Temporary Assignment Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

Salary : $1,672.00 - $1,920.00 Biweekly
Location : City Hall, 900 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA
Job Type: Temporary
Job Number: Various
Department: Parks, Recreation & Community Facilities
Opening Date: 02/12/2026
Closing Date: 7/5/2026 5:16 PM Eastern
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Description
The City of Richmond Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking temporary aquatics staff for the 2026 Summer season. Positions to be filled: Lifeguards, Head Lifeguards and Swimming Pool Managers. This position is established for a specific period of time. The intent of this position is to create a pool of qualified candidates to fill short term recreation/aquatics related positions throughout the City.
Duties include but are not limited to
Lifeguards $20.00 - $20.90 Hourly
This employee will perform as a trained first responder and serve as the first link of life saving critical care during emergencies on land or in water at aquatics facilities. This position will focus on prevention and maintaining local, state, and federal health and safety guidelines. In conjunction with other duties such as leading and instructing courses, this employee will provide necessary customer services to residents and visitors to Richmond's aquatic facilities.
Head Lifeguard $21.45 - $22.04 Hourly (At least 3 years of lifeguard experience).
Performs all lifeguard duties plus they act as the first stage of citizen resolution of complaints and assistant supervisor of lifeguard staff.
Swimming Pool Manager $23.10 - $24.00 Hourly (Four years of lifeguard experience with demonstrated proficiency in swimming and rescue skills) Head lifeguard or supervisory experience preferred.
This employee will perform as a trained first responder and serve as the first stage of life saving critical care during emergencies on land and in water at aquatic facilities. This position will focus on prevention and maintaining local, state, and federal health and safety guidelines. In conjunction with other duties such as leading and instructing courses, this employee will provided necessary customer service to residents and visitors to Richmond's aquatic facilities. This position will also act as a second stage of citizen resolution in the event of complaints. This position will oversee the daily operation of swimming pool. This position will manager staff and supervise.
All Lifeguard positions act as a primary method of prevention in maintaining a safe and healthy aquatics environment. Lifeguards use skills hone in hours of rigorous globally recognized training in CPR, AED, First Aid, and Water Rescue to effectively identify, respond, and evaluate emergencies on land and in water.
Qualifications, Special Certifications and Licenses
MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Education, years of experience, Special Certifications and Licenses may vary and are specific to the position
• An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification

LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, and/or OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

• CPO/AFO certification
• Lifeguard certification
• WSI certification
• First Aid and CPR/AED certification
• Bilingual with Spanish as a second language is a plus.

Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks, with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand, walk, push, pull, lift, grasp, feel, talk, hear, see, use repetitive motions, work with one's fingers, and climb. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be very heavy work (exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, in excess of 50 pounds of force frequently, and in excess of 20 pounds force constantly to move objects), but may differ based on area of focus. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards, depending on area of focus.
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The City of Richmond provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
The City of Richmond is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, the City of Richmond will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided with reasonable accommodations. If you require reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to participate in the job application and/or the interview process, please contact Veronica Kenner, by email at HR-ADA@rva.gov.
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• Yes
• No

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5-point veteran's must have been discharged under honorable conditions and had one of the following:Active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, in a war, or during the period 4/28/52-7/1/55 or active duty for more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 2/1/55 and 10/14/76 or active duty during the Gulf War sometime between 8/2/90 - 1/2/92 or active duty in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized or active duty for which more than 180 consecutive days other than for training, any part of which occurred during the period beginning 9/11/2001 and ending on the date prescribed by the Presidential proclamation or by the law as the last date of operation Iraqi Freedom. Do any of these apply?

• Yes
• No

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Which best describes your level of education?

• Some high school education
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree

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Do you have a minimum of 1 year of experience with recreation programming?

• Yes
• No

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Which answer best describes your experience working in an aquatics environment?

• No experience
• Limited experience
• Proficient experience
• Intermediate experience
• Advance experience

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Are you bilingual?

• Yes
• No

Required Question