in multinational settings
• Maintain a caring yet professional relationship with the students by respecting each student as an individual
• Possess  initiative, be adaptable, flexible, and an absolute team player

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• CPR/AED Training and Certification
• Learn-to-swim certified: Eg., AUSTSWIM TSW or any other or any other qualifications that are similar or equivalent in terms of relevance and level

Important notes:

Role holders are expected to be fully committed and supportive of ISKL’s ongoing commitment to fostering, cultivating, and preserving ISKL’s Values by holding themselves accountable and by modeling this commitment in the execution of duties and responsibilities in ISKL.

This role profile describes the core output expected in this role and does not encompass a comprehensive list of specific tasks, temporary activities, or projects initiated as a result of changing contexts.  Agility and a growth mindset are expected of all our employees.

PROCEDURES

Interview

Only those short-listed for an interview will be contacted. The decision and notification of the successful candidate will be made as soon as the interview process is complete.

(Closing date to receive applications: August 21, 2026)

Candidates should be aware that if an exceptional applicant is identified early in the search process, ISKL reserves the right to make an appointment before the deadline is reached. Interested candidates are, therefore, advised to apply as early as possible.