Recreation Assistant; Senior Lifeguard

Position

Carlsbad - The Community

The City of Carlsbad is ideally situated in north San Diego County where a great climate, beautiful beaches and lagoons, and abundant natural open space combine with world‑class resorts, family attractions, well‑planned neighborhoods, excellent schools, and a charming village atmosphere to create the ideal California experience. Covering nearly 40 square miles, the City of Carlsbad is currently home to about 115,000 residents.

The city sets the standard for high‑quality local government services and is home to corporate headquarters in technology, life sciences and action sports, supported by a thriving tourism market and nearly 40 percent preserved open space. Thanks to an award‑winning growth‑management plan, the city's infrastructure and services keep pace with development and promote an excellent quality of life.

You belong in Carlsbad: The City of Carlsbad embraces and recognizes the vital relationship of an inclusive, engaged work environment and innovative excellence. An equitable and inclusive work climate comprises personal experiences, values, and views shaped from differences of culture and circumstance. Our organization appreciates belonging, creativity, recognition and retention of its employees and is committed to hiring and developing motivated, productive and talented employees who provide services and enhance our quality of life.

We work to embrace open and equitable access to opportunities for learning and development as our responsibility and goal.

The Department: The Parks & Recreation Department of the Community Services Branch provides leadership, planning, and administrative services to help develop and sustain quality parks and recreation programs. The department offers a wide range of programs and services for youth and adult sports, instructional classes, camps, aquatics, preschool, teens, seniors and special events. The department operates and maintains four community centers, a senior center, two aquatic centers, two historic sites, 13 community parks/school fields, two dog parks, two skate parks, 28 special use areas/neighborhood parks, 12 facility landscapes, 10 beach accesses, 43 miles of trails, 715 acres of habitat preserves and natural open space, all city‑wide street trees, 71 acres of future parkland, all city street trees, 68 acres of street median planters and 9 acres of street parkways.

The department is a leading provider of world‑class projects, programs, events that strengthen and build community connectivity and has a robust Capital Improvement Program, which includes projects for parks' retrofits, infills, and new developments.

Under general supervision, the Recreation Assistant (Senior Lifeguard) will provide full‑time senior instructor and lifeguard services to the city aquatic facilities, overseeing swimming pool programs, activities, and guests. This includes providing aquatic instruction, enforcing pool rules, regulations, policies, and ensuring guest compliance. The role also involves training and providing direction to part‑time lifeguards, as well as performing other related duties as assigned.

Only qualified applicants will advance to an “in‑water skills test” and upon successful completion, continue with an oral interview.

• 100‑meter swim (1:40 minutes or less)
• Swim 25 yards, retrieve a 10lb brick, swim 25 yards, and exit the pool
• 5‑minute water tread while holding a 10lb brick
• Passive submerged victim rescue (14ft depth) with removal
• Adult CPR

Assist in planning, coordinating and monitoring of aquatic facility operations and programs, ensuring the safety of all swimmers.

Provide lifeguard services and actively monitor swimming pool activities to maintain a safe, healthy and controlled environment for guests.

Administer artificial respiration or first aid as needed, perform CPR or first aid in emergency situations, rescue individuals in distress, and monitor pool activities in line with established guidelines, policies, and procedures.

Inspect swimming pools to ensure safe and proper operating condition; conduct chemical tests on pool water and apply…