Recreation Assistant (Lifeguard)

  • NSA Annapolis
  • Annapolis, Maryland
  • Part Time
Recreion Assistant (Lifeguard)

Department of the Navy

Commander, Navy Installions Command

NDW NSA Annapolis N92

Summary

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.

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Summary

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.

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Overview

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Accepting applicions

Posted today

Apply by 06/08/26

Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 8, 2026

Locion

10 vacancies in the following locion:

Annapolis, MD

No mching locions found.

Work site options

Telework eligible

No

Remote job

No

Relocion expenses reimbursed

No

Salary

$18 - $21 per hour

Pay scale & grade

NF 2

Promotion potential

None

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Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.

Work schedule

Intermittent - 0-40 hours per week.

Travel Required

Not required

Appointment type

Seasonal - Expected end de is September 2026. May be extended the discretion of management.

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

26-12955860

Control number

871090000

This job is open to

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The public

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

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Clarificion from the agency

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

Duties

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Pool and/or Werfront Lifeguard duties comprise 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.

Marks swim and surf areas with a flag system. (Werfront Only)

Operes rescue vehicles (e.g., personal wercraft (PWC) rescue craft, prol bos, automobiles, etc.), as needed. (Werfront Only)

General duties comprise 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 successfully pass the E-Verify employment verificion check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.

MUST submit ALL of the following current, active certificions: Lifeguard Certificion, CPR for professional Rescuers, First Aid to include automed external defibrillor, and blood borne phogens.

Must have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.

Must pass all applicable records and background check.

This position is subject to the possibility of workdays on weekends and holidays, as well as, roting shifts, often consisting of other than normal duty hours.

Qualificions

Knowledge of pool and werfront safety rules.

Knowledge of the beach environment, marine life, and beach and wer hazards. (Werfront Only)

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.

MUST ATTACH CERTIFICATIONS WHEN YOU APPLY.

MAY BE HIRED AT THE NF-01 OR NF-02 LEVEL DEPENDING ON EXPERIENCE.

Educion

MUST POSSESS AND MAINTAIN ALL THE FOLLOWING CERTIFICATIONS:

Lifeguard Certificion

CPR for the Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Providers

First Aid to include Automed External Defibrillor Certificion

Blood Borne Phogens

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. Salary is dependent on experience and/or educion. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies within 60 days of issuance of selection certifice.

Spouses of active duty military members of the Armed Forces may receive preference in hiring under this announcement if they are among the best qualified referred and are within reach of selection. Spouse Preference does not apply to NF 04 and NF 05 positions. Please clearly identify in your applicion th you are asking for spouse preference and complete the Request for Military Spouse Preference form and submit a copy of current PCS orders. Failure to submit current PCS orders with applicion will prevent spousal preference from being granted. Acceptance or declinion of a regular full or part-time non-appropried or appropried fund position ends your ability to claim this preference.

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.

SELECTIVE SERVICE REQUIREMENT: If you are a male born after December 31,1959 and least 18 years of age, employment law (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires th you must register with the Selective Service System (military draft), unless you meet certain exemptions. If applicable, failure to register will prevent you from being considered for employment. To register, please the Selective Service web site .

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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.

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Required documents

Required Documents

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The following documents are required the time of applicion:

Resume

Copies of current, active Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid 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

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 06/08/2026 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, :

The Department of the Navy (DON) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants are assured of equal considerion regardless of 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. This agency provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodions should email their request to ... to ensure proper considerion is given. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis.

Agency contact informion

NDW NAF HR

...

Address

NSA Annapolis

47402 Buse Rd

Bldg 467

Puxent River, MD 20670

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

Copies of current, active Lifeguard, CPR and First Aid 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

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 06/08/2026 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, :

The Department of the Navy (DON) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants are assured of equal considerion regardless of 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. This agency provides reasonable accommodions to applicants with disabilities. Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodions should email their request to ... to ensure proper considerion is given. The decision on granting reasonable accommodion on a case-by-case basis.

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Agency contact informion

NDW NAF HR

...

Address

NSA Annapolis

47402 Buse Rd

Bldg 467

Puxent River, MD 20670

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 06/08/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on June 8, 2026 Locion 10 vacancies in the following locion: Annapolis, MD No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $18 - $21 per hour Pay scale & grade NF 2 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Intermittent - 0-40 hours per week. Travel Required Not required Appointment type Seasonal - Expected end de is September 2026. May be extended the discretion of management. 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 26-12955860 Control number 871090000
Job ID: 523107488
Originally Posted on: 5/31/2026

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