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Recreation Assistant (Fitness/Sports/Aquatics)
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Colts Neck, New Jersey · Closes in 10 days

1 Check you can apply
2 Resume and documents
3 Apply on USAJOBS
4 After you apply

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1 Check you can apply You are here

Who can apply: The public.

The job is open to the public. You must be a U.S. citizen, a U.S. national, or owe allegiance to the U.S.

Education: No education requirement is stated for this job.

Licenses and certifications:

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and First Aid certification, within 30 days of hire
Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification, within 90 days of hire
Blood-borne Pathogen certification, within 90 days of hire
Navy Basic Fitness certification, within 90 days of hire

Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.

2 Resume and documents

Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.

Resume ready: dates, hours per week, duties Resume showing your experience and knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) for this job College transcripts and proof of licenses or certifications, as applicable DD-214 Member-4 page and supporting papers if you claim veterans' preference Notice of separation if you claim DOD NAF Business Based Action priority Sponsor's PCS orders and marriage certificate if you claim military spouse preference Most recent SF-50 or Personnel Action Report if you are or were a federal employee

3 Apply on USAJOBS

Closes in 10 days (November 13, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).

You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.

How they rate you: Resumes are first checked for eligibility and qualifications. They are then rated on your knowledge, skills, and abilities using set criteria, and the best qualified applicants go to the hiring manager. The selecting official may interview applicants. Failing to provide required documents may affect your eligibility.

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4 After you apply

In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.

For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.

If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.

Tips for this job:

Your resume should clearly describe your experience with cash handling, fitness or aquatics instruction, and facility operations, since ratings are based on it.
Send transcripts and proof of any licenses with your application, and complete the online questionnaire.
The complete application package is due by 11:59 PM EST on October 27, 2025.

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