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Seasonal Lifeguard - Reichardt Community Recreation Center
- Des Moines, Iowa
- City of Des Moines, Iowa
$15.00 - $16.00 Hourly
- Parks and Recreation
- Public Safety
Lifeguard - Regular Half Time
- Des Moines, Iowa
- City of Des Moines, Iowa
$15.00 - $16.00 Hourly
- Public Safety
Head Lifeguard - Permanent Part Time
- Des Moines, Iowa
- City of Des Moines, Iowa
$16.50 - $17.50 Hourly
- Public Safety
Comptroller
- Des Moines, Iowa
- City of Des Moines, Iowa
$116,084.80 - $165,401.60 Annually
- Accounting and Finance
Seasonal Cashier - Brenton Skating Plaza
- Des Moines, Iowa
- City of Des Moines, Iowa
$13.50 - $14.50 Hourly
- Accounting and Finance
Seasonal Recreation Specialist - Brenton Skating Plaza
- Des Moines, Iowa
- City of Des Moines, Iowa
$15.75 - $16.75 Hourly
- Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation Associate - Mobile Recreation
- Des Moines, Iowa
- City of Des Moines, Iowa
$14.50 - $15.50 Hourly
- Parks and Recreation
Senior Corporate Counsel
- Des Moines, Iowa
- BinaryBees Business Solutions LLC
$198,993
- Full Time
- Legal Services
Reserve Prosthodontist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$101,769
- Full Time
- Public Health
Reserve Preventive Medicine Officer
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$75,150
- 89
- Public Health
Reserve Occupational Therapist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$67,888
- Full Time
- Public Health
Reserve Psychiatrist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$168,128
- 89
- Public Health
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$93,941
- Full Time
- Public Health
Reserve Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$144,844
- Full Time
- Public Health
Active Medical Surgical Nurse
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$37,094
- Full Time
- Public Health
Reserve Perioperative Nurse
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$69,235
- Full Time
- Public Health
Active Public Health Nurse
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$48,802
- Full Time
- Public Health
Active Neurologist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$125,561
- 89
- Public Health
Active Ophthalmologist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$91,499
- Full Time
- Public Health
Army Reserve Internal Medicine Physician
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- 89
- Public Health
Active Entomologist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$68,815
- Full Time
- Sciences and Laboratory
Nuclear Medicine Officer
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$133,800
- Full Time
- Public Health
Reserve Obstetrician and Gynecology Nurse
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$39,366
- Full Time
- Public Health
Microbiologist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$70,486
- Full Time
- Public Health
Biochemist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$50,151
- Full Time
- Public Health
Active Dermatologist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$132,509
- Full Time
- Public Health
Active Pulmonary Disease Officer
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$115,295
- 89
- Public Health
Occupational Medicine Officer
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$114,853
- Full Time
- Public Health
Neurosurgeon
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$101,074
- 89
- Public Health
Family Nurse Practitioner
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
$87,068
- 89
- Public Health
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- Full Time
- Public Health
Reserve Prosthodontist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- Full Time
- Public Health
Reserve Occupational Therapist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- Full Time
- Public Health
Active Dermatologist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- Full Time
- Public Health
Active Pulmonary Disease Officer
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- 89
- Public Health
Occupational Medicine Officer
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- Full Time
- Public Health
Neurosurgeon
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- 89
- Public Health
Family Nurse Practitioner
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- 89
- Public Health
Active Urologist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- Full Time
- Public Health
SEAL Officer
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- U.S. Navy
- Full Time
- Administration and Management
Reserve Preventive Medicine Officer
- Des Moines, Iowa
- United States Army
- 89
- Public Health
Senior Investigations Analyst
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Highmark Health
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Airport Ramp Agent- Part Time Delta -DSM
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Unifi
- Full Time
- Aviation or Harbor
Strategic Sourcing Analyst - Memory & Storage
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Oracle
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Senior Sourcing Analyst
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Coinbase
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Ramp Agent
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Menzies Aviation
- Full Time
- Aviation or Harbor
Airport Agent - Ramp
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Unifi
- Full Time
- Aviation or Harbor
Lead Ramp Agent
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Unifi
- Full Time
- Aviation or Harbor
Ramp Agent
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Unifi
- Full Time
- Aviation or Harbor
Ground Ramp Agent
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Unifi
- Full Time
- Aviation or Harbor
Airport Ramp Ops Lead (UA) - DSM PT
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Unifi
- Full Time
- Aviation or Harbor
Firefighter- Airport
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Capstone Fire Management
- Full Time
- Fire and EMS
Senior Competitive Intelligence Analyst
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Athene Holding
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Police Officer (Certified and Non-Certified)
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- City of West Des Moines
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Border Patrol Agent
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Customs and Border Protection
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Global Capability Center Commercial Capabilities Manager
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Accenture
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Genome Editing Investigator High-Throughput Lab & Data
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Vylor
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Border Patrol Agent
- Des Moines, Iowa
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Entry-Level Border Patrol Agent – Up to $50K in Incentives
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Border Patrol Agent
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Entry-Level Border Patrol Agent – Up to $50K in Incentives
- Des Moines, Iowa
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Airport Ramp Agent- Full Time Delta -DSM
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Unifi
- Full Time
- Aviation or Harbor
Threat Investigator (Trust & Safety)
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Cypress HCM
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Entry-Level Border Patrol Agent - Up to $50K in Incentives
- Des Moines, Iowa
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Archivist
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Iowa United Methodist Conference Center
- Full Time
- Federal Government
- Library Services
Senior Competitive Intelligence Analyst
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Athene
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Senior Intelligence Analyst
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Athene
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Intelligence Analyst
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Athene
- Full Time
- Federal Government
On-Call Medicolegal Death Investigator - Forensic
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Polk-County,-Ia
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Deputy
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Polk County
- Full Time
- Public Safety
MEDICOLEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATOR (ON-CALL)
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Polk-County,-Ia
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Senior Associate/Lateral Partner
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Merit Management Group
- Full Time
- Public Safety
SECURITY SPECIALIST (PROTECTION)
- Des Moines, Iowa
- US Government Jobs
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Business Intelligence Intern
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Ryan Companies US
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Threat Investigator (Trust & Safety)
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Jobrapido
- Full Time
- Public Safety
Part-Time - Ramp Airport Agent
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Envoy Air
- Full Time
- Aviation or Harbor
Border Patrol Agent
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Customs and Border Protection
- Full Time
- Public Safety
RFI Specialist/Business Intelligence
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Parexel
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Business Intelligence & Process Innovation Intern
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Ryan Companies US
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Management and Program Analyst
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- Treasury Department
- Full Time
- Clerical and Administrative Support
- Federal Government
Business Intelligence
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Ryan Companies US
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Federal Fraud & Trafficking Prosecutor (3-Year Term)
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Iowa National Guard
- Full Time
- Federal Government
- Legal Services
Analyst, Business Support (Operations and Strategic Sourcing)
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Cardinal Health
- Full Time
- Federal Government
Cyber Intelligence Consultant
- Des Moines, Iowa
- Accenture
- Full Time
- Federal Government

