Fire Training Officer 2 - Intermittent - Multiple Positions

State of Ohio • Reynoldsburg, OH

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Division of the State Fire Marshal keeps Ohioans safe by modernizing and enforcing the Ohio Fire Code; training and certifying firefighters; teaching fire prevention and safety education; investigating fires and explosions; and regulating fireworks companies, underground storage tanks, and other fire-related industries. This role involves instructing and evaluating students in various training programs at the Ohio Fire Academy, ensuring student safety, counseling students, conducting skill testing, and reviewing/analyzing programs to ensure compliance with NFPA standards. Recommendations for improving lesson plans and setting up resident programs are also part of the role. This is an intermittent position, not to exceed 1000 hours worked in the fiscal year, with instructional times concentrated between February 1st and November 30th annually. Instructors are expected to complete hours through on-campus, hybrid, regional, and direct delivery instruction.

Requirements

• Certified as Public Safety Instructor in firefighting by Department of Public Safety pursuant to Section 4765.55 of Revised Code.
• Valid driver's license.
• Ability to provide 380 hours of work per year in one of the many programs offered at the Ohio Fire Academy (e.g., Fire, EMS, Technical Rescue, Leadership Development, Instructor, Inspector, Regional Training Delivery).
• Must complete all needed task books and teaching evaluations before being considered able to teach in any specific subject area (typically one to two years).
• Required to complete hours on-campus, hybrid, regional and direct delivery instruction.

Nice To Haves

• Fire Training
• EMS Training
• Technical Rescue
• Regional/Direct Training Delivery
• Instructor
• Inspector
• Leadership Development
• Live Fire Training

Responsibilities

• Instructs & evaluates students in the Ohio Fire Academy's various training programs.
• Ensures student safety in classroom & on training grounds.
• Counsels students, conducts skill testing.
• Reviews, analyzes & evaluates programs, methods, materials & equipment to ensure compliance with the current NFPA standards.
• Makes recommendations to improve lesson plans, sets up resident programs, etc.

Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Free Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
• Childbirth, Adoption, and Foster Care leave
• Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and more)
• Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS, STRS, SERS, and HPRS) & Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed