RNLI Employee Reviews for Lifeguard

Surly the best seasonal job in the uk. Great active job, especially if you love being down the beach and in the sea. Brilliant training from the rnli, very rewarding.

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Fantastic Job

Beach Lifeguard (Current Employee) - North Devon - 1 May 2023

The job itself can't be beaten really. It's very exciting and you're always doing interesting things. Can be very intense one day and very relaxed the next. Sometimes higher ups in management can be difficult, and sometimes feel that we could be treated better, but given how good the job itself is you tend to ignore that.

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Based on 47 survey responses

What people like

Sense of belonging
Ability to meet personal goals
Clear sense of purpose

Great sense of achievement through work

RNLI Beach Lifeguard (Current Employee) - Gwithian - 21 February 2023

The RNLI are fantastic to work for. Great training provided. Supervisors are supportive. Great team morale. Time off is sometimes an issue, but management will help you in anyway they can.

Pros

Outdoor work

Cons

Can be put in stressful situations

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Excellent job

Lifeguard (Former Employee) - Wales - 15 October 2021

Great job as a lifeguard but only seasonal. Enjoy being outside and working with some great people. Can be boring at times but also very exciting at other times. Very worthwhile job.

Pros

Working outside on the beach

Cons

Not valued by RNLI, Won't give a reference as apparently RNLI policy, Also did not help with any furlough during covid

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Productive, Interesting and Fast Paced work place on busy days

Beach Lifeguard (Current Employee) - Wirral, Merseyside - 7 October 2021

The job is a diverse experience within days, switching pace sometimes in hours. The pay is fair and the work place can take interesting turns throughout the day.

Pros

Working on the beach in the sun, good pay

Cons

Travel between beaches, the level of fitness/skill

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Ruined by Payroll

Lifeguard (Current Employee) - Skegness, Lincolnshire - 24 June 2020

Staff morale in the place is so low because of the balloon-heads at payroll. They mess up everyone's wages, lie when I phone them and basically are laughing at everyone when we try to get our wages that we have worked hard for. Get rid of the imbeciles at payroll and we will all be so much happier to be there.

Pros

Some decent colleagues.

Cons

Payroll gets away with murder

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Official response from RNLI

16 July 2020

Our payroll team, along with the rest of the organisation, has been facing a complex series of unprecedented challenges due to the impact of COVID19. Every effort has been made to pay our employees on time and correctly, however some errors have occurred.Paying employees correctly is incredibly important to the RNLI, as it is for our employees. The payroll department have been working hard to correct any errors made and have been communicating directly with those affected.Your frustration is understood, but please bear with us while this is rectified. If there is anything outstanding, please speak directly with the payroll department or your line manager.

Busy but enjoyable workplace

Lifeguard (Former Employee) - Holt, Norfolk - 7 June 2020

You could choose your shifts, however we had limited lifeguards so people were always having to cover. Pay is good for a teenager still in education. You learn responsibility, concentration, extremely valuable First Aid and life saving techniques.

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Family Like Environment

Grade 3 Lifeguard (Former Employee) - Ballymoney, County Antrim - 15 May 2020

Training is long, detailed and intense, but once completed it gives you the ability to practise and perform lifesaving techniques on a daily basis giving everybody a confidence in their ability. Due to the friendly environment that is established from day 1. The RNLI are always happy to help come together to solve issues by working together as one unit.

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Official response from RNLI

25 August 2020

Thank you for sharing your experience of becoming a lifeguard for the RNLI, and for helping to keep people on our beaches safe!

Productive and fun

Beach Lifeguard (Current Employee) - Portsmouth - 9 December 2019

Become part of a family where you work close with one another to ensure the beach is safe for the public. Learn many life skills that will benefit you throughout your life.

