Supervisory Recreation Specialist

**Duties**:
Organize, promote, and schedule daily activities to address differing needs of the base populace. Supervise lifeguards as they execute duties and responsibilities, and provides assistance and guidance. Observe the condition and behavior of swimmers and program participants to ascertain any potential problems. Enforce safety rules and regulations. Foster good relationships with patrons. Instruct, caution, and/or expel patrons as appropriate. Resolve difficult problems and report incents to director. Answer questions on procedures, policies and directives. Obtain needed information or decision from director on duty-related problems. Instruct lifeguards with specific tasks, procedures and techniques while ensuring timely accomplishment to work assignments. Ensure compliance with MOA provision. Lead and participate in required in-service training. Maintain currency, capability and certification to perform lifesaving water rescue, First Aid and CPR. Notify emergency medical services and/or other appropriate personnel for more serious accidents/injuries. Use equipment such as first aid kits, ring buoys, shepherds crook and backboards. Ensure all MOA employees maintain certification in lifesavings, cater rescue and First Aid/CPR IAW American Red Cross and AF proper guidelines and safety zones through coordination with the CE Water Well Office. Assist in cleaning assigned areas (e.g. bathrooms, pool/pool decks, locker rooms, showers, gutters, etc.) according to establish schedules and instructions. Verify customers are authorized to use facility by checking appropriate identification. Work may involve long periods of exposure to chlorinated water. Employee may be required to provide Lifeguard and laymen's First Aid/CPR/AED training to various ODR facilities. Employee may be designated as a Government Purchase Card and/or NAF Purchase Card holder. Employee may perform duties as the acting facility director in the directors' absence. Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- This position requires the incumbent to complete a background investigation with favorable results.
- Incumbent must be physically in Germany before a firM/Final job offer can be received.
- This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
- This position requires the incumbent to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment physical.
- This position requires the incumbent to hold, or be able to obtain, American Red Cross Lifeguarding, First Aid, and CPR certifications or a nationally recognized equivalent.

**Qualifications**:

- The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is U.S. Citizens and legal U.S. residents in Germany. In accordance with the Status of Forces Agreement between Germany and the U.S., you must be a U.S. citizen or citizen of a NATO country with a U.S. permanent resident card in order to be eligible for NAF employment. Citizens of Germany (including dual citizenship if Germany is one of the countries) as well as "ordinarily resident" US citizens are not eligible for NAF employment per SOFA agreement. If not already in the commuting area, must be able to verify the ability to arrive before a firm job offer can be sent.- Business Based Action
- Family Member Preference
- Military Spouse Preference
- Outside Applicant Veteran
- Spouse/Widow/Parent of Veteran
- Transition Hiring Preference
- **Qualifying Experience**:
Must have a general familiarity with the routines and procedures followed in group activities or programs. In addition must have experience in an activity involving supervision of others. Must have lifeguard experience. Must possess of a current and valid nationally recognized lifeguard certification, covering lifesaving and water rescue methods, skills and procedures. Must be able to obtain a lifeguard instructor certification within 12 months of hire. Applicant must possess current and valid nationally recognized basic First Aid and CPR certifications. CPR certifications must include adult, child and infant procedures. Some physical exertion is required in a swimming rescue, must be able to lift over 45 pounds. Applicant must be able to work shifts on evenings, weekends and holidays. Requires satisfactory completion of all required security checks.

**Education**:
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. This position does not allow for education substitution in order to qualify.

**FOREIGN EDUCATION**:Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

**Additional information**:

- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certificatio