Lifeguard in Bournemouth

Location: Wareham, Dorset

Compensation: £13.45 per hour + Benefits

Role Type: Permanent / Zero Hours

Make a difference by helping to keep people safe. At Babcock, we're working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Lifeguard at Bovington, Dorset.

The role:

As a Lifeguard, you'll be responsible for providing professional pool supervision and life-saving cover, helping to support military training activities while ensuring the highest standards of safety. This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive team, maintain your professional qualifications, and contribute to an environment where safety always comes first.

Day-to-day, you will be:

• Monitoring the swimming pool and training activities at all times whilst on duty.
• Carrying out poolside and changing room safety checks following swimming sessions.
• Ensuring pool safety operating procedures are followed and maintained.
• Attending regular training sessions to maintain operational readiness.
• Maintaining your fitness levels and keeping your National Pool Lifeguard Qualification current.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to pass a targeted medical questionnaire and/or medical examination as a condition of employment for this role. This is a permanent, zero-hours position based onsite at Bovington. Working hours are offered as required, with the role typically averaging 8–12 hours per week.

Essential experience of the Lifeguard:

• Previous lifeguarding experience.
• Confident swimming ability and the ability to pass a swimming assessment.
• Experience working within a safety-focused environment.
• Strong observation skills and the ability to respond effectively in emergency situations.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Qualifications for the Lifeguard:

• Current National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.

Security Clearance:

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (EDBS) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.

What we offer:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

Babcock We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 28/07/2026