Seasonal Beach Assistant

at  Gwynedd Council

Period of around 6 months from April to September available for the following locations:
Pwllheli - Abersoch, Porthmadog - Morfa Bychan, Barmouth, Tywyn - Aberdovey
Gwynedd Council offers an attractive employment package.
Gwynedd Council operates internally through the medium of Welsh, and offers all its services bilingually. The applicant will be required to reach the linguistic level noted as one of the essential skills in the Person Specification.
We encourage everyone who applies for a job with Gwynedd Council to submit job applications in Welsh or bilingually.
(Applications submitted in English only or Welsh only will always be treated equally, but we ask applicants to consider carefully what the linguistic requirements of the job in question is and if it would be more appropriate to submit an application in Welsh.)
For further information about this post please contact Richard Emlyn Hughes on 0791 755 4624 or via e-mailt: richardemlynhughes@gwynedd.llyw.cymru
Application forms and further details available from Support Service, Gwynedd Council, Council Offices, Caernarfon, LL55 1SH
Tel: 01286 679076
E-Mail: Swyddi@gwynedd.llyw.cymru

PURPOSE OF THE POST

• Ensure that the people of Gwynedd are at the centre of everything we do.
• Assist with beach supervision. Present information and advice to the public on safety issues. Inform the public regarding tide tables and the weather. Enforce local by-laws and ensure that users of the coast comply with current acts and policies. Provide basic first aid and call for the assistance from the emergency services as required. Complete any maintenance tasks as required.

MAIN DUTIES

• Advise the public on safety issues.
• Assist with day-to-day beach supervision
• Present safety leaflets, or other leaflets for beach users
• Ensure that the beach is free from any risks and litter and ensure that the Line Manager is immediately made aware of any hazards.
• Check all the beach safety equipment and the nearby harbour daily
• Consult daily with the Maritime Beaches Officer and the Harbour Master. Assist as required
• Advise the public on the local by-laws and policies
• Ensure that the appropriate information and resource monitoring forms are completed at the end of every day.
• Assist the emergency services as required.
• Assist harbour officers with daily maintenance work as required
• Assist to ensure that boats in the sea comply with the IRPCS/By-laws and policies and inform the Beaches Maritime Officer of any incidents
• Collect litter and ensure the cleanliness of the beach and nearby lands on a daily basis
• Clean the Maritime Unit’s vehicles on a daily basis
• Ensure that the requirements of beach awards are met on a daily basis.
• Ensure the public comply with By-laws and dog restrictions and distribute dog poop bags as required
• Update information on the notice boards as needed, e.g. Tide Tables, water quality results, etc.
• Complete any maintenance tasks as required.
• Responsibility for self-development.
• Ensure compliance with workplace Health and Safety regulations in accordance with the responsibilities noted in the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and the Council’s Health and Safety Policy.
• Operate within the Council’s equal opportunities and equality policies.
• Responsible for managing information in accordance with the Council’s information management standards and guidelines. Ensure that personal information is treated in accordance with Data Protection legislation.
• Commitment to reducing the Council’s carbon emissions in accordance with the Carbon Management Plan, and to encourage others to act positively towards reducing the Council’s Carbon Footprint.
• Undertake any other reasonable duty which corresponds to the salary level and responsibility level of the job.
• Responsible for reporting any concern or suspicion that a child or vulnerable adult is being abused.