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Lifeguard
Role summary
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The Lifeguard is responsible for supervising swimming pools and beachfront areas, maintaining constant awareness of guest safety, enforcing resort water-safety rules, and responding quickly to emergencies. Typical requirements include a valid lifeguard certification, current CPR and first-aid training, strong swimming ability, good physical fitness, and the ability to remain calm under pressure. Previous experience in a hotel, resort, pool, or aquatic facility is advantageous. The successful candidate should be alert, friendly, professional, and comfortable working outdoors, weekends, holidays, and changing shifts. Duties may also include inspecting safety equipment, keeping the pool area orderly, assisting guests, recording incidents, and cooperating with security and emergency-response teams.
Can I work in the Philippines?
Never pay anyone for a visa or a job offer. A real employer pays the permit costs and never asks you for money.
How it works
How it works: The employer files a work permit (Alien Employment Permit) after a local-first job notice, then a 9(g) visa; hotels get permits for specialists, not line staff.
Watch for: From 11 November 2026: job notice online, decision in 10 working days. Filing is online only, at the labour department's central office, since 2026.
Official source: Bureau of Immigration: Pre-arranged Employment Visa (9G). Checked November 2026.
What the job usually comes with in the Philippines
Usual for the Philippines, varies by employer. Checked November 2026.
| Housing | Not in city hotels; island resorts (Boracay, Siargao) may give shared staff quarters |
|---|---|
| Meals | Duty meals in the staff canteen |
| Flights | Senior packages only |
| Service charge | All of it shared equally among staff except managers (by law); the amount varies by hotel |
| Contract | Probation up to 6 months (by law); foreigners' contracts follow the permit, 1 to 3 years |
| Leave | 5 days after 1 year; 10 regular holidays; 13th-month pay (by law) |
| Income tax | 0% to PHP 250,000 a year (about USD 4,000), then 15% to 35% |
Senior staff often get more than line staff, for example a single room or a yearly home flight. Ask the employer what the job includes before you accept.
Guidance, not legal advice. Rules change; your employer confirms the details for your case.
About Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort
Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort is a beachfront hotel and resort in Punta Engaño, Mactan Island, Cebu, operated under the Sheraton brand of Marriott International. The resort serves leisure travelers, families, groups, and business guests, offering accommodation, restaurants, recreation facilities, meeting spaces, and access to Cebu’s coastal attractions. Marriott International is one of the world’s largest hospitality companies, with a broad portfolio of hotel brands and properties across many countries. Employees typically work in a structured, guest-focused environment with standards covering service, safety, cleanliness, teamwork, and professional conduct. Resort roles can provide exposure to international hospitality practices, training opportunities, employee benefits, and career mobility within Marriott, although specific compensation and benefits depend on the employment contract and local regulations.