Under general supervision, patrols City beaches, parks and ocean waters to ensure proactive and expeditious accident prevention and response; responds to City beach and water-related accidents and emergencies; counsels public to encourage compliance with state and local laws, including beach ordinances; maintains lifesaving and other related equipment and facilities; and performs related duties as assigned.

• Applicants must be 16 years of age upon hire.
• All applicants must have a physical from their physician prior to working; successfully pass a city background screening and drug test provided by the city.
• Must complete a 500 meter/550 yard swim within 10 minutes in a pool environment to be considered for employment.
• Must complete a 1-mile run in less than 8 minutes.
• Must be aquatically adaptable in the ocean/surf.

LICENSING/CERTIFICATION/REGISTRATION:

• Candidates must obtain Lifeguard Certification, First Responder, Open Water Lifesaving, Emergency Responder, and AHA BLS (CPR) for the Health Care Provider. Training will be provided by the City of Jacksonville once selected.

NOTE:

• The City of Jacksonville will provide Emergency Responder classes after you have been selected for employment as well as CPR and United States Lifeguarding Association Certification.

USLA OCEAN RESCUE LIFEGUARD TRAINING:

• Ocean Lifeguard Training will be conducted on the weekends at Hanna /Huguenot Park.
• All new Ocean Rescue candidates must complete all of the scheduled training to be considered for employment. Returning Ocean Rescue lifeguards are required to complete 16 hours of concurrent training (at least two days of the scheduled training period).

TESTING:

• Once you have applied online, you will receive an email with testing dates and time. Please make sure you have a working email address entered on your application when applying.

If selected for employment, you will be required to schedule an appointment and attend one of the mass hiring dates TBD at City Hall.
You must be present for one of the Mass hiring days. If Selected, you will be notified in advance of these dates.
Items required at the mass hire:

• Driver's license or picture ID
• Social Security Card
• Certificates of training and/or documentation of any lifeguard related training such as EMT, First Responder, first aid, etc.

ONLINE APPLICATION IS REQUIRED. Apply at www.jacksonville.gov. The application system works best with Google Chrome or Edge with Chromium web browsers. Please try to apply using one of these browsers.To ensure you receive email notifications, be sure to make “info@governmentjobs.com” a trusted sender. You may also track the status of your application and see notifications by logging into your account.
Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and the family members of such service members and veterans, receive preference and priority, and certain servicemembers may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements, in employment and are encouraged to apply for positions being filled.
If claiming veteran's preference, you must attach a DD-214 (Member Form-4 copy) or military discharge papers, or equivalent certification from the Department of Veterans Affairs listing military status, dates of service and character of discharge. You must also attach the Veterans Preference Certification Form and if applicable, the additional forms as noted here: http://www.jacksonville.gov/departments/employee-services/veterans-preference
If a candidate believes he or she was not afforded veteran’s preference, he or she may file a written complaint, within 60 calendar days upon receipt of notification of the hiring decision, requesting an investigation to:
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
Attention: Veterans’ Preference Coordinator
11351 Ulmerton Road, Suite 311-K
Largo, FL 33778-1630
Email: VeteransPreference@fdva.state.fl.us