POOL MANAGER (Permanent) - Emergency Appointment

Position/Program Information

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT:

OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY

FILING DATES:

Application will be accepted from Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. pacific

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met
and is subject to closure without prior notice.

EXAM NUMBER:

D2966L-HE

The LA County Department of Human Resources (DHR) has authorized Hiring as an Emergency under Civil Service Rule 13.04 in response to Assembly Bill (AB) 2561 , which requires the County to report on high vacancy rates and recruitment efforts. This action supports a Countywide strategy to address persistent staffing shortages that threaten the delivery of essential public services. We are looking for qualified and committed individuals to help strengthen the County workforce and ensure residents continue to receive critical support. If you are looking for a new opportunity where your work will make an immediate impact, this may be the role for you.

The Department of Parks and Recreation is seeking qualified candidates to fill emergency Pool Manager (Permanent) vacancies related to this effort to stabilize critical services and accelerate hiring in high-need areas.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.
During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%.

Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Pool Manager (Permanent).

What does a Pool Manager do?
Manages the operation of a swimming pool by providing administrative and technical supervision to pool lifeguard and locker room staff and maintains a safe pool environment.

Essential Job Functions

• Establish rules, regulations, and standards of safety at assigned facility within well-defined guidelines set by the department; maintains control over the number of patrons admitted to the facility to insure efficient patron usage and a minimum of disruptive behavior.
• Prepares work schedules for staff, anticipating patron weekly attendance and insuring proper lifeguard coverage within budget limits.
  
• Responds to and resolves incidents at the pool such as persistent violations of safety rules, serious injuries, or minor confrontations among patrons. Instructs staff in first aid, swimming, and pool lifeguard and lifesaving principles, methods and techniques.
  
• Confers with parents of unruly patrons or unresponsive swimming students in an attempt to modify behavior so as to allow patrons to return to pool or students to learn to swim.
  
• Reviews, verifies, and maintains employee time records, maintenance and service records, and pool supplies expenditures to insure budget control.
  
• Completes and forwards incident reports in accordance with prescribed procedure; maintains pool log in which all incidents are recorded.
  
• Determines level of training necessary to meet department standards and utilizes department's training and instructional procedures to plan content of training program for staff.
  
• Operates mechanical equipment used at the pool facility including valves, pumps, water conditioning equipment, and drains, in order to keep pool in operation; reads gauges to detect improper operation of the system; trains subordinate staff to perform minor maintenance and adjustment tasks; determines when pool fails to meet health standards and has the authority to close the pool.
  
• Prepares employee performance evaluations, handles grievances at the first level, and may resolve disciplinary problems or recommend a resolution to the immediate supervisor.
  
• Conducts classes to instruct lifeguards in effective teaching techniques. Develops lesson plans for Learn-to-Swim Program, adapting the basic County program to specific needs at assigned pool.
  
• Engages in the physical fitness program established by the Department in order to maintain capability to perform pool lifesaving duties.
  

Requirements

REQUIREMENTS TO QUALIFY:
Option I: Six months of full-time or 960 hours of part-time experience as a Senior Pool Lifeguard in Los Angeles County service*.

-OR-

Option II: Six months of full-time or 960 hours of part-time experience supervising lifeguards at a public swimming pool**.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT INFORMATION:

* For Option I, applicant must currently hold or previously held the payroll title of Senior Pool Lifeguard with the County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation.

** Public Swimming Pool is defined as a publicly owned and operated, non-membership, municipal swimming pool.

CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS:
Before appointment, candidates must have attended and successfully completed the Department of Parks and Recreation Pool Lifeguard Training Program , obtaining the following Certificates* (or equivalent):

• American Red Cross Lifeguarding Certificate
  • Lifeguard Training for the Professional Rescuer
  • First Aid at the Emergency Medical Response Level
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) for the Professional Lifeguard
  • Resuscitation/Emergency Oxygen Administration
  • Bloodborne Pathogens
• American Red Cross Emergency Medical Response Certificate
  • Resuscitation/Emergency Oxygen Administration
  • Bloodborne Pathogens

• Certified Pool Operator Certificate (Pool & Hot Tub Alliance)
• American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor’s Certificate
• American Red Cross Lifeguard Instructor’s Certificate
• American Red Cross Emergency Medical Response Instructor’s Certificate
  
  * Certificates are not required at time of application but, all certifications will be required and verified before appointment to the position .
  
  

VISION REQUIREMENT: At least 20/30 with both eyes open with correction.

DRIVER LICENSE:
May require a valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS IV - Arduous: This class involves frequent heavy lifting over 25 pounds, often combined with bending, twisting, or working above ground on irregular surfaces. It includes those positions that occasionally demand extraordinary physical activity such as those in Safety positions.

Additional Information

EXAM CONTENT:
During your initial work period, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

VACANCY INFORMATION:
The eligible list for this examination will be used to fill vacancies within the Department of Parks and Recreation for Pool Manager (Permanent) positions throughout Los Angeles County.

APPLICATION & FILING INFORMATION:
Applications must be filed ONLINE ONLY and will be reviewed for interview consideration on an ongoing basis. If you have not been contacted within 60 days and the recruitment remains open or reopens for filing, we encourage you to submit a new application. This will allow you to reaffirm your interest and update any relevant information.

Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add fsanchez@parks.lacounty.gov as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com and info@governmentjobs.com to your email and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

You have the ability to opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governmentjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application well in advance as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty , you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

SOCIAL SECURITY INFORMATION:
Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number

FAIR CHANCE EMPLOYER:
The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Department Contact: Francis Sanchez
Department Contact Number: (626) 588-5115
Department Contact Email: fsanchez @parks.lacounty .gov
ADA Coordinator Phone: (626) 588-5109
Teletype Phone: (800) 897-0077
California Relay Services Phone: (800) 735-2922

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Closing Date/Time: Continuous

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