Recreation Assistant (Water Safety Instructor) NF-02

About the role

This position is assigned to Fort Sill Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, and will be referred out to Aquatics.

Duties

• Develops swim program according to students' ability and promotes students to higher level of swimming according to their skills.
• Teaches students from age groups of infant through adults.
• Introduces and instructs safety and survival skills to students, when appropriate to level of instruction.
• Works with lifeguards to ensure that swim lessons are safe at all times.

Qualifications

Resumes must be two pages (or less) and should clearly demonstrate the applicant's relevant experience, skills, knowledge and abilities as they pertain to this position.

A qualified candidate must possess the following:

• Work experience related to the duties described above
• Water Safety Instructor Certification
• Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) Certification
• First Aid Certification (Certificates issued by American Red Cross, Ellis & Associates, Star Guard or other nationally recognized agencies are acceptable)

Highly desirable: possession of a Lifeguard Certification.

Requirements

• Direct Deposit and Social Security Card is required.
• Meet qualification/eligibility/background requirements for this position.
• Satisfactorily complete an employment verification (E-Verify) check.
• Satisfactory completion of all required background checks in accordance with AR 215-3, 2-13. This includes a health screening. The incumbent may be subject to additional background checks if required to have regular and recurring contact with children, and may be required to complete a Tier 1 background investigation for a Common Access Card for physical access to federally controlled facilities.
• Must be able to work days, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Additional information

• The Area of Consideration for this vacancy announcement is Worldwide. (Military Spouse Preference (MSP) and Involuntarily Separated Military Preference (ISMP) eligible candidates are included in the area of consideration.)
• This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
• Incentives will not be paid.
• Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs are not authorized.
• Sunday premium pay for regularly scheduled employees and night differential pay may be authorized by the Garrison Commander. Non-foreign overseas allowances, cost of living (COLA), and differentials will not be paid.
• The initial cut-off date for this vacancy announcement is 08/27/2026. Additional applications will be referred as vacancies occur. Your application remains valid for 90 days and may be referred to hiring officials as new vacancies arise. Additional referrals may occur for up to 90 days after the closing date.
• To better expedite the hiring process, we recommend including full contact information (name, address, phone number, email) for professional and personal references on your resume.