What are the responsibilities and job description for the Firefighter (Certified) position at CITY OF STARKVILLE?
Description
- This posting is for applicants who have completed Fire Academy or equivalent training and maintain current certification
- Successful candidates must complete or possess both Mississippi State Board of Health and National Registry Emergency Medical Technician certifications to become eligible for the premium Firefighter salary
- Please upload copies of your certification documents for review
POSITION SUMMARY :
The Firefighter is to control and extinguish fires, protect life and property, maintain equipment, perform related tasks as assigned, work is with the element of risk.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
Knowledge of :
Ability to :
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES :
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT :
Environment : All types of weather and temperature conditions. Work and / or walk for long periods on various types of surfaces including slippery or uneven surfaces and rough terrain. Frequently required to walk, stand, sit, talk, and hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 50 pounds, travel to other locations using various modes of private and commercial transportation, and verbally communicate to exchange information.
Physical : Primary functions require sufficient physical ability to operate assigned equipment. FREQUENT bending, stooping, squatting, and climbing; standing, sitting, reaching at and above shoulder height, kneeling, balancing above ground, pushing and pulling, crawling, twisting at waist, upward and downward flexion of neck, side-to-side turning of neck; lifting of objects weighing up to 75 lbs.
Vision : See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens, printed documents, equipment dials and gauges, color vision acuity, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Hearing : Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS (COMPLETED IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER) :
All candidates who successfully pass the initial screening background and criminal check will move forward into the hiring process, overseen by the city's Human Resource Director (or designee) and Fire Department Training Chief.
Candidates will be required to complete a 1.5 mile run within 14 minutes or less.
After successful completion the candidate will be offered an interview and notified by the HR designee of the time and place the interview will be conducted.
An Assessment Board, consisting of members from the fire department as selected by the Fire Chief and the human resources department, will conduct an interview to score the candidate's ability to perform as a firefighter at Starkville Fire Department.
After all testing is completed the applicants score from the employment test and the Assessment Board will be summed and rated.
Candidates are encouraged to prepare for the physical requirements in advance of the testing date. Communication about testing may be sent via email. Candidates are also encouraged to maintain valid email addresses and to monitor their inboxes as well as junk / spam boxes to ensure important information is received.
