Recreation Assistant (Lifeguard) NF-02

Summary

This position is located at the Magrath Pool within the Magrath Sports Complex with the Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation (FMWR) at Fort Drum. FMWR provides essential support services, including child and youth programs and recreational activities that contribute to Soldier readiness and well-being. Incentives will NOT be paid.

This Job Is Open To

• The public

Clarification from the agency: United States (U.S.) Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who have resided in the U.S. or U.S. territory for three (3) or more continuous years immediately preceding the start of Federal affiliation.

Duties

• Serves as a lifeguard at indoor/outdoor pools, water parks, or beach fronts, working under the direction of an Aquatics Program Manager or supervisor.
• Ensures the safety of all guests by enforcing rules, rescuing swimmers in distress, and administering first aid as needed.
• Assists in conducting aquatic swimming and water survival training, and maintains personal readiness by attending regular safety training.
• Performs administrative duties such as staff scheduling, inventory tracking, ordering supplies, and maintaining daily operational logs and records.
• Helps maintain a clean and hazard-free facility, informs patrons about safety procedures, and assists with coaching swimming programs as required.

Conditions of Employment

• Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
• Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
• Lifeguard must have good vision (based upon an acceptable standard of 20/40 vision or better, either corrected or uncorrected).
• This position requires a favorably adjudicated T1/NACI background investigation.
• Continuous exposure to prolonged periods of high temperature and humidity.
• In case of exposure to infectious disease, incumbent is required to obtain the Hepatitis B vaccination series within a 24-hour period.
• Incumbent is required to follow environmental safeguards and wear personal protective equipment.
• Work schedule will be irregular, including nights, weekends, holidays, and/or unique events.
• A physical examination, arranged by the employer, is required prior to employment.
• Must be willing to accept intermittent, on-call employment.

Qualifications

Resumes must be two pages (or less) and should clearly demonstrate relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities. A qualified candidate must possess PRIOR to the start of employment, and then maintain for the duration of employment, the following certifications:

• Lifeguard.
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation for the Professional or CPR for the Professional Rescuer.
• First Aid.

In addition, a qualified candidate must:

• Have experience providing customer service to others.
• Be willing to obtain an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification within two weeks of reporting for duty.

All certifications must be American Red Cross or a nationally recognized equivalent (i.e., Star Guard or Ellis).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional Information

• This is a Standing Register job announcement creating a pool of qualified applicants. The first consideration period ended on 1/6/2026 at 11:59 p.m. EST; applications received after this date will only be considered if more vacancies arise.
• Area of Consideration: open to U.S. Citizens and Non-U.S. Nationals who live within 100 miles of Fort Drum, NY. Non-U.S. Nationals must have lived in the U.S. or a U.S. Territory for at least three years in a row immediately before starting. Spouse Employment Preference (SEP) and Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP) are included.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are NOT authorized.
• This job is part of a pay-banded system. Sunday Premium and Night Differential pay have NOT been authorized for Flexible positions with no guaranteed hours. Non-foreign overseas allowances, COLA, and differentials will NOT be paid.
• Your application remains valid for 90 days and may be referred to hiring officials as new vacancies arise.

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications above. Your application, including your resume, supporting documents, and responses to the assessment questionnaire, will be reviewed to see how well your experience and qualifications align with the requirements. If it is later found that qualifications or experience were overstated, it may affect your consideration.

You may be eligible for one or more of the following: NAF Preference 1 Spouse Employment Preference (SEP); NAF Preference 2 Involuntarily Separated From the Military (ISMP); NAF Priority Consideration 1 Business Based Action (BBA); NAF Priority Consideration 2 Former NAF/Current NAF/Current APF Employee; NAF Priority Consideration 3 Outside Applicant Veteran (OAV).

Required Documents

The following document is required and MUST be submitted by the closing date:

• Resume (two pages or less).

Other accepted documents to support a qualification and/or claimed preference/priority eligibility: Cover Letter, DD-214/Statement of Service, Lifeguard Certification, CPR for the Professional Rescuer Certification, First Aid Certification, AED Certification, PCS Orders, Proof of Marriage Status, SF-50/Notification of Personnel Action. Documents in a foreign language must be provided in English.

How to Apply

You may submit your application package electronically (preferred) at https://www.usajobs.gov/ (Announcement number O2NAFBN-26-12857249) or manually via a paper application (see Additional Information). The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 09/30/2026 to receive consideration.

Click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account. It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that the application package is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date.

Agency Contact

• Name: Fort Drum NAF HR Office
• Phone: 315-772-4209
• Email: usarmy.drum.chra-ne.mbx.cpac-naf@army.mil
• Address: BN-NAF-W0XQAA US ARMY GARRISON FORT DRUM, DO NOT MAIL, Fort Drum, NY 13602, US