26-02 Firefighter Recruit

City of San Jose, CA•San Jose, CA

46d•$50

About The Position

Our diverse and inclusive workforce of more than 7,000 employees play a key role in the success of San José, the heart of the Silicon Valley. All City of San José employees work together as one team to make San José a vibrant, innovative, and desirable place to live and work.Visithere to learn more about our One Team Leadership Values and Expectations, including quality and excellent customer service and hereto learn more about San José. The City of San José is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for all job openings will be considered without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran statusor any other consideration made unlawful under any federal, state or local laws. The City of San José is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at 408-535-1285, 711 (TTY), or via email at [email protected]. About the Department The San José Fire Department's (SJFD) core mission is to serve the community by protecting life, property, and the environment through prevention and response.SJFD is a high-volume, all-hazards fire department providing fire suppression and rescue services that protects approximately 200 square miles, Advanced Life Support and Basic Life Support services as well as specialized operations including Urban Search and Rescue, Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting, and a Hazardous Incident Team with a Decontamination Unit. SJFD deploys resources from 34 fire stations, protecting areas within city limits and some unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County by contract. SJFD is budgeted for 735 authorized sworn positions across nine ranks, offering many opportunities for career advancement. Clickhere for information on the SJFD Department. Clickhere for information on Benefits. Clickherefor the California Equal Pay Act To apply, please complete an application via the City of San José's website clickhere and ensure you have an up to date profile with Firefighter Candidate Testing Center (FCTC) Statewide Eligibility List. Position Duties Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application system. To apply, applicants must complete an application via the City of San Jose's website at www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers. This is the trainee level class in the Firefighter series, responsible for becoming proficient in the understanding of lifesaving and firefighting methods within the SJFD. Through a specific program comprised of general and specialized education, focused training including extensive hands-on experience, Firefighter Recruits will learn diverse tasks, policies, procedures and standards within the SJFD. Incumbents will learn techniques in emergency medical services, rescue work, firefighting and other emergency services. Duties may involve considerable physical exertion and potential risk to health and safety. Work is rigidly structured, highly supervised, and incumbents are continuously evaluated and receive feedback regularly. Firefighter Recruits must graduate from the Academy and be appointed to the classification of Firefighter in order to retain employment in the job series. In addition to the salary, employees shall also receive an approximate one percent (1%) ongoing non-pensionable compensation pay.

Requirements

Firefighter Recruit applicants: Must have a current profile and test scores on the Firefighter Candidate Testing Center (FCTC) Statewide Eligibility List (SEL) by the final filing date of 12/17/2025 .
A passing score on the FCTC Written Test must be dated between 12/18/2024 and 12/17/2025.
Graduation from High School or equivalent (G.E.D. or California Proficiency Certificate).
Possession of a valid driver's license at time of application.
Must obtain a California driver's license, if issued by another state, prior to promotion to the Firefighter classification.
Possession of a current and valid State of California Emergency Medical Technician Certification or Certified by the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, Emergency Medical Technician - Basic.
Proof of a valid Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) must be dated on or after 1/1/2025.
CPAT must remain valid through time of appointment to Firefighter Recruit (tentatively scheduled for 7/20/2026).
Documentation of successful completion of an approved paramedic training program and successful completion of the National Registry of EMT-Ps written and practical examinations by the date of the written examination and actual possession of a current and valid paramedic license issued by the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority OR
Possession of a valid EMT-P certification from another state, territory, country and registration with the National registry of EMT-Ps and actual possession of a current and valid paramedic license issued by the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority OR
Possession of a current and valid Paramedic license issued by the State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority.

Nice To Haves

Possession of current and valid State of California Emergency Medical Services Authority Paramedic License.
Possession of a Bachelors (BS or BA) degree or Associates (AS or AA) degree from an accredited college or university.
Possession of a Fire Science/Fire Technology Certificate from an accredited college.
Completion of 30 semester units (or equivalent) from an accredited college with at least 15 semester units (or equivalent) in Fire Science/Fire Technology.
Possession of California State Fire Marshal Firefighter I Certification or equivalent.
Possession of California State Fire Marshal Firefighter II Certification or equivalent.
Bilingual (Arabic, Armenian, Assyrian, Cambodian, Cantonese, Croatian, French, German, Greek, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, or Vietnamese).

Responsibilities

Firefighter Recruits will learn diverse tasks, policies, procedures and standards within the SJFD.
Incumbents will learn techniques in emergency medical services, rescue work, firefighting and other emergency services.

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