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**Duties**:
**GS-4 Major Duties**
Perform lifeguard services during assigned tours of duty, accomplishing search and rescue, lifesaving, and preventive life guarding. Provides information on park regulations to the public. Patrols beach areas on foot advising visitors of hazardous lake and swimming conditions. Advises supervisor of safety problems and assists in the operation of the First Aid and Lifeguard Services Center, as requested. Prepares rescue reports and maintains records, as necessary. Performs other park support duties (such as festival assistance, garbage pick-up, and inventories), as weather conditions and/or workload requirements dictate. Position requires wearing the full assigned uniform and operation of an all-terrain vehicle.

**GS-5 - Lead - Major Duties**
Coordinates the beach safety operation on Lake Michigan at the West Beach area of the national lakeshore. Assists the supervisor in scheduling, time keeping, training, monitoring, counseling, prepares reports, payroll, and operational recommendations. Patrols the beach and dune area on foot and all-terrain vehicles (ATV). Contacts visitors with preventative beach safety information and explains certain beach safety issues in hazardous lake and swimming conditions as well as the rules and regulations of the park.

Performs lifeguard services when needed during the assigned tour of duty; accomplishes search and rescue, lifesaving, and first aid. Prepares incident reports, requisition, and maintenance requests, as needed. Maintains and services equipment, as needed. Makes recommendations concerning disciplinary actions, assignments, and recognition of outstanding performance and personnel needs. Recognizes problems concerning water and beach safety and makes recommendations for their alleviation. Applies a background of specialized knowledge based on intensive training and expertise toward adapting methods and procedures for the safety of the visitors utilizing the park beaches. May act for the supervisor in their absence.

Physical Demands: Requires standing, walking, running, lifting, and carrying heavy items over hazardous sands and rough terrain during periods of environmental and psychological stress. Strenuous exertion under severe environmental conditions is required in search, rescue, recover, and boat operations. Some assignments are sedentary. **May be required to meet/maintain park administered tests (or equivalent); 1. Swim 500 yards in 10 minutes or less; 2. Recover a 10-pound weight from 12 feet of water; 3. Swim 25 yards under water with one breath; 4. Successfully demonstrate proper water rescue techniques; and 5. Demonstrate proper techniques for handling neck and back injuries.**

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

- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
- Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver's license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator's License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you.
- You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
- You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime.
- Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.

**Qualifications**:

- All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-05/20/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
- Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume **MUST** clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.- **You must be at least 16 years old.**
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