Job Announcement

Positions Available  for  Lifeguards & Lifeguard/Swim Instructors

The Town of Discovery Bay is currently seeking American Red Cross certified lifeguards and swim instructors, who are at least 16 years old, to work at the community center pool for the 2025 summer aquatic season. 

The positions are part-time and seasonal, and the hourly wages for swim instructors and lifeguards will range from $17.00 to $19.00. The  general aquatic season runs May through September, with pre-season trainings starting as early as mid-March. Applicants must be willing to work weekends, evening hours and holidays in addition to regular hours to fulfill their job and training duties. Current American Red Cross (ARC) lifeguard and CPR and first-aide certification are required at time of appointment. 

The Town of Discovery Bay will be offering blended ARC lifeguard-training courses in March 2025, at the Discovery Bay Community Center. However, successful completion does not guarantee employment. More information will be posted on the Town's website when dates/courses are confirmed. 

***This is a continuous recruitment process and the posting may close at any time.***

Position Information |  Qualifications, Education and Experience Guidelines

For more information please see the information noted on each of the job descriptions.

Lifeguard  Six positions available | Salary Range  $17.00 – $18.00 Per Hour

Lifeguard/Swim Instructor  Four positions available | Salary Range  $18.00 – $19.00 Per Hour

Application Process

Applicants must submit the following:

1.       Employment Application – Submitted Electronically

Postmarks, faxes and incomplete applications will not be accepted.  Your application must be filled out completely online.  Additional application materials will also need to be submitted at the same time as the completion of the online application and supplemental questionnaire.  A resume may also be submitted but it is not a substitute for a completed application.
 
The recruitment process will consist of:

·         Application Review - Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide will be reviewed.  

• If you are successful in this initial screening process, your application will be reviewed for applicable education, experience, and/or training to ensure all minimum requirements have been met and to ensure all required materials have been submitted. 
• Only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted by the hiring department for an interview. 

·         Interview - Applicants selected to  interview will meet with the  hiring department and may include other members from upper management. The interview will cover elements of the knowledge and abilities identified in the job description. 

·         Pre-employment Screenings - Applicants offered the position will be required to pass a TB screening, physical and drug test, fingerprinting via Livescan, and background check administered and paid by the District. Please note that anyone offered a position and in need of a school work permit, will need to have that approved and in place to continue with any next steps.   (This period generally takes about two weeks to complete.)

·         Orientation - Once applicants have passed all of the pre-employment requirements and have submitted all of their documents they will be scheduled for their first day of orientation and subsequent in-service trainings.

Please note that applicants will need to have at minimum a valid/current California ID Card to be able to complete the onboarding process. 

Minimum age at time of appointment is 16 years of age .

For more information, call 925-634-1733 or 925-634-1131.

You can submit your employment application electronically using a link of the web form hosted on Adobe Acrobat Sign servers, by using the URL below:

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Please note, to ensure secure submission, you will see pop-ups similar to those noted below:

Adobe Sign will be sending a completion email confirming that your application has been received. This email will contain a final copy of the application that you completed and signed and thus confirming your submission.  

Only those candidates with the most appropriate qualifications will be contacted for an interview. 

Interviews will be scheduled weekly on either Tuesday or Thursday afternoons between 2:30pm and 4:30pm during the month of February. Selected candidates will be contacted to select from the available four slots for each of those afternoons. 

All correspondence regarding application status, interview dates/times, and/or pre-employment screenings etc. will be primarily sent by email.

Please check your email folders, including your junk/spam folders and accept emails from the domain todb.ca.gov. It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure a correct email address is provided and that all correspondence is received.

The Town of Discovery Bay is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The information in this announcement concerning the terms and conditions of employment does not constitute either an express or implied contract, and these provisions are subject to change or revoked without notice.