Job
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Galveston Park Board
Galveston, TX
18/hr
07/05/2026
30/05/2026
01/08/2026
30/08/2026
Lifeguard
$400/Month
$18/hr
Job Information
Position
Rate
Job Description
Open Water Lifeguard
- Will be responsible for water surveillance of beach to ensure safety, administer First aid and CPR when needed, enforce beach rules, give tourist information and keep general maintenance of work site.
- Tryouts will be held at UTMB Field House Pool: 301 Holiday Dr., Galveston, TX 77550 Tryouts Dates an classes:
- Requirements to advance: Swim 500 Meters in less than 10 minutes, pass background/drug screen and physical.
- Lifeguard Academy begins immediately following the tryout. The Lifeguard Academy runs 8-10 hours per day. Please bring food and drink.
- Lifeguard Academy Location: Stewart Beach Pavilion – 201 Seawall Blvd., 3rd floor.
Please see attached Galveston Island Beach Patrol Tryout/Lifeguard Academy. Schedule document for further details.
Special requirements : You must submit a video swimming 500 meters in 10 min or less to be approved for the position/to come train
Students must also pass a urine drug screen & background check upon arrival
Students MUST pass; Red Cross Medical Course, USLA Open Water Lifeguard Course, and Galveston Island Beach Patrol Lifeguard Academy. After Lifeguard Academy Training course is completed there are 2 more swim test during the summer season, the 5 slowest lifeguards from whole staff must swim 1000 meters in 18 minutes or under. Students should be aware that heavy lifting up to 100+ pounds may be required on occasion.
Work schedule : The earliest start time is 10:00 am and the latest stop time is 9:00 pm. A typical schedule is 10:10 am to 8:30 pm, but this may vary depending on the business needs.
Participants will work during national holidays.
Please see attached Galveston Island Beach Patrol Tryout/Lifeguard Academy Schedule document for further details.
tryout dates
May 1
May 9
May 30
June 20
July 6
Job Benefits
Allowances, bonuses, and/or incentives: $2/hour incentive for staff who work 500 or more hours during the season.
English Level
Gender
Cashier/Gate Attendant
Job Duties and Responsibilities Specific duties may include but are not limited to any combination of the following:
- Greet and interact with Guest in a positive, friendly and professional manner.
- Answer customers’ questions, and provide information on products, policies and procedures.
- Bag or wrap merchandise after purchase.
- Offer customers carry-out service at the completion of transactions.
- Compute and record totals of transactions.
- Count money in cash drawers at the beginning of shifts to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change.
- Establish or identify prices of goods, services or admission, and sum bills using calculators, cash registers, or optical price scanners.
- Issue receipts, refunds, credits, or change due to customers.
- Maintain clean and orderly checkout areas.
- Monitor checkout stations to ensure that they have adequate cash available and that they are staffed appropriately.
- Process merchandise returns and exchanges.
- Receive payment by cash, check, credit cards, vouchers, or automatic debits.
- Request information or assistance using paging systems.
- Resolve customer complaints.
- Sort, count, and wrap currency and coins.
- Weigh items sold by weight in order to determine prices.
- Calculate total payments received during a time period, and reconcile this with total sales.
- Stock shelves, and mark prices on shelves and items.
- Complete additional duties as assigned by supervisor.
Required skills: Typically it is bright sun and very hot (on average between 95 and 101 degrees Fahrenheit at the hottest point of the day). Must be able to stand for the majority of the shift (some breaks will be given).
Work schedule: Work schedule: 7:30AM- 8PM
Attendants are always scheduled to be there 30 minutes prior to park opening times
When parks open at 8:00 am participant need to be in 7:30
When parks open at 9:00 am participant need to be in 8:30
Clock out times are always 30 minutes past gate closing
This may vary on busy days, during special events, or poor weather
Average hours per week: 32 hours per week
Housing Information
Housing
Housing Type
Housing Description
Housing name : Maria Alverdin Housing
Contact name : Maria Alverdin
Address : 5707 Avenue Q 1/2, Galveston, TX, 77551
E-mail : mariaalverdin@icloud.com
Housing rent and deposit cost is subject to change based on availability. Housing rate is per person, per bed.
There are 2-3 bunk beds per room, which means 4-6 participants per room, no bed sharing. Participants are not responsible for paying their roommates portion of rent. There is no smoking on the property; if you violate the no smoking policy it is a $50 fine per individual or per resident if it cannot be determined who is violating the no smoking policy.
Housing Address to Report to:
5707 Avenue Q 1/2, Galveston, TX 77551
This is the address to report, he has 6 houses.
May be placed at following housing addresses:
5803 ave Q1/2; 5801 ave Q1/2; 5718 ave Q1/2; 5707 ave Q1/2; 4302 ave O 1/2; some houses are for 6-8 or 12 persons
Please contact housing directly to confirm pricing; pricing listed above is subject to change without notice and cannot be guaranteed.
Transportation details:
Participants can use the public transportation here:
https://www.galvestontx.gov/393/Transportation
Uber, Taxis
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Community Information
Community Description
Community near work
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| Transportation Depot |
| Foodsuper Market |
| Shopping Mall |
| Post Office |
| Bank |
| Public Library |
| Movie Theater |
| Restaurants |
| Fitness Centergym |
| Sportsrecreation Facility |
| Nightlife |
| Laundromat |
| Internet Access |