Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

life guardtodoor supervisor

A life guard already meets 44% of what the door supervisor role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From life guard
44%
Overlap1
To door supervisor
16 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
55.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

55.9/ 100

1 Share of the door supervisor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the life guard 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

Why this move works

A door supervisor role treats 7 of its required skills as things a life guard already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • control crowd
  • deal with aggressive behaviour
  • fire safety regulations
  • handle veterinary emergencies
  • practice vigilance
  • react calmly in stressful situations

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A door supervisor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a life guard background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assist emergency services communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held manage lost and found articles assisting and caring
  • already held control crowd assisting and caring
  • already held operate fire extinguishers assisting and caring
  • already held deal with aggressive behaviour assisting and caring
  • already held restrain individuals assisting and caring

All 16 carried skills, including the 7 the door supervisor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 5 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 assisting and caring 8 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held check tickets at venue entry required
  • required, not held ensure public safety and security required
  • required, not held comply with the principles of self-defence required
  • required, not held detain offenders required
  • required, not held identify security threats required
  • required, not held monitor guest access required
  • required, not held perform security checks required
  • required, not held screen clients required
  • optional, not held ensure escape routes optional
  • optional, not held ban cameras optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
  • optional, not held perform body searches optional
02 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held illegal substances required
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
04 information skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
  • optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
05 management skills 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess character optional
  • optional, not held handle cash flow optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a door supervisor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held control crowd skill
  • already held deal with aggressive behaviour skill
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held handle veterinary emergencies skill
  • already held practice vigilance skill
  • already held react calmly in stressful situations skill
  • already held restrain individuals skill
  • already held assist emergency services skill
  • already held first aid knowledge
  • already held liaise with security authorities skill
  • already held manage emergency evacuation plans skill
  • already held manage lost and found articles skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held operate fire extinguishers skill
  • already held operate radio equipment skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ensure escape routes optional
  • optional, not held monitor parking areas to maintain security optional
  • optional, not held assess character optional
  • optional, not held assist police investigations optional
  • optional, not held ban cameras optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held handle cash flow optional
  • optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
  • optional, not held perform body searches optional
18 held skills the door supervisor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on safety measures skill
  • not needed by the target role assist pool users skill
  • not needed by the target role contribute to the safeguarding of children skill
  • not needed by the target role give swimming lessons skill
  • not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain pool cleanliness skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain quality of pool water skill
  • not needed by the target role manage theft prevention skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor swimming-pool infrastructure skill
  • not needed by the target role perform clerical duties skill
  • not needed by the target role promote equality in sport activities skill
  • not needed by the target role rescue bathers skill
  • not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role supervise pool activities skill
  • not needed by the target role swim skill
  • not needed by the target role swimming pool chemicals knowledge
  • not needed by the target role swimming pool safety guidelines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held illegal substances required
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
Index

Other moves recorded from life guard

Full index of moves from life guard

Note

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.