Fire Training Officer (Captain)

City of Concord•Concord, NH

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for providing oversight for the Department's suppression, hazardous material, and general emergency training programs. This role involves developing, instructing, and evaluating training courses and curriculum to meet state and national certification requirements, ensuring the maintenance of training records, and acting as a liaison with relevant training organizations. The position may also involve serving as a safety officer, analyzing policies, supervising personnel, and responding to emergencies.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Education, Fire Science, Public Administration, Emergency Medicine, or Management
Five years of experience in the area of EMS, fire suppression and extinguishment
New Hampshire Firefighter II
Hazardous Materials - Operations
Valid New Hampshire Driver's License
Hazardous Materials Decontamination
NREMT or above
New Hampshire EMS Providers License

Nice To Haves

Fire Officer II
Fire and Emergency Services Instructor I

Responsibilities

Provides oversight for the department's firefighting, hazardous material and related hazards training program.
Carries out job responsibility in accordance with city policies, procedures, and applicable laws, including training in job skills, evaluating performance, resolving problems, and planning, assigning, and directing work.
Confers with superiors to keep them informed on key issues and progress toward objectives and to gain their support and approval; makes recommendations to assist management in making needed improvements.
Assists in budget preparation, purchasing, and various administrative functions.
May instruct department employees in all aspects of departmental services.
Develops, instructs, and evaluates training courses and curriculum that meet state and national certification requirements; addresses special or operational needs of the department.
Ensures the maintenance of training records; ensures that all members' necessary certifications are current.
Maintains records and completes reports on training activities.
Act as liaison with New Hampshire Fire Standards and Training and other pertinent training organizations.
May serves as designated safety officer for the department, including emergency scenes.
May analyze and recommend policies and procedures.
Supervises and directs the work of uniformed and civilian fire department personnel; may write, review, or approve performance evaluations; approves or denies training requests; monitors performance through direct observation or reports of activities.
Interacts with citizens in order to respond to inquiries and complaints and to establish rapport and trust.
Confers with the Deputy Fire Chief(s) on key issues.
Plans, allocates, coordinates, and monitors departmental resources to ensure efficient and economical operations.
Responds to and may assist at Fire, Rescue or Hazardous Materials emergencies.
Interacts with the Mutual Aid Community.
Conducts workshops, conferences, and other training sessions.
Identifies appropriate training resources; maintains current knowledge of contemporary training technologies.
May serve as a member of the department safety committee.
May serve as a member of the city joint loss committee.
May investigate complaints against department members and recommends appropriate disciplinary actions as needed.
Performs other related duties as assigned.