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Seasonal Lifeguard - Reichardt Community Recreation Center
- Des Moines, Iowa United States
- City of Des Moines, Iowa
- Oct 17, 2026
- $15.00 - $16.00 Hourly
City of Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital city and is the commercial, financial, transportation, and governmental hub of Iowa. Extending over 80 square miles, Des Moines is home to over 212,000 people and the central city of a metropolitan area of approximately 634,000. Des Moines is a vibrant city, intersected by the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers. Des Moines is a city with many cultural amenities, ease of commuting, Iowa State government, three higher education institutions, good schools, ample shopping, affordable housing, fine dining, great health care, and a stable high-performing local government. It also is the home of the Iowa State Fair and is the host to countless conventions, trade shows, and sporting and entertainment events each year.
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- $15.00 - $16.00 Hourly
- Oct 17, 2026
Job Description
General Statement of Duties

Under general supervision, to safeguard swimming pool/aquatic center patrons in various water areas and depths of aquatic facilities, and to ensure proper use of pool area.

Positions are available at the following recreation center: Reichardt Community Recreation Center

Application Process : Applicants deemed most qualified based on qualifications may be contacted for an interview.

Application Deadline : Applications are accepted until such time a sufficient number of qualified applications is received to fill the positions.

Approximate employment duration : Approximately 40 hours per week. Assigned work hours between 8:00 AM and 7:30 PM including weekends from December 2026 - March 2027.

Note : Hiring preference is given to applicants having the ability to work consistently throughout the season and who hold a current lifeguard certification.

Acceptable Experience and Training

Must be 15 years of age and able to secure a work permit.

Required Special Qualifications

Candidates are required to possess a valid and current American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Certification and CPR Certification or have the ability to obtain required certifications by employment start date.
Certifications may be obtained through the American Red Cross and must be valid through March 31, 2027 .
Candidates accepting a conditional offer of employment as a Lifeguard with the City of Des Moines will be offered the opportunity to take the Lifeguard training class through the City of Des Moines (class dates December 4 -6, 2026). The registration fee will be waived for those who work as a Lifeguard for the City of Des Moines through January 31, 2027. Those who do not work as a Lifeguard for the City of Des Moines through January 31, 2027 will be required to pay a pro-rated amount for the certification training. Alternatively, lifeguard classes are offered year round throughout the community.
If you have current certifications such as American Red Cross Lifeguard Training, CPR, AED and/or First Aid, please attach these to your application. Candidates are required to possess a valid and current American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Certification or have the ability to obtain the required certifications by employment start date. Lifeguard Training and CPR certifications must be valid through March 31, 2027.

Requires satisfactory criminal, sex offender and driving record background checks.

Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only)

Enforces all rules and regulations regarding public health and safety;
Warns patrons against hazardous practices and instructs patrons on facility rules;
Assists persons in distress by applying lifeguarding techniques and performing water rescues;
Applies First Aid and Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation as needed. Maintains constant watch for accidents or potential accidents or hazards in all water areas and depths of aquatic facilities;
Possess and utilize superior customer service skills;
Assists with maintenance work on or around the aquatic facilities;
Performs cleaning duties relative to opening, operating, and closing the facilities as well as vacuuming the pool, cleaning floors, counters, restrooms, decks and landscaped areas;
Lifeguards may be required to work before or after public swimming hours for special aquatic programs or facility rentals.

This positions receives only mandatory benefits.

Closing Date/Time: 11/20/2026 4:00 PM Central
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City of Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital city and is the commercial, financial, transportation, and governmental hub of Iowa. Extending over 80 square miles, Des Moines is home to over 212,000 people and the central city of a metropolitan area of approximately 634,000. Des Moines is a vibrant city, intersected by the Des Moines and Raccoon Rivers.

Des Moines is a city with many cultural amenities, ease of commuting, Iowa State government, three higher education institutions, good schools, ample shopping, affordable housing, fine dining, great health care, and a stable high-performing local government. It also is the home of the Iowa State Fair and is the host to countless conventions, trade shows, and sporting and entertainment events each year.
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- Des Moines, Iowa, United States
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