Water Safety Officer - Mallaig

• Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)

• VO105003

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea, but it's not limited to launching a lifeboat or providing lifeguards to save lives.
Water safety contributes to the RNLI's vision of saving every one, by developing Water Safety and Lifesaving Plans and working with Partners to help influence improved safety, to reduce the number of preventable deaths and incidents that occur within local coastal and inland waterway environments.
The Water Safety Officer is a pivotal role in that you would be involved in the design and implementation of the Water Safety and Lifesaving Plan, liaising closely with the local Lifeboat Operations Team, Area Lifesaving Manager, and the Water Safety team. A Water Safety and Lifesaving Plan is designed to identify "at risk" groups to reduce fatalities and serious incidents by working with partners to develop specifically targeted interventions.
This is a great volunteer opportunity for someone who can be effective both within a team and on a stand-alone basis. If you would like to join a friendly, dedicated, motivated team and you fit the criteria above or, have some of the required skills, we would like to hear from you.
What you need for this role:

• Good knowledge / experience of coastal / inland waterway environment and local water based activity


• IT literate


• Supervisory experience


• Understanding of risk management


• Analytical skills

Experience required

• Good knowledge / experience of coastal / inland waterway environment and local water based activity


• IT literate


• Supervisory experience


• Understanding of risk management


• Analytical skills

Travel expenses

Reasonable out of pocket expenses reimbursed.

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Dates

12 February - 22 October 2026

Support

Training details

Training to fulfil your volunteer role will be provided and reasonable out of pocket expenses reimbursed.

Restrictions

Minimum age: 18

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Volunteers (aged 18-25) taking part in this opportunity are eligible to claim Saltire Awards hours for their activity.
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