Field Representative - OPS -437132013

Requisition No: 769662 

Agency: Financial Services

Working Title: Field Representative - OPS -437132013

Position Number: 437132013 

Salary:  $16.00 -$24.00 per hour 

Posting Closing Date: 03/29/2023 

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

DIVISION: STATE FIRE MARSHAL

BUREAU: FIRE STANDARDS AND TRAINING

CITY: OCALA

COUNTY: MARION                          

SPECIAL NOTES:

Vacancies may be filled from this advertisement for a period of up to six (6) months.

High School Diploma or equivalent required.

Associate’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university is preferred.

Additional requirements:

• Hold Florida State Firefighter Certificate of Compliance.
• Hold a minimum Florida State Fire Instructor I
• Previous experience as an evaluator.

Additional preference:

• Minimum three (3) years of experience as training academy minimum standards instructor.

This position will be filled at $16.00 -$24.00 per hour based on education and experience.

Some travel required.

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

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

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 a computer.
• Knowledge of principles and techniques of effective verbal and written communication.
• Knowledge of the practices and techniques of firefighting.
• Knowledge of the principles of personal safety and first aid.
• Ability to work independently or as a group.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others.
• Ability to understand and apply applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures relating to firefighting.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES:

• Keep current on Florida Statutes and Florida Administrative Codes on practical examination for certification as a Firefighter I and Firefighter II.
• Prepare practical examination paperwork as required, skill sheets, orientation, summary, ERG tests.
• May be assigned to conduct training academy annual inspection.
• Record test scores into FCDICE.
• Administer practical examinations state-wide for firefighter II certification per Florida State Statute Chapter 633.402 – 633.446, Fire Standards and Training and Florida Administrative Code 69A-37, Firefighters Standards and Training.
• Travel may be required to academies throughout the state to assist at other academies as necessary.
• Abide by the FL State Administrative Procedures & Policies (AP & P).
• Utilize a body camera to record all state practical examinations administered.
• Through the state’s travel system, submit for approval travel to testing locations.
• After testing locations, submit records for proof of travel and reimbursements in STMS and WORKS within 5 days after travel.
• Complete timesheets and submit for approval weekly.

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.