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Lifeguard

Department of the Navy
Commander, Navy Installations
Commander, Navy Installations Command
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Summary

Fleet and Family Readiness is looking for the best and brightest to join our TEAM!!!  The Navy team offers innovative, exciting and meaningful work linking military and civilian talents to achieve our mission and safeguard our freedoms by enhancing the qualify of life for Sailors, their families, and others in the Navy Community. Department of the Navy provides competitive salaries, comprehensive benefits, and extensive professional development and training.

The Mid-Atlantic Region Fleet & Family Readiness team is dedicated to providing a full range of quality programs and services that enhance the lives of Sailors and families in support of mission readiness and retention. FFR encompasses four program areas: Family Readiness (Fleet & Family Support Centers), Fleet Readiness (Child & Youth Programs, Morale, Welfare & Recreation, and Food Service Galleys), Housing Services & Lodging (Bachelor & Family and Navy Gateway Inns and Suites) and Navy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor.

Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) covers a wide scope of operations providing Sailors and their families with the finest facilities, programs and activities to meet their recreational and social needs.  MWR programs encourage positive individual values, aids retention, and provides the physical, mental and social needs of a mobile Navy.  MWR program encompass Fitness & Sports, Deployed Forces Support, Recreation, Entertainment and Food & Beverage Operations.

For more information on Mid-Atlantic Region MWR programs visit www.cnic.navy.mil/CNRMA/FleetFamilyReadiness/ThingstoDo/

This position is located at Dam Neck Naval Facility, NASO MWR AQUATICS, Virginia Beach, VA                                     .

Overview

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Reviewing applications
Open & closing dates
03/20/2017 to 06/20/2017
Salary
$11 to - $11.50 per hour
Pay scale & grade
NF 02
Location
Dam Neck Naval Facility, Virginia Beach, VA
Many vacancies
Travel Required
Not required
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Seasonal
Work schedule
Intermittent - Flex
Service
Supervisory status
No
Announcement number
VA-17-6969
Control number
466133400

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Duties

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The purpose of this position is to provide a variety of support duties to operate fitness, sports, or aquatic facilities as needed.  Assists the Fitness Director to plan, arrange and execute activities for military, civilians and family members in the facilities assigned.  Incumbent may explain and assist patrons in the use of facilities, ensuring safe and proper handling of facilities and sports equipment.  Assures officials for sporting events are scheduled and available on time.  Is responsible for and assists in maintaining cleanliness of facilities prior to, during, and after use.  Assists in the opening and/or closing of facilities ensuring building security before closing at the end of the day.  Responsible to review scheduled events to ensure facilities are prepared prior to scheduled start times.  Checks ID cards to assure that only authorized patrons are utilizing facilities assigned.  May answer telephone and personal questions providing excellent customer service skills.  Circulates among the patrons to assist in basic use of equipment and to maintain good order and discipline.  Cleans and maintains facilities, performing janitorial services to ensure interior spaces are clean, neat and orderly at all times.  Sweeps, mops, dusts, and cleans workout rooms, mirrors, bathrooms and locker areas as necessary.  Accounts for individual and unit issue of sports equipment by proper issue and turn-in procedures.  Maintains and updates reservation schedules for facilities and sports fields to prevent schedule conflicts.  Prepares and updates records/tables on ongoing intramural sports activities.  Prepares, distributes, and posts publicity announcements of sports events and programs.  Inventories sports equipment and follows-up on discrepancies.  Performs other related duties as assigned.  In addition to performing all duties of the position listed above, the incumbent will perform the following duties as needed:  Performs life guarding duties and employs safety rules for the protection of pools, beaches and aquatic facilities assigned.  Rescues swimmers and administers first aid as necessary.  Assists in maintaining aquatic areas clean and free from hazards.  Provides information to swimmers regarding safety rules and procedures.  Tactfully warns patrons who repeatedly disregard safety rules, and follows supervisor’s direction on unruly patron actions.  Maintains daily logs and records of mishap recordings as required.

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Conditions of employment

PLEASE READ THIS VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY TO ENSURE ALL REQUIREMENTS ARE ADDRESSED IN YOUR APPLICATION PACKAGE.

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

  • No

KEY REQUIREMENTS/CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

  • Males must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. http://www.sss.gov
  • Selectee must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Selectee may be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
  • Selectee is required to participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • A favorable background is a requirement of this position. Failure to obtain and maintain a favorable background may result in the withdrawal of the position offer or removal. 

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.  All non-government positions identified on your resume must include complete address and to and from dates.  Government positions must include pay plan, series, grade, to and from dates and address of the agency/organization.

Additional information

  • We utilize E-Verify to confirm selectee’s eligibility to work in the United States.
  • Salary is dependent on experience and/or education.

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.

The Department of the Navy (DON) is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Applicants are assured of equal consideration regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information, reprisal, marital status, political affiliation, sexual orientation, or any other non-merit factor. This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.  Applicants with disabilities who believe they may require reasonable accommodations should email their request to nsapplications@nhr-ma.com to ensure proper consideration is given.  The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be on a case-by-case basis.

This activity is a Drug-Free workplace.  The use of illegal drugs by NAF employees, whether on or off duty, cannot and will not be tolerated.  Federal employees have a right to a safe and secure workplace, and Sailors, their family members, and all other customers have a right to a reliable and productive Federal workforce.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your experience is subject to evaluation and verification against the information in your resume.  The numeric rating you receive is a self-assessment only and is based on your responses to the questionnaire.  Do not overstate or understate your level of experience and capability.  If a determination is made that you rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, or if your resume lacks sufficient information, you will be rated accordingly or may be considered ineligible.

All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skill, and ability, related to the job requirements. Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of knowledge, skills, and abilities will be used for each resume. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.



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