Adjunct Fire Fighter (HazMat and Firefighting II) - Part-time

Position Title: Adjunct Fire Fighter (HazMat and Firefighting II)                

Term of Employment: Part-Time- Max 19 hours a week

Reports To: Principal      

Pay Information: $28.39/hourly

 

General Statement of Job

Must be available to work Monday - Friday between 7:55-11:40 with hours and days varying, maximum of 19 hours per week.

 

Essential Job Functions

• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials providing effective teaching strategies.
• Maintains effective classroom management, recognizes and addresses learning and behavior
• issues.
• Understand developmental appropriateness of materials and differentiate instruction to meet
• the needs of all learners.
• Evaluates accomplishments of students on a regular basis using multiple assessment methods;
• provides progress and interim reports for feedback.
• Communicates with parents in a timely manner; maintains positive and constructive
• communication with students, staff, parents and community.
• Protects students, equipment, materials and facilities taking necessary and reasonable
• precautions.
• Upholds and enforces board policy, district goals, administrative procedures and school rules
• and regulations. Adheres to health and safety policies.
• Maintains appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate
• use of conference and planning time.
• Keeps current in subject matter knowledge and learning theory; Attends workshops, seminars
• and conferences as well as staff, department, curricular development and committee meetings
• and staff-development session as required.
• Respects the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents and
• teachers in accordance with accepted professional ethics and state and federal laws.
• Shares responsibility during the school day for the supervision of students in areas of the school.
• Performs other duties as deemed appropriate and assigned by the supervisor

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates high ethical standards by upholding the Code of Ethics and Standards for Professional Conduct
• Provides an environment in which each child has a positive, nurturing relationship withcaring adults by encouraging a climate that is inviting, respectful, supportive, inclusive, and flexible.
• Embraces diversity in the school community and in the world by demonstrating knowledge of diverse cultures.
• Treats students as individuals by maintaining high expectations for all students; and by appreciating differences and valuing contributions.
• Plans instruction appropriate for students by collaborating with colleagues and using a variety of data sources for planning.
• Integrates and utilizes technology in instruction by knowing when and how to use technology to maximize student learning.
• Helps students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills by encouraging students to ask questions, think creatively, and draw conclusions.
• Communicates effectively in ways that are clearly understood by students.

Minimum Training and Experience

• Must hold Firefighting II Instructor certification (must have passed Q school) and have HazMat Instructor qualifications.
• Must be eligible to hold a NC Trade & Industrial Education - Public Safety teaching license as stated below:
• High School diploma with 6 years work experience in the field within the last 10 years
• Associates degree with 4 years work experience in the field in the last 8 years
• Bachelor's degree with 2 years work experience in the field in the last 5 years 

Minimum Qualifications or Standards Required to Perform Essential Job Functions

• Physical Requirements: The work regularly requires standing and walking around the classroom and school. It requires the ability to communicate effectively using speech, vision and hearing. The work requires the use of hands for simple grasping and fine manipulations. The work often requires bending, squatting, reaching, with the ability to lift, carry, push or pull light weights and rarely, the lifting of weights above 30 pounds. The work occasionally handles/works with biohazards and/or risks for potential job-related injury, such as those found in a laboratory or shop environment. The work requires activities occasionally involving driving automotive equipment. 
• Data Conception: Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural or composite characteristics (whether similar or divergent from obvious standards) of data, people or things.
• Interpersonal Communication: Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments or directions to subordinates or assistants.
• Language Ability: Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, forms, articles, proposals, contracts, etc. Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, reports, forms, evaluations, contracts, policies, handbooks, budgets, etc., using prescribed formats and conforming to all rules of punctuation, grammar, diction, and style. Requires the ability to speak before groups of people with poise, voice control and confidence.
• Intelligence: Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to give oral and written instructions. Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including educational and legal terminology.
• Numerical Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize mathematical formulas; to add and subtract; multiply and divide; utilize decimals and percentages; and to apply the principles of descriptive statistics, statistical inference and statistical theory.
• Form/Spatial Aptitude: Requires the ability to inspect items for proper length, width and shape.
• Motor Coordination: Requires the ability to coordinate hands and eyes rapidly and accurately in using office equipment.
• Manual Dexterity: Requires the ability to handle a variety of items such as office equipment and hand tools. Must have minimal levels of eye/hand/foot coordination.
• Interpersonal Temperament: Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
• Physical Communication: Requires the ability to talk and hear: (Talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words. Hearing: perceiving nature of sounds by ear.) Must be able to communicate via telephone.

Disclaimer

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to this job.