Job Description
Salary: $25.00 - $30.00 Hourly
Location : Prescott, AZ
Job Type: Casual Part Time (Less than 20 hours/week)
Job Number: 2024-00129
Department: PS Fire Science
Opening Date: 07/17/2024
Description of Position Fire Academy Instructor Hiring Rate: $25.00 - $30.00 Closing Date: December 18th, 2023 Under the general direction of the Fire Science Director, and the Lead Fire Academy Instructor a fire academy instructor plans, organizes, and provides instruction for the Yavapai College Firefighter I,II Academy. This is a part-time position; some evening and weekend hours are required.
Yavapai College Fire Academy Instructor
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The instructional assignment is in the discipline of Fire Technology with a special emphasis on teaching in the YC fire academy.
Plans, organizes, provides instruction, for the College Firefighter Academy. Available to work during the Academy hours including Tuesday and Thursday evenings, Saturdays daytime hours. Must be adaptable to changes in the Academy schedule.
Provide academic instruction to students through lecture, lab, or performance courses; assess and develop cognitive abilities, communication skills, and higher order thinking skills among students through appropriate assignments and activities in one-on-one, classroom and multiple student instructional settings.
JOB SUMMARY.
Serves as day-to-day coordinator for the Fire Academy in accordance with Yavapai College Fire Science technology standards and training. Works closely with Lead Academy Instructors. Requirements; Coordinates the planning, sequencing and integration of Fire Academy instruction, course scheduling and student outreach and recruitment.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTION STATEMENTS.
Essential Functions: Essential responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: Observe and evaluate student performance in meeting course objectives and student learning outcomes through assignments, projects, discussions, and examinations; provide feedback in a timely manner to student inquiries while in class.
Coordinates with staff and faculty; integrates and sequences Fire Academy instruction in concert with external, multidiscipline learning communities; assists in the preparation for academy delivery of instruction, ensuring that course material available and correct. Observes Lead Instructors and assists in the training and education of fire academy students.
Ability to repair and trouble shoot firefighting equipment and malfunctions.
Evaluate student learning through direct observation, cognitive (written), and psychomotor (hands-on) exams.
Works with the Director of Fire Science and Fire Technology faculty to ensure the physical safety of trainees during instruction; takes appropriate emergency action in the event students are hurt or distressed during training. Ensures the comprehensive Cancer reduction program is followed.
Participates in a variety of Fire Academy meetings.
Assists in the strategic planning process for the Fire Academy program.
Provide feedback to training coordinators on training program improvement needs, topics, skills, lesson plans, and curriculum.
Minimum Expectations & Requirements Valid Arizona Drivers License
AZ State FF I,II certification or equivalent training at the discretion of the Fire Science Director.
Healthcare provider CPR certification
Methods and techniques of public speaking.
Experience in instruction in a higher education environment.
Preferred Skills & Abilities Ability to operate fire apparatus and equipment.
Fire Instructor I through the ACFSE.
Fire Instructor II through the ACFSE
Live Fire Instructor through ISFSI.
Modern public safety training philosophies in fire technology.
Rescue, safety, and salvage procedures/techniques; fire behavior and extinguishment.
Adult learning theory.
Applicable federal, state and program regulations, guidelines, laws, policies, and procedures.
Essential Functions Analyzing, interpreting, explaining, and applying relevant laws, regulations, ordinances, and policies applicable to the training of firefighters.
Demonstrating behaviors and providing a positive professional image.
Maintaining sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff.
Operating a variety of fire apparatus and equipment.
Operating a computer and other standard office equipment and using spreadsheet, word processing and enterprise software.
Organizing and maintaining a variety of records and files, including confidential student records and information.
Communicating clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
Using tact, discretion, courtesy, and patience in dealing with sensitive and difficult students and situations.
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with others encountered in the course of work.
WORKING CONDITIONS.
