This is a NAF position with 61st Force Support Squadron, located at Outdoor Recreation on Fort MacArthur Military Reserve Base, San Pedro, California. This position is considered Regular Part Time and is guaranteed 20 hours, but has the potential to work up to 40 hours per week. This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. As a regular part time employee, you are not eligible for leave or benefits.

Duties

Serves as a lead lifeguard over one swimming pool and five or more lifeguards and swim instructors in the performance of lifeguard and related swimming facility duties. Distributes and balances workload in accordance with established directives. Ensures safe pool environment and follows resource protection standards in compliance with established procedures. Directs, instructs, and reviews staff work assignments providing tasks and techniques and provides on the job training. Ensures strict adherence and precise attention to detail (e.g., water chemistry tests, facility rules of behavior, etc.) and work assignments are accomplished. Checks on work in progress and reviews completed work to ensure instructions on work sequence, procedures, methods, and deadlines have been met. Observes swimming area to ensure safety of patrons. Ensures the swimming area is open to patrons at scheduled times and only authorized persons are admitted to the area. Using a variety of techniques such as artificial respiration, cardiopulmonary resuscitation and first aid; rescues and resuscitates individuals in danger of drowning and promptly renders first aid to injuries. When needed, calls for professional medical assistance. Warns swimmers of unsafe environmental or health conditions or hazards and recommends closing swimming areas until safe conditions prevail. Assists in control of chemical additives to ensure pool water meets specified standards. Provides day-to-day advice and guidance to employees for work assignments; relays instructions from the supervisor for work assignments; gets the work started and sets the work pace; demonstrates work methods and provides work-related guidance; and ensures that employees follow security, safety, and lifeguard guidelines. May be required to provide swimming lessons and instruction to groups of adults and/or children, or to individual adults or children. May perform other related or incidental duties as assigned for the daily operation of the swimming area to include; cleaning of bath houses, wading pools, pool decks, sunbathing areas, etc. If interested in applying for this position you may preview the online application: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12157950

Requirements

• This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
• This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Open to everyone. Applicants will be categorized by preference(s) and/or priority consideration eligibilities. An applicant's eligibility will be determined based on eligibility claimed in the questionnaire and proof of eligibility MUST be provided with application by the closing date, 10/10/2023 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: Must have physical ability to swim to and rescue swimmers of all ages, including adults, and to administer CPR to adults, children, and infants. Must have or be able to obtain a nationally recognized lifeguarding certification within 30 days of employment to include the ability to swim 300 yards using front crawl or breaststroke, tread water for 2 minutes using legs only, to retrieve a 10 lb. Dive brick from 10 feet deep, surface and swim 20 yards with weight using legs only and exit the pool without using a ladder within 100 seconds. Must have working knowledge of equipment such as: First aid kits, buoys, rings, shepherd's hooks, and backboards. Experience which provides a practical knowledge of instructional and developmental teaching methods, swimming activities is highly desired. Must have knowledge of pool rules, procedures and skill in the use and maintenance of various pool and safety equipment. This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations. Must successfully complete a Tier-1criminal background investigation. WSI certification is highly desirable 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.

Contacts

• Address Fort McArthur Community Services Flight 61 FSS/FSCN, 483 N. Aviation Blvd Los Angeles AFB, CA 90245-5000 US
• Name: Los Angeles NAF HR Office
• Email: [email protected]