ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

We are looking for a talented, energetic person to join our management team to support our volunteer emergency response program. Nature of Work: As a part of both the District’s Executive Team (Fire Chief, Assistant Chiefs and District Secretary) and Management Team (the Executive Team and Incident Readiness & Response--IR&R--officers), the Assistant Chief will be involved in the overall planning, directing, oversight and control of operational and administrative functions for the District. The Assistant Chief is expected to act in a professional, positive and (as needs dictate) confidential manner at all times. As a senior operational officer for the District acting on behalf of the Fire Chief, the Assistant Chief will be necessarily called upon to exercise independent judgment on a regular basis. The Assistant Chief also responds to emergency incidents and manages the incident consistent with Incident Management System (IMS) protocols as needed. Salary & Benefits: 1. Salary range between $5,695.34 to $6,992.39 monthly; 2. Pension benefit conversion at retirement or termination (LEOFF); 3. Deferred compensation plan; 4. Annual leave, sick leave, and holidays (as provided under WAC 357 Section31); 5. Long-term disability available through the subscribed health care provider; 6. Medical insurance, including preventative medical, dental, vision, and family health care programs available through the Washington Fire Commissioner Association Plan; 7. Family medical leave (as provided by the Family Medical Leave Act); 8. Employee special support (the District Member Assistance Program) 9. Military leave (as provided under WAC 357 Section 31); and 10. Educational support program. Minimum Qualifications: 1. Must have an Instructor Level II certification within one year of appointment. 2. Must pass Thurston County EMT protocol test within 90 days of appointment. 3. Must have NIMS ICS-300 & 400 certification within one year of appointment. 4. Must have valid Washington State Driver’s License at time of hire; must certify under District Driver-Operator program within six months of appointment. 5. Must be able to safely perform physical requirements for District emergency responders and successfully pass the District Physical Ability Test (see Appendix 2). 6. Five years experience in the fire service supervising personnel at a company (3-5 persons) level or higher, including management of emergency incidents. 7. Must have minimum of five years experience in training personnel. 8. Must have working experience with MSWindows and MSOffice software systems. 9. Must have minimum two years experience in managing volunteer programs. 10. Within one year of appointment, must reside within 20 minutes travel time of fire district. (Job closes April 8, 2010 at 4:00 pm) Please complete the application packet available on this site.