Assistant Harbormaster - Seasonal Job Duxbury area,Massachusetts USA,Government

Position: Assistant Harbormaster - Seasonal 2026

Overview

JOB TITLE
:
Assistant Harbormaster - Seasonal 2026

POSITION GRADE/LEVEL
:
Personnel Policies, Schedule B, Not benefit eligible

LOCATION
:
Duxbury Harbor and Waterways

DEPARTMENT
:
Harbormaster Department

HOURS
:
Seasonal, part-time, variable as needed, including weekends, nights and holidays, 8 hours per day, 20-40 hours per week

REPORTS TO
:
Harbormaster and Executive Officer

PAY RANGE
:
Starts at $17.00 per hour (dependent upon qualifications)

SEASONAL SCHEDULE
:
April through Labor Day (possible reduced off-season hours available)

NUMBER OF OPENINGS
: 7

Responsibilities

Position

Purpose:

The purpose of this position is to assist the Harbormaster, Executive Officer in daily marine or shoreline-based operations. Assistant Harbormaster training should be maintained in applicable federal, state and local laws, bylaws, regulations, shellfish law enforcement and management, marine law enforcement, harbor management, search and rescue, first aid certification.

Supervision Received:
Reports directly to the Harbormaster under the oversight of the Executive Officer/Assistant Harbormaster I.

Confidentiality:
Employee has access to department-wide confidential information including employee records. Confidentiality must be maintained with regard to this information in accordance with Departmental Policy and Public Records Act.

Accountability:
Consequences of errors, missed deadlines or poor judgment may include adverse customer relations, damage to equipment, legal repercussions, monetary loss, labor/material costs, personal injury, and jeopardize programs.

Judgment:
Guidelines may be in the form of administrative or organizational policies, general principles, legislation or directives that pertain to a specific department or functional area. Extensive judgment is required to develop new or adapt existing methods and approaches for accomplishing objectives or to deal with new or unusual requirements within the limits of the guidelines or policies.

Complexity:
The work consists of employing many different concepts, theories, principles, techniques and practices relating to an administrative field. Assignments typically concern such matters as studying trends in the field for application to the work; assessing services and recommending improvements; planning long range projects; and devising new techniques for application to the work.

Nature and Purpose of Public Contact:
Employee interacts constantly with co-workers, the public, groups and/or individuals such as civic leaders, peers from the other organizations, representatives of professional organizations, and news media. The employee serves as a spokesperson or recognized authority of the organization in matters of substance or considerable importance. The employee deals with the public and other individuals on behalf of a department to communicate departmental practices, procedures, regulations or guidelines.

Excellent communication and customer service skills are required involving courtesy, tact, and diplomacy in resolving complaints or concerns of the public.

Essential Functions & Expectations:
The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.

Assists the Harbormaster and Executive Officer with the tasks and mandates of the Harbormaster Department.

Required to work outside of normal business hours, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Aids mariners and vessels in distress and recovers boats adrift.

Assists in providing appropriate actions to safeguard the harbor and anchorages in all aspects. Assists with ATONS, PTONS, and maintenance of safety buoys.

Patrols harbors, town pier, floats, docks, marinas, waterways, town landings, shoreline to enforce a variety of state, and local laws, codes, ordinances and rules and regulations pertaining to marine and shellfish, marine traffic/access controls and public safety.

Enforces, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations

Assists in marine search and rescue assignments.

Assist in coordinating search and rescue operations along Duxbury shoreline as directed.

Responds and assists in emergencies and operates in coordination with additional emergency responders as required.

Assists with Clean Vessel Act operations.

Assists in maritime based special events and or evacuations as directed.

Assists with transient/guest mooring assignments and related paperwork.

Assists the public: answer questions, furnishing information. Handles the difficult customer service requests.

Performs similar or related work as required.

Work Environment & Requirements

Work is performed under varying conditions, either in an office, in a boat, in a vehicle or in the immediate surrounding shoreline and coastal areas. Frequent patrol work is conducted outdoors with exposure to extreme weather conditions in secluded areas. The incumbent may be…


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