Training Lieutenant

Fire & EMS Department

Fire Lieutenant – Training Division (Full Time)

Application Deadline: Until Filled

SUMMARY:   Fire Lieutenant is a supervisory role responsible for decision-making, crew integrity, development, mentoring, and performance management. Responsible for providing care to the sick and injured and participating in community risk reduction initiatives. The Fire Lieutenant is both a technical and administrative role. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Participate in community risk reduction initiatives, including public safety education and community safety campaigns.
• Engages with community, promoting a culture of safety and inclusivity.
• Follows department and county ordinances, policies, guidelines.
• Responding to various types of emergencies such as fires, accidents, medical emergencies, hazardous materials incidents, and natural catastrophes; may drive emergency medical vehicles to the scene of an emergency based on certification.
• Administering aid to injured or sick persons; based on EMS licensure; provides hospital personnel with information concerning the nature of the emergency and the steps necessary to provide immediate medical assistance. (NOTE: individuals with EMS licensure shall include the essential duties/knowledge/skills/abilities included in the job description for their EMS licensure level). 
• Cares, inspects, cleans, and maintains firefighting equipment, firefighter personnel protective equipment, apparatus, and fire station.
• Performs custodial and grounds maintenance work on assigned shift at designated fire station.
• Inspects fire hydrants and performs hydrant duties as assigned.
• Maintains familiarity with territory, hospital receiving facilities, and large high hazard.
• Conducts pre-incident planning for commercial properties and businesses.
• Participates in in-service training activities, physical fitness exercises, drills and demonstrations to learn fire service skills.
• Attend classes to maintain certification as a certified firefighter.
• Preparing, completing, maintaining, and submitting reports pertaining to shift activities.
• Performing other duties as assigned.

INCLUDES FIREFIGHTER I ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Respond to fire alarms; participates in fire extinguishment, search and rescue, and salvage/overhaul.
• Performs medical emergency care to licensed scope of practice. 

INCLUDES FIREFIGHTER II ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Advancing knowledge and techniques for fire extinguishment, search and rescue, and salvage/overhaul. Includes gas cylinder and ignitable liquid fire.
• Advancing knowledge and techniques of proper fire and EMS reporting; includes fire and EMS coding.

TRAINING LIEUTENANT:

• Providing instructional classes
• Supervises and management of class cohort; classroom and alternate functions.
• Class cohort integrity
• Class development and certification
• Mentoring
• Performance Management

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

MINIMUM EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• State of Georgia Firefighter II certification.
• Two year of experience as Firefighter III (Sgt).

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: 

• Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older.
• Must have no felony convictions within the past ten (10) years.
• Must have the ability to pass a physical examination
• Must have the ability to pass the minimum physical fitness requirements as set forth by Firefighter Professional Qualification.
• Must be able to pass all entry requirements and background processes. 
• Must met currently transfer requirements / successfully pass promotional testing when open positions are available.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: 

• Possession of a valid Georgia driver’s license (Class C) and a satisfactory motor vehicle record (MVR). Must successfully obtain Georgia Class F driver’s license within twelve (12) months of employment.
• Certified as State of Georgia firefighter II, maintain certification.
• Certified as Hazmat Awareness and Operations level; maintain certification. 
• Licensed as an Advanced - Emergency Medical Technician by the State of Georgia; maintain licensure.
• Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); maintain certification.
• Emergency Vehicle Operations Course.
• ICS 100, 200, 700
• Certified NPQ Pump Operator
• NPQ certified Fire Instructor I
• NPQ certified Fire Officer I

Salary: $61,091.00 to $67,353.00 annually, ($29.3709 to $32.3814 hourly) plus full benefits package