Lead Recreation Assistant (Pool/Waterfront Lifeguard) - Aquatics, PMRF

  • PMRF Barking Sands
  • Honolulu, Hawaii
  • Full Time
Lead Recreion Assistant (Pool/Werfront Lifeguard) - Aquics, PMRF

Department of the Navy

Commander, Navy Installions Command

CNRH, Pacific Missile Range Facility; Aquics N922

Summary

This position is assigned to the Non-Appropried Fund (NAF) Fitness, Sports and Deployed Support Branch; Fleet & Family Readiness; Commander, Navy Installions Command (CNIC)' Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF). Incumbent provides lifeguard duties; is responsible for safeguarding the lives of persons the assigned work area; assists with Aquic training, educion and general support the installion.

*MUST RESIDE ON THE ISLAND OF KAUA'I*

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Summary

This position is assigned to the Non-Appropried Fund (NAF) Fitness, Sports and Deployed Support Branch; Fleet & Family Readiness; Commander, Navy Installions Command (CNIC)' Pacific Missile Range Facility (PMRF). Incumbent provides lifeguard duties; is responsible for safeguarding the lives of persons the assigned work area; assists with Aquic training, educion and general support the installion.

*MUST RESIDE ON THE ISLAND OF KAUA'I*

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Overview

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Accepting applicions

Posted today

Apply by 06/04/26

Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 4, 2026

Locion

Kauai Island, HI

No mching locions found.

Work site options

Telework eligible

No

Remote job

No

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Salary

$22.41 - $24.75 per hour

+ 8.64% COLA

Pay scale & grade

NF 3

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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule

Full-time

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Travel to other facilities on or outside of PMRF for work or training may be required.

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupions and job series

0189 Recreion Aid And Assistant

Supervisory stus

No

Federal service type

This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union

No

Drug test

No

Security clearance

Other

Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

Jobs require a

background check and some require a

security clearance . The type depends on the job.

Background check type

Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure required

No

Some jobs require

financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests.

Announcement number

26444-4

Control number

870935600

This job is open to

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The public

U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

Clarificion from the agency

Please see the "Who May Apply" section under the Qualificions section.

Duties

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Major Duties and Responsibilities:

Pool and/or Werfront /Lifeguard duties comprise of 60% of incumbent's time and include but are not limited to:

Performs all pool and/or werfront lifeguard responsibilities (e.g., supervising swimmers/prons and their activities, monitoring all nural wer activities, applying first aid, enforcing safety rules, reporting safety hazards to supervisor, performing wer rescues as necessary, etc.).

Observes conditions of area assigned (e.g., possible hazards, wer/chemical conditions, wind and weher, etc.) to ensure a safe environment, removing hazardous merials when necessary (e.g., floing debris, glass, etc.).

Performs rescue work, promptly renders cardiopulmonary resuscition (CPR) or emergency first aid, and calls for medical assistance as necessary.

Conducts and documents pool chemical testing results. Checks chlorine and pH levels on a scheduled basis; notifies Certified Pool Operor or supervisor of chemical imbalances; adjusts chemicals as directed.

Documents marine life, wer conditions and weher conditions.

General duties comprise of 40% of incumbent's time and include but are not limited to:

Administers aquic assessment testing and certificion in accordance with Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DON) and CNIC policy.

Provides introductory equipment orientions, as needed.

Checks identificion cards for authorized prons and collects usage fees, if applicable.

Serves as the primary liaison between the activity, security, medical departments, and Aquics Coordinor during emergency situions.

Performs cleaning duties (e.g., basic janitorial services, vacuuming, skimming, etc.) and routine facility maintenance as assigned by Aquics Coordinor.

Inspects stands, boards, ropes, safety gear and condition of the dressing rooms, ensuring they are within the condition required by environmental health standards. Informs supervisor of deficiencies.

Uses and maintains care of emergency equipment (e.g., specialized kits and bags, backboards, suction devices, splints, stretchers, monitoring equipment, etc.).

Enforces applicable policies and procedures of Morale, Welfare, and Recreion (MWR) regarding the use of Aquic facilities and werfront operions.

Prepares accident/incident reports during emergency situions. Notifies management of all emergencies immediely.

Works with hazardous merials (e.g., cleaning agents, pool chemicals, etc.).

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

Must be able to sisfactorily complete background investigion - Nional Agency Check with Written Inquiries (NACI), upon hiring and renew every 5 years.

Must be able to work varied work schedules to include nights, weekends, and holidays.

Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a valid ste driver's license.

Must be able to work with hazardous and biohazardous merials (e.g., cleaning agents, pool chemicals, blood, etc.)

Must be able to pass an initial and recurrent physical agility test.

Must participe in Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer.

Must possess and obtain the required training certificions.

Qualificions

Resumes must include informion which demonstres experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they rele to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

A qualified candide must possess the following:

Knowledge of pool and werfront safety rules.

Knowledge of DoD, DON and CNIC policies and procedures governing aquic assessment testing and certificions.

Knowledge of applicable policies and procedures of MWR regarding the use of Aquic facilities and werfront operions.

Knowledge of cash handling procedures.

Ability to appropriely identify hazards or hazardous situions and identify a pron's need for assistance immediely.

Ability to tactfully, but forcefully, provide instruction on wer safety, facility rules and regulions, and enforce them.

Ability to conduct routine safety inspections of the facility and pool area to ensure they meet environmental health standards.

Knowledge of and ability to conduct pool chemical testing, document the results, and adjust chemical imbalances, as directed.

Skilled or proficient in surf lifesaving techniques and radio communicions to perform a safe and efficient rescue operion.

Ability to exercise control over a large group of people.

Ability to communice effectively both orally and in writing.

Physical Demands:

Work includes extended hours of sitting and standing and requires prolonged hours in the pool during swim lessons or other activities. Work involves frequent lifting or pulling of pool equipment, cleaning supplies, and program participants. Applicant must be able to maintain physical ability to complete the swim and rescue skill portion of their respective certifying agency. The incumbent must be able to lift and carry objects up to 50lbs independently and objects over 50lbs with assistance, while performing normal duties in the area. May perform work th poses physical demands beyond normal requirements during rescue.

Other Factors:

Must possess and maintain the following certificions:

Lifeguard Training Certificion in accordance with CNICINST 1710.3

CPR for the Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Providers

First Aid to include Automed External Defibrillor Certificion

Blood Borne Phogens.

Educion

This position does not have a positive educion requirement.

Additional informion

Salary is dependent on experience and/or educion.

Some positions have special requirements. Selectee may be required to complete a one (1) year probionary period. Participion in Direct Deposit/Electronic Fund Transfer within the first 30 days of employment is required. We utilize E-Verify to confirm selectee's eligibility to work in the United Stes.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 60 days of issuance of selection certifice. For positions requiring travel more than twice per year, selectee may be required to obtain and maintain in good standing a Government-issued Travel Card for official government travel purposes.

Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Installions Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolered, and use of or intoxicion by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.

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Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.

Benefits

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How you evalued

You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above.

All resumes reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualificion requirements listed in this announcement and red based on the informion provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) reled to the job requirements.

Using the qualificions of the position, a predetermined ring criterion of KSAs used for each resume. Best qualified applicants referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.

Management reserves the right to consider and make additional hiring selections, for this specific position, from the certified list of eligible candides within 90 days of the closing de of this job announcement.

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Required documents

Required Documents

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The following documents are required the time of applicion:

Resume

Proof of educion/training: if applicable, provide a copy of your awarded/conferred college transcript(s) and/or certificions

If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropried Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority considerion: provide a copy of the notice of separion

If claiming Military Spouse Preference: provide a copy of the sponsor's Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) orders and a marriage certifice the time of applicion

If claiming Veteran's Preference: provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documention (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.)

If a current or former Federal Employee: provide a copy of your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50

How to Apply

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To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above.

The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/04/2026 to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.

To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: It is your responsibility to ensure your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de.

Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the To verify or check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account . Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applicions, your applicion stus and the de it was last upded.

For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, :

DON is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candides will receive considerion without regard to race, color, nional origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic informion, reprisal, marital stus, political affiliion, sexual oriention, or any other non-merit factor. The DON provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodion(s) should email their request to ... to ensure proper considerion is given.

Agency contact informion

Navy Region Hawaii NAF HRO

Phone

...

...

Address

PMRF Barking Sands

620 Main Street

Honolulu, HI 96818

US

Next steps

Using the required qualificions of the position, a standardized ring and ranking criteria of knowledge, skills, and abilities used to screen and assess each applicion.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your applicion stus updes/changes you notified with a notificion letter via email.

Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th if you provide an email address th is inaccure or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., Spam Blocker, etc.), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position.

Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Required Documents

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The following documents are required the time of applicion:

Resume

Proof of educion/training: if applicable, provide a copy of your awarded/conferred college transcript(s) and/or certificions

If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropried Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority considerion: provide a copy of the notice of separion

If claiming Military Spouse Preference: provide a copy of the sponsor's Permanent Change of Stion (PCS) orders and a marriage certifice the time of applicion

If claiming Veteran's Preference: provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documention (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.)

If a current or former Federal Employee: provide a copy of your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50

How to Apply

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To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section above.

The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 06/04/2026 to receive considerion.

To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion.

To preview the Applicion Questionnaire, please click the following link: It is your responsibility to ensure your applicion package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accure, and submitted by the closing de.

Additional informion on how to complete the online applicion process and submit your online applicion may be found on the To verify or check the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account . Once logged in, the Welcome screen lists your applicions, your applicion stus and the de it was last upded.

For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, :

DON is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified candides will receive considerion without regard to race, color, nional origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic informion, reprisal, marital stus, political affiliion, sexual oriention, or any other non-merit factor. The DON provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodion(s) should email their request to ... to ensure proper considerion is given.

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Agency contact informion

Navy Region Hawaii NAF HRO

Phone

...

...

Address

PMRF Barking Sands

620 Main Street

Honolulu, HI 96818

US

Next steps

Using the required qualificions of the position, a standardized ring and ranking criteria of knowledge, skills, and abilities used to screen and assess each applicion.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your applicion. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your applicion stus updes/changes you notified with a notificion letter via email.

Please notify us if your contact informion changes after the closing de of the announcement. Also, note th if you provide an email address th is inaccure or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., Spam Blocker, etc.), you may not receive important communicion th could affect your considerion for this position.

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Fair and transparent

The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.

Criminal history inquiries

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy

Financial suitability

New employee probionary period

Privacy Act

Reasonable accommodion policy

Selective Service

Signure and false stements

Social security number request

Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted today Apply by 06/04/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 4, 2026 Locion Kauai Island, HI No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $22.41 - $24.75 per hour + 8.64% COLA Pay scale & grade NF 3 Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - Travel to other facilities on or outside of PMRF for work or training may be required. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Competitive Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Other Position sensitivity and risk Jobs require a and some require a . The type depends on the job. Background check type Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number 26444-4 Control number 870935600
Job ID: 523038973
Originally Posted on: 5/30/2026

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