Duties and Responsibilities:
- Develop, coordinate, deliver, monitor and schedule comprehensive training programs in compliance with all relevant legislative and safety standards.
- Attend emergency incidents, as required, to assess training needs and make recommendations to improve safety methods and efficiency.
- Maintain training records and prepare reports on activities.
- Provide input into the department’s safety standards, policies, procedures, practices and bylaws.
- Draft and process purchasing contracts for equipment, materials, supplies, capital goods and services.
- Provide input into the O & M and capital budgets for fire operations and training programs.
- Act as Fire Chief and other staff positions as assigned.
- Ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that safety procedures and standards are followed by personnel throughout the department.
- Organize, schedule, present and oversee public education programs including fire hall tours, fire safety house program and safety workshops.
- Other related duties.
Working Conditions:
Considerable work is performed under normal office conditions. Responds to emergency situations, many that occur outside of normal working hours. On-call duties is a requirement. Exposure to health hazards, smoke/fumes, chemicals, temperature extremes and noise in firefighting and emergency situations.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Five years previous related experience including instructor training.
- Fire Fighter NFPA 1001 Certification Level I and II.
- Fire Fighter NFPA 1006 Certification.
- Fire Officer III.
- Fire Service Instructor Level II.
- Incident Command System Level 300.
- Incident Safety Officer.
- Fire Investigation and Fire Inspection Level I.
- Class 3 Drivers license & Air Brake Endorsement.
- Standard first aid, CPR level C and oxygen therapy
- Effective public relations and public speaking skills.
- Proven leadership, organizational and prioritizing skills.
- Work effectively independently or in a team environment.
Additional certifications required include but not limited to:
- Defensive Driving & Hazard Avoidance; Wildland firefighting basics; HAZMAT Operations Level, Aerial Ladder Operations, etc.
Examples of Required Equipment to Operate:
All fire apparatus, fire rescue and related equipment including but not limited to: pumper, tanker, rescue vehicle, automobile extraction tools, wildland firefighter and technical rescue equipment.
General office equipment including computer skills to operate software programs related to word processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail, etc.
$51.40 - $55.61 / hour
35 hrs / week
Permanent Full Time with generous municipal benefits
An Eligibility List may be established from this job posting – The duration of the eligibility list will be 6 months. Future vacancies will be filled by going to the next highest ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.
The City wishes to thank all applicants for their interest but only those candidates selected to advance in the recruitment will be contacted. Note that only those candidates eligible to legally work in Canada will be considered.
