Beach Lifeguard at InterContinental Fujairah Resort

As the world’s largest family of luxury hotels, we all take great pride in being genuine ambassadors of the InterContinental® brand. Shaped by decades of international know-how and local insights, our passion for luxury travel spans cultures and customs. Inspiring us to create warm and sophisticated experiences for those seeking a richer perspective on the world.

The InterContinental Fujairah Resort is situated on the shoreline of the exquisite Al Aqah Beach, beneath the spectacular backdrop of the Hajjar Mountains. An exceptional destination where Arabian hospitality meets luxury. With 190 rooms, indoor & outdoor event space, restaurants & bar. With over 30 languages and countries represented by the staff, the hotel weaves together an international five-star resort presence.

What's your passion? Whether you're into knitting, kite flying or karaoke, at IHG we're interested in YOU! We love people who apply the same amount of care and passion to their jobs as they do their hobbies - people who help us create great brands guests love. And we're looking for more people like this to join our dynamic & committed team at the InterContinental Fujairah Resort.

Your Day to Day:

As a Beach Lifeguard, you will ensure the safety and wellbeing of guests using the resort beach and swimming areas. You will continuously monitor water conditions and guest activities, enforce safety procedures, and respond promptly to emergencies while providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all guests.

Some of your responsibilities are:

• Monitor guests in the designated sea swimming and beach areas during operational hours, ensuring compliance with all beach safety rules and regulations.

• Maintain a zero-drowning standard by continuously monitoring swimmers and assessing sea conditions, tides, weather, currents, and other potential safety risks.

• Respond promptly to emergencies, performing sea-water rescues and providing first aid, CPR, AED, and spinal management as required.

• Inspect the beach area and rescue equipment regularly to ensure they are safe, accessible, properly maintained, and ready for use.

• Maintain and operate all rescue and emergency equipment correctly, ensuring it is safely stored and readily available at all times.

• Report hazards, maintenance issues, accidents, and safety concerns immediately, while strictly adhering to hotel health, safety, hygiene, and emergency procedures.

• Provide professional and friendly assistance to guests, promote safe swimming practices, and support a safe and enjoyable beach experience.

• Perform other reasonable duties as assigned.

Ideally, you'll have some or all of the following competencies and experience we're looking for:

• Must hold a valid and active Beach Lifeguard qualification

• Certified and competent in sea-water rescue, CPR, AED, first aid, and spinal management.

• Minimum 2 years’ experience as a lifeguard, preferably within a hotel, resort, or beach environment.

• Strong knowledge of beach safety procedures, emergency response, tides, currents, weather conditions, and water safety.

• Physically fit, strong swimmer, alert, and able to respond quickly and effectively in emergency situations.

• Good command of spoken and written English; additional languages are an advantage.

• Strong communication, teamwork, observation, and guest service skills.

• Able to operate, maintain, and safely store rescue and emergency equipment.

• Able to work flexible shifts, including weekends and public holidays.

In return, we offer competitive pay and benefits, and a chance to work with a great team of talented people. Most importantly, we'll give you the Room to Belong.

So what's your passion? Please get in touch if this position matches your skills and interests and tell us how you could bring your individual competencies by clicking "Apply Online".

We are an equal opportunity employer.