SWIMMING POOL CUSTODIAN (BC-05) [1 vacancy]

Position Information

Keeping the Cool in Your Pool!

Start your rewarding career with the City and County of Honolulu today!

The Department of Parks and Recreation,Park Maintenance and Recreation Services Divisionis looking for a dependableSwimming Pool Custodian to help keep our pools clean, safe, and swim-ready every day! We currently have one full-time, permanent vacancy located in Kaneohe. This position, under the direct supervision of the Park Grounds Maintenance Supervisor, performs a variety of duties in the operation and maintenance of a swimming pool, with responsibility for the condition and appearance of the pool, its mechanical systems, and surrounding grounds.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Operating and maintaining swimming pool filtration and chlorination equipment, including performing water quality testing to determine chlorine residue and water alkalinity/acidity;
• Cleaning the pool by scrubbing the bottom and sides, using a water vacuum cleaner, and backwashing filters to remove impurities;
• Performing minor electrical, plumbing, and mechanical repairs related to pool equipment;
• Maintaining cleanliness and upkeep of pool apron, dressing rooms, bathrooms, chlorinating and filtering rooms, and related facilities;
• Caring for and maintaining courts, grounds, parking lots, and walkways by cleaning, planting, watering, fertilizing, trimming, mowing, sweeping, raking, removing debris, and performing general upkeep;
• Monitoring chemical supplies, requesting additional materials as needed, and managing bulk pool supplies and empty containers; and
• Performing other related duties.

Special Work Conditions: Work schedule is 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with varying days off. May be required to work evenings, weekends, and holidays. Will serve as a disaster response worker during declared emergencies.

Join us in making a splash-where clean pools and great people come together!If you qualify for the position, your name will be eligible for referral to the hiring department for further consideration for the current job opening, as well as future vacancies with this job title.

Additional Job Information

Applications must be submitted online by August 16, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time (HST) to be accepted.

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Minimum Qualification Requirements

At time of application, you must be a citizen, national or permanent resident alien of the United States or a non-citizen eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:

Experience and/or training of sufficient scope and quality to show competence in custodial, groundskeeping and/or simple maintenance work, including the operation and maintenance of mechanical equipment.

Key Competencies and Skills Needed:

• Knowledge of operating principles of small water pumping systems and appurtenant equipment.
• Knowledge of methods and practices of filtering and purifying swimming pool water.
• Knowledge of methods and practices used in the minor repair and maintenance of small water pumps
• Ability to recognize signs of mechanical wear in pump and filtration equipment and make minor repairs
• Ability to make prescribed colorometric tests of water for determining alkalinity-acidity balance.
• Ability to read and interpret gauges.
• Ability tounderstand and follow oral and written instructions.

LICENSE REQUIREMENT:

1. Valid automobile/Type 3 driver's license, prior to appointment.

2. Obtain and maintain from the City's Health Services Branch a Hearing Conservation Program (HCP) test, prior to appointment.

Examination Process

TRAINING/EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION:

In addition to meeting the above minimum qualifications, your application will be further evaluated. Your score will be based on the quality and quantity of your training, education, experience and/or other related job requirements and competencies applicable to the position. Failure to provide sufficient information may result in your application being rejected or your receiving a lower score.

EXAMINATION WEIGHT:

Training/Education and Experience Evaluation................................100%