Description

Under supervision, performs fire suppression duties and provides emergency medical treatment on assigned shift

FLORIDA RETIREMENT SYSTEM (FRS) The Florida Retirement System is a retirement plan designed to provide an income to a vested employee and his/her family when the employee retires, becomes partially or totally disabled, or dies prior to retirement. A defined benefit or defined contribution option may be chosen by the employee. Employees are required to contribute 3% of their salary per Florida Statute.

Firefighters employed by the Nassau County BOCC will automatically be enrolled in the Special Risk Class with the FRS. In creating this class, the Legislature recognized that Special Risk Class positions are physically demanding and require extraordinary agility and mental acuity. The Legislature has recognized that, due to the physical and mental limitations of age, Special Risk Class members should be eligible to retire earlier than regular members. To that end, the Legislature enacted an earlier retirement age requirement for these members and credited their service at a higher rate than regular members earn so they could retire with benefits roughly equivalent to benefits of regular members who could be expected to work longer.

EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM It is the policy of the County to make available to employees the opportunity for training, development, and advancement consistent with the individual's ability, performance, budgetary limitations, and requirements of the County. Fire/Rescue Department employees shall be reimbursed for any costs for tuition, books, and fees upon successful completion of job-related courses offered by the Florida State Fire College or any accredited institution.

PTO LEAVE All full-time twenty-four (24) hour shift personnel who accrue PTO leave, who have been continuously employed for the following periods and who have either worked, been on paid leave, or on the payroll for injury shall accrue paid time off (PTO) as follows:

LENGTH OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE

0-47 months = 16.1538 hours per pay period (420hrs Annually)
48-167 months = 18.4615 hours per pay period (480 Annually)
168-227 months = 20.7692 hours per pay period (540 Annually)
228-999 months = 23.0769 hours per pay period (600 Annually)

All full-time forty (40) hour workweek personnel who accrue PTO leave, who have been continuously employed for the following periods, and who have either worked, been on paid leave or on the payroll for injury shall accrue paid time off (PTO) as follows:

LENGTH OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE

0-47 months = 5.3846 hours per pay period (140 Annually)
48-167 months = 6.1538 hours per pay period (160 Annually)
168-227 months = 6.9231 hours per pay period (180 Annually)
228-999 months = 7.6923 hours per pay period (200 Annually)

For additional information please review the current collective bargaining agreement between Nassau County Board of County Commissioners and the Nassau County Fire Rescue Professionals, Local #3101 International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) found here and/or *Nassau County's Policies and Procedures found here.

• Contract covered positions will continue under those terms and conditions, except in such instances where that agreement does not address an issue contained in the Policies & Procedures. In such instances employees will continue under the terms and conditions contained within the Policies & Procedures.

Closing Date/Time: 9/30/2025 11:59 PM Eastern

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