What are the responsibilities and job description for the Firefighting Instructor position at Pickens Middle School?
Classification Title : Firefighting Instructor
SDPC Teacher Salary Schedule
190 Days / 7.5 Hours per day
General Statement of Job
Qualifications : At least 10 years experience as a firefighter in a leadership role required. EMT experience is prefered. Applicant should have experience training firefighters in required certifications mandated by the South Carolina Fire Academy. Applicants must have current certifications in Firefighter 1 and 2, Hazmat Awareness, Hazmat Operations, Auto Extrication, Basic Life Support, and Community Emergency Response Team. The applicant must have the personal skills to recruit and motivate teenagers into the firefighting pathway retain them. The applicant must be willing to build rapport with the different firefighting agencies in the region. The applicant must be willing and capable of completing the DIRECT Teacher Certification process.
Responsibility and Authority
Firefighting Instructor will report to the assigned school's Principal. They will have the responsibility to accomplish assigned duties within district policies, state laws and regulations, and federal laws and regulations as related to the school's purpose, classroom function, and contact with students and parents. Teachers will be expected to provide after-school time as required for assisting students, consulting with parents and any other essential out-of-school work.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions :
- Maintain an awareness of best practices and current research on instruction, instructional technology, and related research that enhances and improves instruction
- Plan and develop effective strategies to increase student achievement by addressing individual learning differences
- Carry out any other duties related to the instructional program as deemed necessary by the Superintendent or his / her designee
- Have knowledge regarding curriculum, subject content and developmental needs of students in order to offer appropriate learning experiences
- Use data to gauge student progress, and guide student instruction
- Communicate with students, faculty, and community
- Provide a safe, student-centered environment that is educationally stimulating and respectful
- Advocate a professional manner and participate in professional development opportunities that promote proficiency in your field
- Provide students with activities that deliver calculable results on recognized standards
- Ability to work with others
- Ability to accept individual differences among children
- Good physical and mental health
- Ability to handle unforeseen situation in accordance with policy
- Ability to assist students boarding and departing from school buses
Responsibilities :
All candidates must be able to pass an extensive background investigation before being hired.
The School District of Pickens County does not discriminate for reasons of age, race, sex, handicap, national origin, or religion in its communications with students, employees, the community, applicants for employment, events, or for access to its services.
