What are the responsibilities and job description for the Firetug Deckhand / Firefighter Trainee position at State of Louisiana?
Supplemental Information
About this position:
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE SHOULD POSSESS THE FOLLOWING COMPETENCIES:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete. *
For further information about this vacancy contact:
Tamara Kennedy985-652-9278
tkennedy@ports.com
Minimum Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
No experience or training is required.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To train in manual deck and firefighting duties aboard a fireboat which involves daily maintenance duties aboard fireboats and manning fire hoses and fire monitors in fighting fires aboard vessels and onshore structures.
Level of Work:
Entry.
Supervision Received:
Close from a Firetug Mate/Firefighter.
Supervision Exercised:
None.
Location of Work:
Port of New Orleans; Fire Boat Division.
Job Distinctions:
Differs from Firetug Deckhand/Firefighter by presence of trainee level work.
Examples of Work
Trains in operation of fire monitors and handling of fire hoses for fighting fires aboard ships, other vessels and onshore installations.
Trains in maintenance of firefighting equipment.
Fastens hawsers and mooring lines to tows, wharfs, piers, or pilings.
Coils and splices rope.
Washes down vessel and scrapes and paints metal and woodwork.
Cleans deck machinery and equipment and polishes brass and glass.
Stands radio/telephone watch.
Assists with deck repairs.
Assists with mooring lines in recovering vessels adrift.
Assists passengers aboard vessel.
As a state employee, you will earn competitive pay, choose from a variety of benefits, and have access to a great professional development program:
Insurance Coverage More information can be found at https://info.groupbenefits.org/
Parental Leave – Up to six weeks paid parental leave
More information can be found at https://www.civilservice.louisiana.gov/Parental-Leave/Default.aspx
Holidays and Leave – State employees receive the following paid holidays each year:
- New Year's Day
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day,
- Mardi Gras,
- Good Friday,
- Memorial Day,
- Independence Day,
- Labor Day,
- Veteran's Day,
- Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
State employees earn sick and annual leave which can be accumulated and saved for future use. Your accrual rate increases as your years of service increase.
Retirement – State of Louisiana employees are eligible to participate in various retirement systems (based on the type of appointment and agency for which an employee works). These retirement systems provide retirement allowances and other benefits for state officers and employees and their beneficiaries. State retirement systems may include (but are not limited to):
- Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (www.lasersonline.org). LASERS has provided this video to give you more detailed information about their system
- Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana (www.trsl.org),
- Louisiana School Employees Retirement System (www.lsers.net), among others
For agency contact information, please refer to
the supplemental information above.
Louisiana State Civil Service, Louisiana, 70802
Salary : $2,382 - $4,819
