{"id":157381,"date":"2026-02-16T17:42:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/157381\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T17:42:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T17:42:07","slug":"neptune-beach-hiring-lifeguards-paying-nearly-18-hour-action-news-jax","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/157381\/","title":{"rendered":"Neptune Beach hiring lifeguards, paying nearly $18\/hour \u2013 Action News Jax"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">NEPTUNE BEACH, Fla. \u2014 Summer will be here before we know it, and the Neptune Beach Police Department is looking for lifeguards.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/live-breaking\/\" target=\"_blank\">&gt;&gt;&gt; STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE &lt;&lt;&lt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">To be a lifeguard for Neptune Beach Ocean Rescue, applicants must be able to do the following:<\/p>\n<p>550 yard pool swim: 9:30 minutes or less1 mile run: 8 minutes or less40-yard dash: 9 seconds or less25-yard tower drag: 1 minute or lessOcean swim: Pass or fail2 ocean rescue scenarios: Pass or fail<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">[DOWNLOAD: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnewsjax.com\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">The hourly pay is $17.92 an hour, NBPD said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 jsuuLb body-paragraph\">To access the application, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbfl.gov\/human-resources\/pages\/employment-opportunities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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