lifeguard instructortolife guard
A lifeguard instructor already meets 56% of what the life guard role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
56%
46.6/ 100
1 Share of the life guard role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the lifeguard instructor profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A life guard role treats 10 of its required skills as things a lifeguard instructor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- advise on safety measures
- assist pool users
- control crowd
- first aid
- handle veterinary emergencies
- health, safety and hygiene legislation
What stands in the way is 5 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A life guard role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a lifeguard instructor background worth leading with.
- already held assist pool users assisting and caring
- already held rescue bathers assisting and caring
- already held swimming pool chemicals natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held advise on safety measures communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held control crowd assisting and caring
- already held security threats services
All 16 carried skills, including the 10 the life guard role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held provide first aid required
- required, not held react calmly in stressful situations required
- optional, not held contribute to the safeguarding of children optional
- optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held manage major incidents optional
- optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
- required, not held supervise pool activities required
- optional, not held maintain quality of pool water optional
- required, not held tolerate stress required
- optional, not held perform clerical duties optional
- required, not held swimming pool safety guidelines required
- optional, not held assist emergency services optional
- optional, not held give swimming lessons optional
- optional, not held promote equality in sport activities optional
- optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
- optional, not held monitor swimming-pool infrastructure optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a life guard role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 supervise pool activities skill · sector specific
- 02 swimming pool safety guidelines knowledge · sector specific
- 03 tolerate stress skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 16 skills that carry over
- already held advise on safety measures skill
- already held assist pool users skill
- already held control crowd skill
- already held first aid knowledge
- already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
- already held health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
- already held practice vigilance skill
- already held rescue bathers skill
- already held security threats knowledge
- already held swim skill
- already held fire safety regulations knowledge
- already held manage emergency evacuation plans skill
- already held manage theft prevention skill
- already held operate radio equipment skill
- already held restrain individuals skill
- already held swimming pool chemicals knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held maintain pool cleanliness optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist emergency services optional
- optional, not held contribute to the safeguarding of children optional
- optional, not held give swimming lessons optional
- optional, not held maintain pool cleanliness optional
- optional, not held maintain quality of pool water optional
- optional, not held manage lost and found articles optional
- optional, not held monitor swimming-pool infrastructure optional
- optional, not held promote equality in sport activities optional
- optional, not held deal with aggressive behaviour optional
- optional, not held liaise with security authorities optional
- optional, not held manage major incidents optional
- optional, not held operate fire extinguishers optional
- optional, not held perform clerical duties optional
24 held skills the life guard role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- not needed by the target role adult education knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply teaching strategies skill
- not needed by the target role assess students skill
- not needed by the target role assessment processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role curriculum objectives knowledge
- not needed by the target role demonstrate when teaching skill
- not needed by the target role educate on emergency management skill
- not needed by the target role encourage students to acknowledge their achievements skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role give constructive feedback skill
- not needed by the target role guarantee students' safety skill
- not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of attendance skill
- not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
- not needed by the target role legal use-of-force knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage resources for educational purposes skill
- not needed by the target role protective measures related to swimming pool chemicals knowledge
- not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid to animals skill
- not needed by the target role provide lesson materials skill
- not needed by the target role teach law enforcement principles skill
- not needed by the target role test safety strategies skill
- not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held swimming pool safety guidelines required
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.