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OMB NO: 1625-0120

Expiration Date: 05/31/2029

Announcement: 6839

Opening Date: 17 July 2026 Pay Plan/Series/Pay Band: NF-0189-02

Closing Date: Until Filled Work Schedule: Intermittent (0-19 hours/week)

Position: Water Safety Instructor Salary: $16.50/hour

Who May Apply: All Sources Location: Borinquen, PR - MWR Pool

DUTIES:

Serves as a swim instructor for outdoor pool work under the direction of the Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Aquatics Program Manager or MWR supervisor.

Instruct students of all ages in individual or small group (up to 4 participants) swim lessons in accordance to TRACEN Aquatic Center lesson guidelines. Build positive relationships with students and assess individual needs. Create daily swim lesson plans that allow student to progress their ability to swim during an 8 lesson period. Observes swimmers and ensures all participants are always accounted for. Ensures all water safety rules are observed by swimmers, utilizing a good knowledge of all aspects of water safety.

Attend aquatics and/or safety training as directed. Assists in maintaining pool and keeping all areas clean and free from any hazards.

Participates as part of the Aquatic Facility Safety Team. Provides assistance during emergency situations including but not limited to: evacuating the pool, calling 9-1-1, providing CPR, or providing first aid.

Position focus ARC swim lessons during the yeat.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

You will be evaluated for this position based on how well you meet the qualifications below. Your resume/application must demonstrate the required experience/education. Please see additional information on how your application is evaluated.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

Minimum:

Must possess, or obtain within 90 days of hire, and maintain the following certifications

a CPR for the Professional Rescuer or equivalent (i.e. Star or Ellis),

b First Aid, and

c CPR

2. Must be able to communicate in English (both verbally and in writing).

3. Persons must be at least 16 years of age.

Preferred (in addition to the minimum):

1. Work experience related to the duties described above.

USCG COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMAND COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS:

By choosing to work for the Coast Guard Community Services Command, you will enjoy one of the best benefit packages available anywhere. Benefit offerings are subject to applicable worker categories (Full-time, Part-time, Intermittent), location, position, and length of time in service.

OTHER ESSENTIAL INFORMATION:

HOW TO APPLY

Additional Information on how you will be evaluated:

Your resume or application must clearly demonstrate the required experience and/or education. Experience includes both paid and unpaid work, such as volunteer service through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, community, student, social, committee, sports, or internships). Volunteer work can help develop essential skills, competencies, and leadership experience that may translate directly to paid employment. Your resume is the primary tool used to assess your qualifications. Therefore, we strongly encourage you to provide clear, specific, and detailed descriptions of your experience.

You MUST submit a resume or any other written format in English of your choice. It is recommended the resume clearly identifies: (1) The announcement number, title and pay band of the job you are applying for, and, (2) Information such as full name; mailing address; country of citizenship (U.S. Citizenship required OR valid authorization to work in the US); highest Federal grade or NAF pay band held with job series, title, and dates held (if applicable); a statement requiring proof of veterans’ preference by means of DD 214; education; and relevant work experience including start/end dates, supervisor’s name and phone number, salary and title, series and grade if experience was with a non-appropriated fund instrumentality of the Federal government. You should also include a copy of your most recent performance appraisal if you are a current Federal or NAF employee. Applications may not be sent in franked Government envelopes; applications filed in this fashion will not receive consideration. If information is not complete, you may be excluded from consideration. The first application and/or resume submitted for a specific requisition will be considered the only submission. Any duplicate submissions to the same requisition will not be considered. The application date will be used in determining these factors.

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Water Safety Instructor INT – 6839

Borinquen, PR, US

Equal Employment Opportunity: All candidates will be considered without regard to any non-merit factor such as race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or marital status.

PRIVACY ACT NOTICE

Authority: The U.S. Coast Guard rates applicants under the authority of Title 5 of U.S. Code, Sections 301, 1104, 1302, 2103, 3301, 3304, Executive Order 9397, and Departmental Regulations.

Principal Purpose: To collect information needed to determine how well an applicant’s education and work experience qualifies them for the job they are applying for.

Routine Use: This information provided will be shared with the hiring manager and interview panel members. It may also be shared in response to a request for discovery or for appearance of a witness, information that is relevant to the subject matter involved in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding.

Disclosure: Voluntary, however, failure to disclose the requested information may result in an applicant not receiving consideration for a position in which the information is needed.

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: An agency may not conduct or sponsor an information collection, and a person is not required to respond to this information unless it displays a current valid OMB control number and an expiration date. The control number for this collection is OMB 1625-0120, expiration 01/30/2025. The estimated average time to complete this application is 40 minutes. If you have any comments regarding the burden estimate you can write to U.S. Coast Guard, Community Services Command, 510 Independence Parkway, Suite 500, Chesapeake, VA 23320.