FIELD REPR-FIRE FIGHTERS STDS & TRNG - 43000610

Requisition No: 846289 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: FIELD REPR-FIRE FIGHTERS STDS & TRNG - 43000610

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 43000610 

Salary:  $48,667.56 

Posting Closing Date: 03/27/2025 

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*****OPEN COMPETITIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY*****

DIVISION: STATE FIRE MARSHAL

BUREAU: FIRE STANDARDS AND TRAINING

CITY: OCALA

COUNTY: MARION

SPECIAL NOTES:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

 For a more complete list of benefits, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com

High School Diploma or Equivalent is required.

Additional requirements:

• Applicant must have a current State of Florida Firefighter Certificate of Compliance, as defined in FS 633.408 and 412.
• Current State of Florida Instructor I or II certification as defined in 69A37.059.
• Live Fire Training Instructor I or receive within one year or Fire Service Instructor II.
• Six (6) years or more experience working in the Fire Service.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in evaluating an individual or group against a standard or guideline during skills training or examination.

Preferences:

• Prior experience teaching Florida minimum standards curriculum.
• Prior experience to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, or procedure.

Work location for this position is at the Florida State Fire College in Ocala, FL.

This position requires a security background check, including fingerprint as a condition of employment.

This position is located at the Florida State Fire College in Ocala, Florida and will be filled at the annual base salary of $48,667.56.

Employees of the Department of Financial Services are paid on a monthly pay cycle.

Responses to qualifying questions must be clearly supported by the state application and any omission, falsification, or misrepresentation in the answering of the qualifying questions will be cause for immediate elimination from the selection process.

Minimum Qualifications for this position include the following REQUIRED ENTRY LEVEL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge and use of personal computer.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of effective verbal and written communication.
• Knowledge of the practices and techniques of firefighting and prevention.
• Knowledge of the principles of personal safety and first aid.
• Skill in use of firefighting tools and equipment.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to firefighting training.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.
• Ability to develop firefighter training and educational material.
• Ability to evaluate personnel during skills examinations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

Perform as a Minimum Standards Field Examiner that includes the following:  schedule test dates with the training academy director / instructors, develop the practical examination for minimum standards recruits, conduct the practical examination, video each examination, schedule additional field representatives as required, score and record examination results in the Divisions database, scan all records onto the Bureaus I-drive, and upload all videos onto the One-drive.

Review applications for Live Fire Training Instructor I and II and Fire Instructor I.

Develop, review, and update Minimum Standards Performance Objectives and Skills Sheets used for Minimum Standards Practical Examination.

Perform annual training academy inspection that includes the following:  apparatus, tools, equipment, training aides, and buildings to assure compliance with the requirements for

certification for approval as a new firefighter recruit training facility or renewal of current firefighter recruit training facilities and perform related duties as required.

Additional duties as assigned by supervisor(s).

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended, or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer, and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.

VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.  Pursuant to Chapter 295, Florida Statutes, candidates eligible for Veterans’ Preference will receive preference in employment for Career Service vacancies and are encouraged to apply.  Certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements.  Candidates claiming Veterans’ Preference must attach supporting documentation with each submission that includes character of service (for example, DD Form 214 Member Copy #4) along with any other documentation as required by Rule 55A-7, Florida Administrative Code.  Veterans’ Preference documentation requirements are available by clicking here.  All documentation is due by the close of the vacancy announcement.