What are the responsibilities and job description for the ES Fire Instructor II position at County of Chester?
The Emergency Services Fire Instructor II, provides safe, up-to-date, and productive instruction to emergency responders through courses provided by the Department of Emergency Services in fire, rescue, and hazardous materials in order to provide a safe and quick response to the citizens of Chester County.
This position requires availability 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.
All Department of Emergency Services employees are essential personnel and may be required to work during non-business hours for extended periods of time. Essential employee duties may involve assignments within the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), deployment to a field location, or other duties as required during periods of emergencies or training/exercise. Emergency assignments may be performed under adverse conditions, continue for periods ranging from a few hours to several weeks, and may require travel.
- Provide productive, professional, and objective instruction to emergency responders.
- Ensure that students are always safe during training.
- Ensure the required paperwork for class instructors is accurate and complete.
- Attend meetings when required.
- Attend required training update sessions.
- Support Emergency Services Instructor I and III.
- Assist with the Emergency Operations Center’s (EOC) activations and drills, as needed.
- Perform other duties, tasks, and special projects, as assigned.
- High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED).
- Certified Fire Instructor I.
- Three or more years of active emergency services in fire, rescue, and HAZMAT or any combination of education and experience.
- NFPA Certified Fire Instructor I.
- NFPA Certified Firefighter I
- Assist with Hazmat Operations Level training or higher.
- Basic Vehicle Rescue Training
- Knowledge of Emergency Services Instructor methodology.
- At least 100 hours of certified emergency training.
- Ability to take a person with no knowledge of fire training into a burning building and introduce them to the stages of fire.
- All DES employees must successfully complete the following FEMA course within 6 months of hire:
- IS100 – Introduction to the Incident Command System
- IS200 – ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents
- IS700– National Incident Management System, An Introduction
- IS800 – National Response Framework, An Introduction
- IS2200 – Basic Emergency Operations Center Functions
- Strong interpersonal and public speaking skills.
- Strong organizational and time management skills.
- Ability to coordinate and direct work assignments.
- Ability to work individually or as part of a team and proceed with objectives.
- Accurate and detail oriented with strong verbal, written skills.
- Ability to create and present succinct, articulate presentations.
- Ability to establish and maintain strategic priorities, goals, and objectives.
- Ability to follow protocols to handle and resolve recurring problems.
- Ability to work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds.
- Exhibits sound judgement and easily adapts to changes in the work environment.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Able to remain focused on daily operations and proceed with objectives.
- Ability to use common sense understanding to carry out written and verbal instructions.
- Flexible, with an ability to carry multiple tasks and projects to completion
- Exhibits a strong work ethic and a willingness to learn new tasks.
- Professionalism, integrity, and honesty with an ability to handle confidential matters
- Six or more years of active emergency services in fire, rescue, and HAZMAT.
- Technical fire knowledge, HAZMAT knowledge, and technical Rescue knowledge.
- Experience in the operation of fire engines and pumps.
- General knowledge and understanding of County of Chester policies and procedures.
- General knowledge and understanding of Emergency Services Department policies and procedures.
Computer Skills:
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have:
- Basic Office Suite Skills, (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Explorer)
- Basic to OutLook skills (Email and Calendar)
- Working knowledge of Audio/Visual technology and SMART technology.
- Basic knowledge of records management systems.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is frequently required to stand. Occasionally, the employee is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; bend or twist at the waist; kneel, stoop, crouch, or squat; work with arms above shoulder height; and climb stairs. The employee will also need to lift and carry all equipment necessary for the training classes, and drive to and from locations.
Physical Abilities
- Ability to work with a team of instructors.
- Ability to communicate with students/employees/public.
- Must be able to hear and speak to students.
The special requirements for this position are:
- Close vision (clear vision at 20 inches or less) – office work.
- Distance vision (clear vision at 20 feet or more) – training grounds.
- Color vision (ability to identify and distinguish colors). – smoke color, hose color.
- Ability to recognize and identify the audible and visual signals.
- Peripheral vision (ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while eyes are fixed on a given point) – for safety while working during training or at an incident scene.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet but can be moderate to loud depending on the assignment. Work assignments can change rapidly.
- Will occasionally be exposed to outside weather and adverse weather conditions.
- Indoor/Outdoor environment. Required to work in all weather conditions, producing and simulating real life emergency scenarios to prepare emergency responders.
- Must perform required duties in all types of weather conditions, many of which may be extreme.
- Will be required to operate a motor vehicle; at times this may include hazardous driving conditions.
- Drive vehicle from site to site to conduct business of the campus.
- Ability to attend meetings on site and off site (various hours).
- Hands-on firefighter/rescue instruction (including water rescue / HAZMAT while outside at a controlled setup).
- Most training sessions are held at night and on weekends.
- Emergency environments include constant interruptions, multiple tasks. and moderate to loud noise levels.
- Ability to stand and instruct in a classroom setting. May be for extended periods of time.
- Will occasionally be required to work extended hours, nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Driver’s license required to drive from site to site.to conduct department business