Job Description and Duties

PARK AND RECREATION SPECIALIST (PERMANENT-INTERMITTENT) / ORANGE COAST DISTRICT / COASTAL DIVISION / HUNTINGTON STATE BEACH

The reporting location for this position is Huntington State Beach, which is located at 21601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92646. This position works under the supervision of the Staff Park and Recreation Specialist.

The Park and Recreation Specialist will perform program development, training, evaluation, analytical, and administrative duties to support the District Junior Lifeguard Program and off season youth programs. The Orange Coast District Junior Lifeguard Program is an innovative and busy program with over 2,000 children in the five Junior Lifeguard programs located within Orange Coast District. Excellent analytical, verbal, and written skills are imperative to having success in this position.

This position may work up to 1500 hours in any calendar year.

Possession of a valid Class C driver’s license is required. You must answer the questions addressing your driver’s license on your application. Ensure you provide your driver’s license number, class, expiration date, and any endorsements and/or restrictions on your application.

The selected candidate is required to submit to a background investigation process utilizing Live Scan fingerprinting prior to appointment.

This position is designated as not telework eligible.


State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact Robert Egan at (714) 292-6381 or Robert.Egan@parks.ca.gov.

This recruitment may be used to fill identical vacancies which may occur within 180 days of the Final Filing Date of this job posting.

Effective July 1, 2025, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) implemented the Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025). PLP 2025 directs that each employee receives a temporary reduction in pay in exchange for PLP 2025 leave credits. The percentage of the temporary salary reduction and the number of PLP 2025 leave credits are determined by the position’s assigned bargaining unit. The salary range(s) included in this job advertisement do not reflect the temporary salary reduction. For additional information regarding PLP 2025, please click here.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.