Fire instructor job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Fire instructor in details. A complete job description concludes Fire instructor key duties/responsibilities, Fire instructor job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Fire instructor duties:

1. To undertake coaching of courses through both lecture and practical based sessions.
2. To continually assess the standard attained by students during courses.
3. To lead and assist in the conduct of any exercise and scenarios.
4. To assist in the development and design of new and existing courses as required.
5. Be able to interact with students to whom English is not well spoken and to impart knowledge and skills using various proven means of teaching.
6. Be able to provide credible practical or underpinning examples of learning material.
7. To brief and control Support Staff for fire training courses or exercises; to ensure that fire courses are provided with the equipment and facilities specified in the course programme.
8. To visit offshore/onshore installations for familiarisation purposes; to give instruction to personnel and/or to obtain material to prepare courses as directed by the Operations Manager
9. To comply with relevant sections of the Companys Procedures Manual staff notices and any other communiques.
10. To maintain discipline and ensure that laid down safety standards for both staff and trainees are adhered to at all times
11. To attend staff development training courses both in-house and external as detemined by Petrofac Training Management.
12. To undertake work allocated by your line manager.

II. List of Fire instructor qualifications

1. Must have a minimum of an Associate degree in Fire Science; a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalency) is preferred.
2. Must have a minimum of seven (7) years’ experience in a fire department having attained a minimum of the rank of Lieutenant in a Full-Time Fire Department is highly desirable.
3. Must meet State of Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) instruction certification.
4. Must have Current Wisconsin Emergency Services Instructor 1 Certification.
5. Experience in teaching and curriculum development at the secondary, post-secondary level and/or training responsibilities at a fire department level is desirable.
6. Must possess significant number of Wisconsin Fire Training Certifications such as; Firefighter 1, Firefighter 2, Driver Operator- Pumper, Driver Operator- Aerial, Fire Officer 1, Fire Officer 2, or Inspector 1.
7. Must be able to relate successfully with students and staff of diverse cultural, social and educational backgrounds.
8. Must be able to communicate effectively through oral and written means.
9. Specialty experience in Fire Service Management, Haz Mat, Building Construction, Fire Prevention, Apparatus Operations and Special Rescue Operations is highly desirable.
10. Teaching – Must embrace and demonstrate the MATC Core Abilities and Standards of Teaching Excellence in development and delivery of instruction.

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.