Lifeguard - Summer - Edinburgh

Lifeguard - Summer - Edinburgh

Are you ready to make a splash in your career? Kings Camps are seeking dynamic and enthusiastic Lifeguards to join our team. If you have a passion for developing children's water confidence and ensuring a safe aquatic environment, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

Kings Camps run sports and activity day camps for children throughout the school holidays that deliver our mission – getting children active, having fun and learning together.

We know market-leading programmes don’t deliver themselves - it’s our people who create amazing holiday experiences for children - and we’re now hiring energetic and passionate Lifeguards to deliver our mission in 2026 and beyond.

Why work for Kings Camps?

• Funded residential opportunities
• Employee Awards Programme
• Up to 60% off Paediatric First Aid training
• £30 reward voucher for referring a friend
• Up to 50% off Kings Camps places for your own children, siblings or wider family (5-17yrs)
• Excellent locations – some of the best universities and school sports facilities in the UK!
• Market leading training and development
• Fully funded disclosure for Managerial positions
• Career development and the potential of regular employment with Kings (we always promote from within!)
• Opportunity to help make a difference in the lives of children from all backgrounds
• Free Kings Camps uniform

Job Description

As an NPLQ or NRASTC qualified lifeguard, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the safe delivery of swimming sessions to mixed ability groups of children aged between 5 and 17.

Lifeguards have a high level of responsibility and require a valid NPLQ qualification, attention to detail, and the ability to respond appropriately to the pool environment. You’ll work from poolside for all sessions with our Swimming Teacher and ratio’d staff teams.

Safety is our number one priority, so Lifeguards work closely with Swim Teachers, Camp Managers and venue staff to ensure the facilities and equipment are safe, conducting risk assessments, monitoring water conditions, and mitigating incidents. Lifeguards need to ensure all children and support staff adhere to our policies, and the venue’s Normal Operating Procedure and Emergency Action Plan throughout.

Swim sessions typically last between 30 – 45 minutes. Session times and pool availability will vary, but we typically run sessions between 9.30am – 3.30pm, Monday to Friday. This role can also be accompanied with the Multi Sports Coach role if you’re looking for more hours around swim sessions.

Working hours: Flexible between 9:30am-3:30pm Monday- Friday. Exact working hours also dependent upon the availability of the pool and the numbers of children attending

Person Specification (Ideal, but with some flexibility)

• Required experience
• 6-12 months’ lifeguarding experience
• Ongoing lifeguarding /water safety training

Required qualifications

You’ll need to hold one of the following:

• Current National Pool Lifeguard Qualification (NPLQ)
• National Rescue Award for Swimming Teachers and Coaches (NRASTC)
• STA Safety Award for Teachers
• Must be eligible to work in the UK

Required attributes

• Understanding of risk
• Willing to make decisions and take action in relation to water safety
• Able to communicate effectively with children and staff
• Calm, and able to follow procedure
• Vibrant, resilient, team player
• Flexible and adaptable

Our Safeguarding Promise

Kings Active Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Safer recruitment is central to the way we work and all staff and volunteers are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding, always creating an environment where young people feel safe and can thrive.

About us

Kings Camps are a market leading not-for-profit organisation offering sports and activity day camps at over 50 UK locations, getting children and young people active, having fun and learning together.

Founded in 1991, we were inspired by US-style summer camps. We decided that youngsters in the UK would love to experience school holiday camps too, and established a model which meant we could reach even more children through not-for-profit work in the UK and overseas.

Our coaches (we call them Red Tops) deliver high quality sports camps with an energy, passion and commitment to child development that we call the Kings Factor®.