Recreation Assistant (Water Safety Instructor) NF-02.

Obsolete Site; Louisiana; On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Obsolete Site is seeking a dedicated Water Safety Instructor to lead swimming lessons at the Fort Polk area aquatics facility. You will manage all lessons, schedule sessions, and promote student progress through levels according to ability.

You will teach infants through adults, cover all major strokes, and introduce safety and survival skills. This role requires CPR and First Aid certification, and may involve weekend or night shifts.

Qualifications

• Water Safety Instructor Certification required.
• CPR certification required.
• First Aid certification required.

Responsibilities

• Teach infants through adults, instruct all levels and strokes as part of the program.
• Instruct safety and survival skills appropriate to the level of instruction.
• Manage payments and maintain internal control practices as cashier.

Skills

Water Safety Instructor Certification

CPR

First Aid Certification

Job description

Duties

• Acts as water safety instructor. Manages all swimming lessons and instructs when scheduled, at the assigned aquatics facility.
• Develops swim program according to students' ability and promotes students to higher level swimming according to their skills.
• Teach students from age groups of infants through adults. Instructs all levels of swimming and appropriate strokes, to include front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.
• Introduces and instructs safety and survival skills to students, when appropriate to level of instruction
• Responsible for money handling and maintaining internal control practice as cashier.

Conditions of employment

• Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
• Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
• Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
• Subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks in accordance with AR 215-3, para.2 to include a Tier 1 background investigation.
• Work hours may involve weekend, weekdays, holidays and night duty.
• All required certifications must be kept current.
• The incumbent may be subject to additional background checks if required to have regular and recurring contact with children.

Qualifications

Resumes must be two pages (or less). Resumes should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.

• Water Safety Instructor Certification
• Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
• First Aid Certification

Highly Preferred: Preferred Qualifications

• Possession of a valid Lifeguard Certification.

Certificates issue by American Red Cross, Ellis @ Associates, Star guard or other nationally recognized agencies are acceptable. Certificates MUST be uploaded at time of application to qualify.

To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email, etc.) for professional and personal references on your resume.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Area of Consideration

• The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is the Fort Polk commuting area (50 miles). (Military Spouse Preference (MSP) and Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP) eligible candidates are included in the area of consideration.)

PCS Costs

• Payment Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government's interest.

Incentives and Bonuses

• Incentives will not be paid

Allowances and Differentials

• This job is part of a pay-banded system. Sunday premium pay for regularly scheduled employees and night differential pay may be authorized by the Garrison Commander.

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Your Application may be Considered for Multiple Opportunities

• After you apply, your application remains valid for 90 days and may be referred to hiring officials as new vacancies arise. Additional referrals may occur for up to 90 days after the closing date.

Termination of Spouse Employment Preference

• Refusal of a military spouse to participate in established recruitment procedures for a Regular Full-Time (RFT) or Regular Part-Time (RPT) position (for example, interview, and so forth) is considered a declination of employment and is a basis for termination of Spouse Employment Preference (SEP) entitlement for the current Permanent Change of Station (PCS) of the sponsor.

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