Recreation Assistant (Water Safety Instructor) NF-02

Summary

This position is located at Tripler Army Medical Center Pool, Honolulu Hawaii, on the Island of Oahu. 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

• Acts as water safety instructor. Manages all swimming lessons and instructs when scheduled at the assigned aquatics facility.
• Instructs all levels of swimming and appropriate strokes, including front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.
• Teaches students from age groups of infant through adults. Introduces and instructs safety and survival skills when appropriate to level of instruction.
• Works with lifeguards to ensure that swim lessons are safe at all times.
• Develops swim program according to students' ability and promotes students to higher levels of swimming according to their skills.

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.
• Subject to satisfactory completion of all pre-employment checks in accordance with AR 215-3, including a Tier 1 background investigation.
• May be required to complete a Tier 1 background investigation for a Common Access Card for physical access to federally-controlled facilities.
• Scheduled hours will vary; incumbent must be available to work nights, weekends, holidays and special events.
• May be subject to additional background checks if required to have regular and recurring contact with children. All required certifications must be kept current.

Qualifications

Resumes must be two pages (or less) and should clearly demonstrate relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities. A qualified candidate must possess work experience related to the duties described above and the following certificates:

• Water Safety Instructor Certification
• Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• First Aid Certification

Certificates issued by American Red Cross, Ellis & Associates, Star Guard or other nationally recognized agencies are acceptable. Possession of a Lifeguard Certification is highly desirable.

Additional Information

• Area of Consideration: LOCAL, Island of Oahu. Military Spouse Preference (MSP) and Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP) eligible candidates are included. This is a Standing Register; eligible applicants will be referred to management upon request.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized.
• 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. Non-foreign overseas allowances, COLA, and differentials will not be paid.
• Army PAY SETTING rules/requirements apply. This position is not entitled to 8.64% COLA (Island of Oahu).
• 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). If claiming any of these eligibilities, your supporting documentation must be received at the time of application.

Required Documents

The following documents are required and MUST be submitted by the closing date:

• Professional Certification.
• 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, License, DA Form 3434, Proof of Marriage, PCS Orders, Separation Notice (RIF), SF-50/Notification of Personnel Action.

How to Apply

You may submit your application package electronically (preferred) at https://www.usajobs.gov/ (Announcement number O3NAFEW-26-12861077) or manually via a paper application (see Additional Information). The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on 07/16/2026 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: NAF CPAC Hawaii Job Information Center
• Email: usarmy.shafter.usarpac.mbx.nafjobs@mail.mil
• Address: EW-NAF-W3RBAA US ARMY GARRISON HAWAII, DO NOT MAIL, Fort Shafter, HI 96858, US