LEAD RECREATION ASSISTANT LIFEGUARD
Responsible for overseeing and coordinating activities at a designated pool.
Serves as lead lifeguard and performs lifeguard duties.
Inspects and sets up facilities for scheduled activities, i.e., open swim, swim lessons, water aerobics, scuba classes, pool parties, lap swim, etc., and ensures the facility is opened at the scheduled times with adequate staffing.
Oversees pool operations during scheduled shift.
Ensures staff complies with current policies, procedures, and written instructions.
Continuously observes swimming area to ensure safety of patrons.
Maintains order and enforces established rules of safety and behavior.
Instructs, cautions and/or expels patrons as appropriate.
Takes immediate/appropriate action to rescue swimmers in trouble and administers first aid, calls for medical assistance, follows established procedures and completes required reports in the event of injury, accident, near drowning or drowning.
Cleans and maintains swimming facilities to include pool, dressing rooms, and showers, ensuring they are kept sanitary and meet established standards for inspections.
Ensures only authorized participants are admitted, checks-in patrons, issues pool passes, accepts payment, completes cash accountability and other reports, makes deposits or submits as directed.
Ensures required measures are completed and the facility is secured upon closing.
Establishes work schedules for employees and submits to the supervisor for approval.
Distributes and balances workload in accordance with planned activities and established directives.
Provides on the job training to new employees.
Monitors the proper rotation of lifeguards for stands or breaks and ensures that each employee has enough work to keep busy.
Ensures employees under the age of 18 remain in line-of-sight supervision.
Resolves routine complaints with minimal impact to the activity and refers more complex or unique situation to the supervisor.
Reports to the supervisor on employee performance progress and training needs and disciplinary problems.
May be assigned to perform swim instructor duties as needed if certified.
Performs other duties as assigned May be required to work evenings, weekends and holidays. Position is a position of trust.
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Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
Qualifications
Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Qualifying Experience:
For pool and aquatic center lifeguards:
Must have an approved and current nationally recognized certification in lifesaving and water rescue methods and skills, as well as basic first aid training, and CPR (both child and adult) training.
Must have experience which provides practical knowledge of swimming activities, rules and procedures and skill in the use and maintenance of various pool and safety equipment is desirable.
In addition, applicants must have prior experience as a lifeguard and have knowledge of pool safety and pool maintenance requirements.
Must have prior training or experience which demonstrates leadership abilities.
Water Safety Instructor Certificate is highly desired. Mustbe able to satisfactorily pass a pre-employment physical examination.
This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use.
Satisfactory completion of installation records checks, state and national criminal background checks may be required for positions that provide lifesaving duties for children.
Successful completion and favorable adjudication of applicable background investigation (Tier 1 Level) is required.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Additional information
- Individual must fully meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
- U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. Territory for three (3) or more consecutive years immediately preceding the start of Federal affiliation or a signed memorandum indicating the installation's decision on the 3-year residency requirement..
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Direct deposit is required.
- Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
- A probationary period may be required.
- Pre-employment requirements must be satisfactorily met prior to Entrance on Duty (EOD).
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this job opportunity announcement. And additional selections may also be made from this job opportunity announcement.
- Selection(s) are subject to restrictions resulting from hiring preferences and priority consideration eligible.
- This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.
- Benefits
Conditions of Employment
- This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
Qualifications
Business Based Action, Military Spouse Preference, Outside Applicant Veteran, Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran, and Transition Hiring Preference
In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if the position allows for qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Qualifying Experience:
For pool and aquatic center lifeguards:
Must have an approved and current nationally recognized certification in lifesaving and water rescue methods and skills, as well as basic first aid training, and CPR (both child and adult) training.
Must have experience which provides practical knowledge of swimming activities, rules and procedures and skill in the use and maintenance of various pool and safety equipment is desirable.
In addition, applicants must have prior experience as a lifeguard and have knowledge of pool safety and pool maintenance requirements.
Must have prior training or experience which demonstrates leadership abilities.
Water Safety Instructor Certificate is highly desired. Mustbe able to satisfactorily pass a pre-employment physical examination.
This is a drug testing designated position. The incumbent is subject to random testing for drug use.
Satisfactory completion of installation records checks, state and national criminal background checks may be required for positions that provide lifesaving duties for children.
Successful completion and favorable adjudication of applicable background investigation (Tier 1 Level) is required.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Education
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution.
FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Additional information
- Individual must fully meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
- U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. Territory for three (3) or more consecutive years immediately preceding the start of Federal affiliation or a signed memorandum indicating the installation's decision on the 3-year residency requirement..
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
- Direct deposit is required.
- Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
- A probationary period may be required.
- Pre-employment requirements must be satisfactorily met prior to Entrance on Duty (EOD).
- Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.
- Multiple positions may be filled from this job opportunity announcement. And additional selections may also be made from this job opportunity announcement.
- Selection(s) are subject to restrictions resulting from hiring preferences and priority consideration eligible.
- This is a Nonappropriated Fund (NAF) position carrying out Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) activities for the Air Force and Space Force.