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stressful but can be fun

Beach Lifeguard (Former Employee) - Dorset - 22 November 2019

stressful but can be fun full training is given and paid for high level of fitness is required throughout the season (the workouts can be really fun)

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Good job satisfaction

Lifeguard (Current Employee) - Thanet - 28 September 2019

learned multiple ways of managing a team as well as the public. very good at training staff, with lots of different courses for staff to do. very good job satisfaction.

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Professional

Rnli lifeguard (Former Employee) - Boscombe - 11 March 2018

Really fun working on the beach with like minded people with similar interests. Workers are always striving for good public image with is really important for the charity.

Pros

Working outside

Cons

Rain

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Amazing

Lifeguard (Former Employee) - Scarborough, North Yorkshire - 19 February 2018

Amazing company to work for, great management and even greater job! You get to sun tan whilst working and awesome working perks! Payed lunch with a 30minute surf break! What more could you want?!

Pros

Payed lunch, 30 minute surf break

Cons

None

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Good.

Lifeguard (Current Employee) - North Devon - 19 September 2017

RNLI beach lifeguard is the best job in Britain. Working on the best beach in Europe really helps to show that. My colleagues are all similar thinking, young adults and work is an enjoyable place to be.

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Amazing place to work

Lifeguard Supervisor (education) (Former Employee) - County - 27 January 2017

A super place to work with lots of fun and interesting events happening all the time extra training given to a worldwide standard

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productive and a nice workplace

grade 2 lifeguard (Former Employee) - Cullercoats - 31 July 2016

Working for the RNLI allowed me to develop new skills such as time management, working with different services such as police, ambulance and council. It has also developed my knowledge on dealing with different types of the general public. Allowing me to work in many different workplaces.

Pros

helping the public when in need

Cons

cullerocats being a rough beach and having no support from police at times

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Patrolling

Beach Lifeguard (Volunteer) (Former Employee) - Wales - 30 October 2015

A very good Experience learning many lessons. Always alert. Always ready. Working while dealing with stress. I would like to express my deepest thanks to the RNLI for the extensive training.

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Lifeguard Supervisor (Current Employee) - Kingsbridge - 31 July 2015

I have learnt a number of new skills as a result of working for the RNLI and would highly recommend them. My position has taught me leadership, team work, handling pressure and logistics.

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Cons

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Exciting and Challenging

Beach Lifeguard (Former Employee) - Northern Ireland - 23 August 2014

Exciting and very rewarding place to work over the summer months looking after members of the public and saving lives if required.

Pros

Outdoor summer job

Cons

Tough training

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Fun work, dedicated to saving lives, lifelong experience.

Beach Lifeguard (Current Employee) - Thanet - 10 February 2014

I worked as a Beach Lifeguard. What better place to work? Ensuring public safety by being equipped with advanced first aid skills, prolific rescue skills, and a high standard of fitness. Very well organised company, good management. Always someone to talk to if needed and great support from co workers. The RNLI is like a family, everyone supports everyone. Hardest part of the job is rainy days, when no one comes to the beach. however these days are perfect for improving personal work skills and team cohesion. The most enjoyable part of the day is leaving the beach after clocking off on a scorching, busy day, safe in the knowledge that everything you did today saved lives. Another enjoyable part of the job is knowing that no single day is the same, anything can happen on any day!

Pros

Saving lives, outside job, high fitness standards, socials

Cons

Long days

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Productive and Fun workplace

Beach Lifeguard (Current Employee) - Newquay, ENG - 8 October 2013

We would go set the flags out in a safe place for people to use the water and make sure that everyone was using it in a safe manor. I learned how to see where the safest place to put the area was as well as being able to spot people in difficulty before they actually get into difficulty. Everyone that i worked with was fun, friendly and still worked really hard to achieve the best standard of work. One of the hardest parts of the job was when you had to go and rescue a casualty in difficulty when the waves where big, as if you did anything wrong you yourself could become a second casualty. The most enjoyable part of the job was the good feeling you got when you rescued someone and saved their lives.