RNLI on the lookout for lifeguards in Brighton ahead of the 2025 season
Fancy becoming a lifeguard on one of the UK’s most popular beaches this summer? The RNLI is looking for lifeguards to join us for the 2025 season, on ten beaches in Brighton and Hove, stretching from Saltdean to Hove Lagoon.
Can you swim 400m in under 7½ minutes, run 200m under 40 seconds on a beach or swim 25 metres in 50 seconds? And do you enjoy spending time on the beach keeping people safe all summer long? Joining the RNLI as a lifeguard may be the perfect summer job for you!
The roles last for the summer season but many lifeguards use the comprehensive training as a springboard to a career in emergency or public services, or to find jobs abroad.
Brighton is a busy and exciting holiday destination as well as being home to a year-round community of recreational water users and has an RNLI lifeboat station which opened in 1824. The RNLI is proud to build on the existing council lifeguarding service at Brighton with the charity’s extensive experience and training.
Lead Lifeguard Supervisor for Hampshire, West Sussex and Brighton, said: ‘RNLI lifeguards are at the forefront of the charity’s lifesaving work. Being an RNLI lifeguard is a rewarding and varied job. No two days are the same.’
‘There is so much opportunity for progression in the role, and you make a huge difference in your community by preventing potentially life-threatening situations. We are looking for people willing to learn and put their training into action to make the right decision if someone’s life is in danger.’
Applicants need to be aged 16 or over on the day of their assessment, hold a National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification (NVBLQ), and meet our criteria. Click here to find out more.
Notes to editors
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Brighton and Hove City Council and the RNLI have signed a contract to provide a lifeguard service to the city’s beaches beginning this Easter. The RNLI already provides a lifeguard service to 239 beaches around the UK, and is proud to build on the existing lifeguarding service at Brighton with the charity’s extensive experience and training.
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Applicants must hold a National Vocational Beach Lifeguard Qualification (NVBLQ) or equivalent or ILS Beach/Surf Lifeguard qualification or equivalent. You can find out if your beach/surf lifeguard qualification is recognised on the ILS website.
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If you fall into the water unexpectedly, remember to FLOAT TO LIVE.
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The RNLI charity saves lives at sea. Its volunteers provide a 24-hour search and rescue service around the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland coasts. The RNLI operates 238 lifeboat stations in the UK and Ireland and more than 240 lifeguard units on beaches around the UK and Channel Islands. The RNLI is independent of Coastguard and government and depends on voluntary donations and legacies to maintain its rescue service. Since the RNLI was founded in 1824, its lifeboat crews and lifeguards have saved over 146,000 lives.
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