SENIOR FIRE INSTRUCTOR
Senior Fire Instructor is a competitive local-government title, the kind you test for: the exam result, not a hiring manager's pick, decides where you land in line.
What it takes is 2 years of relevant experience.
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Senior Fire Instructor is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, takes the lead over one or more fire instructors providing instructions and demonstrations in fire-fighting techniques and procedures, instructing students in the use and care of fire fighting apparatus and equipment; supervises the activities of students participating in fire drills; does other related duties.
Examples of work
- Takes the lead over other fire instructors.
- Prepares lesson plans.
- Prepares reports.
- Oversees student testing and evaluation.
- Monitors attendance records.
- Oversees the use, care, and storage of equipment.
- Observes and evaluates job performance of instructional staff.
- Provides training and instruction in all phases of fire-fighting, fire prevention, and salvage operations.
- Lectures and demonstrates fire prevention and fire protection methods.
- Oversees activities of fire companies engaged in simulated exercises.
- Instructs students in the use and care of various fire-fighting apparatus, the methods of responding to fire alarms and the use of fire vehicles.
- Provides instructions and demonstrates various fire-fighting techniques including forcible entry into burning buildings, use of portable fire extinguishers, ladder climbing, salvage operations, hose layout and hydrant connections, use and care of hoses and protective breathing equipment, rescue and first-aid practices and procedures, and methods of extinguishing fires.
- Examines and periodically tests fire apparatus and equipment.
- Shows films in fire-fighting techniques and fire protection.
- Prepares visual aid material for instructional use.
- Maintains equipment and facilities at the fire training center.
- Prepares and maintains records and files.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in providing instructions and demonstrations in fire fighting, extinguishing and control techniques.
CERTIFICATE
Applicants must possess a valid Fire Service Instructor Level II certificate issued by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
License
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of modern fire-fighting techniques and procedures.
- Knowledge of fire protection and prevention methods.
- Knowledge of fire response methods and the use of fire vehicles.
- Knowledge of the use and care of fire-fighting apparatus and equipment.
- Knowledge of training techniques and instructional tools.
- Knowledge of the methods and materials used to develop lesson plans.
- Knowledge of the methods used to evaluate student progress.
- Knowledge of predictable fire behavior.
- Knowledge of fire rescue operations.
- Ability to provide instructions and demonstrate fire-fighting methods and the use of fire-fighting equipment.
- Ability to prepare instructional materials.
- Ability to identify student progress and understanding of subject matter.
- Ability to prepare reports.
- Ability to maintain fire-fighting and protection equipment.
- Ability to maintain records and files.
- Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.