Environmental Conditions: The employee works in a classroom and outdoor training environment and may be regularly exposed to outdoor weather conditions, loud noise, electrical and moving equipment and a variety of fumes and airborne particles. Physical Conditions: Essential and marginal functions may require physical fitness requirements necessary to perform the job functions with or without accommodation, such as the ability to participate in all physical fitness and physical training activities without restriction; lift or move over 100 pounds; operate motorized equipment and vehicles.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; talk and hear for four to eight hours depending on the class. The employee is occasionally required to use hands and fingers, to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands or arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is regularly required to do moderate and occasionally heavy physical work including reaching, pulling, climbing a ladder or structure, bending. Ability to wear job-specific personal protective equipment including the potential use of self-contained breathing apparatus, and structural firefighting turn out gear in accordance with manufacturer specifications and applicable codes and standards.
Work may occasionally take place in a live fire training facility with potential immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) atmospheric conditions and high heat levels.
Yavapai College offers its full-time employees a comprehensive benefit package:
HEALTH/LIFE BENEFITS - Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance: College's partial payment of premiums toward medical with pharmacy and/or dental plan options picked by employees for themselves (and eligible dependents)
- Flexible Spending Accounts: Pre-tax pay deductions to use for eligible medical or dependent daycare costs
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Counseling and referral services for employees and their immediate families for depression, stress, family/marital conflict, and alcohol/drug issues
- Vision: Provides an amount per plan year for eligible expenses such as vision exams, lenses, frames, prescription sunglasses, and contact lenses
- Life Insurance: The College provides Basic Life Insurance coverage at twice of the employee's annual salary. Dependents have automatic coverage of $2,000/spouse and $1,000/per child if enrolled in medical plan.
- Voluntary Individual And Family Term Life Insurance: Additional term life insurance coverage available for employee, spouse and children.
- Other Insurance Coverage: Short Term and Long Term Disability (replacement income insurance), and Workers' Compensation (compensation, medical expenses and death benefits for on-the-job injuries or occupational diseases)
RETIREMENT BENEFITS - Retirement Benefits: Arizona State Retirement System or Optional Retirement Plan, and Social Security (which provides a basic retirement annuity based on age and years of contribution)
- Tax Deferred Annuities: Employees' contributions to designated tax-deferred annuities
- Unemployment Compensation: Employees who are laid off or terminated may receive benefits if covered wages meet requirements
LEAVE BENEFITS - Vacation : 10 days of Vacation leave annually. NOTE: For employees who work an amount of contractual days, there will be no earned vacation.
- Sick Leave: 12 days sick leave annually. NOTE: Employees working less than full time or an amount of contractual days will receive a proration of sick leave.
- Personal Leave: Use of up to three personal leave days per year which are charged against accumulated sick leave to take care of items of personal business
- Other Leave: Bereavement leave, Civic Duty Leave (Jury duty, active military duty, military training), and Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- Holidays: 24 days during the year as paid holidays for full-time employees which include Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, 3 days at Thanksgiving, Winter/year end break (10 days), Martin Luther King Day, Spring Break, Memorial Day, and Juneteenth.
OTHER BENEFITS - Breaking Bread: 32 meal swipes for use at the Prescott Campus Eatery. All Other Campuses and Sites receive a $140 credit each semester (fall and spring) to be used at the Open Market on campus/center
- Spanish Interpreter Incentive Program: Employees interested in additional compensation for their Spanish speaking skills agree to assist YC by attending two recruiting events and being available for Spanish Interpretation needs as they arise. Compensation is added to the employee's regular pay at the rate of $175 per month. Employees that are interested in participating let your HR Business partner know, so they can schedule you for the ACTFL language proficiency test at the YC testing center.
- Direct Deposit: Paychecks deposited directly into the employee's bank account(s)
- Tuition Waiver: Eligible Full-time Faculty and Staff may enroll up to 6 hours; eligible dependents may enroll in a partial or full program of course work without payment of tuition, exceptions may be lab fees and market based additional fees
- Sabbatical: Faculty, professional and administrative staff may apply for compensated leave of up to a year after six years of continuous service
- Professional Development Opportunities
- Additional Benefits and Services: Bookstore discount, local community discounts to faculty and staff, computer loan program, mail and notary service.
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