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Job Description
Job Title
Industrial Fire Instructor
Agency
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Department
Emergency Services Training Institute
Proposed Minimum Salary
Commensurate
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
Industrial Fire Instructor
Full-Time
1 Position to be Filled
College Station, TX
$5,833.34/month
General Summary:
The Industrial Fire Instructor is responsible for providing training in various courses for the Industrial Private Sector Program. Training may be performed online, classroom instruction, field-based skills training, and/or technical assistance. Utilizes their knowledge of adult learning theories and learning styles to maximize learner success and ensure overall effectiveness of the course instruction. Course material is presented using a variety of media. To meet learner needs, the Instructor is responsible for modifying course curriculum, when necessary. Maintains skills and a knowledge base adequate to meet current and future instructional requirements. Required to supervise and evaluate student performance as well as competently discuss procedures and techniques and regulations and apply all safety measures. This position reports to the Industrial Program Training Manager.
Required Qualifications:- High school diploma or GED.
- Four years of industrial firefighting response, such as experience in an industrial plant fire brigade, industrial fire response as a municipal/volunteer firefighter, or military firefighter.
- One year of experience in adult education and/or training.
Required License/Certifications:- Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
- Must have a Class “B” CDL License or ability to obtain within one year employment.
- Must have a valid passport or ability to obtain within one year of employment.
Preferred Qualifications:- Associate's or higher degree from an accredited university or college; degree in a related field.
- Five years’ experience in an industrial plant fire brigade.
- Six years of industrial firefighting response, such as experience in an industrial plant fire brigade, industrial fire response as a municipal/volunteer firefighter, or military firefighter.
- TEEX industrial fire training support experience.
- Two years of experience in developing and delivering emergency response training.
- NFPA 1041 Fire Instructor I and II Certification.
- NFPA 1081 Interior and Exterior Certification.
Physical Requirements:- Physical conditioning consistent with wearing hazardous materials Personal Protective Equipment.
- Ability to lift and/or move heavy objects and/or wear personal protective gear during instruction.
- Ability to work in adverse weather conditions during instruction.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- Advanced working knowledge in a specialty area.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to multitask and work cooperatively with others.
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills.
Equipment:- Standard office equipment: computer, keyboard, multifunctional printer, telephone.
Notifications:- This position is security sensitive.
- This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.
- This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TEEX regulations and procedures.
- All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and Agency safety requirements.
- As part of TEEX’s mission of providing training, developing practical solutions, and saving lives; this position could be required, if called upon, to deploy within the State of Texas as directed by this position’s Division Director/HQ Department Head.
- Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving a personal or TEEX vehicle and/or flying on commercial airlines.
- Employment in this role is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and will also be subject to random drug screening per DOT regulation.
- This position requires domestic and international travel.
Essential Duties, Tasks, and Percentages:
Course Instruction - 60%- Arrives no less than 1 hour before the course is scheduled to begin.
- Follows approved curriculum course outline and timelines.
- Performs all course exercises as explained by instructor guide.
- Determine course goals and objectives.
- Uses a variety of techniques for presenting course material.
- Develops instructional techniques to accommodate diverse learning styles.
- Initiates and maintains interactive classroom discussions.
- Provides positive reinforcement and motivational incentives.
- Monitors learner performance.
- Evaluates and assesses instructional effectiveness.
Additional Support and Instruction - 20%- Schedules, coordinates, and conducts Industrial Private Sector hand-off, field delivery courses, assigns area schools and other courses as assigned.
- Assists with Annual Schools and/or other special schools/activities.
Course Development and Review - 10%- Modifies or develops course content to meet changing needs and objectives, includes visuals and handout materials.
- All changes will be in cooperation with the curriculum, certification, and evaluation group.
Other Duties - 10%- Maintains a clean and neat appearance.
- Submits class reports, and travel documentation.
- Submits weekly reports and all associated documentation on time.
- Attends all called meetings unless dismissed by supervisor Interacts professionally with External/Internal customers.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer. - High school diploma or GED.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Show moreIt comes down to saving lives. From providing emergency responders to disasters across the state and nation to developing training and practical workforce solutions, TEEX makes a difference worldwide. More than 174,000 people representing every U.S. state and 109 countries are served annually through on-site and online resources for specialties from homeland security to economic development and workforce training.
Home to some of the world’s top training facilities, the emergency preparedness campus in Bryan/College Station includes the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Customized TEEX training programs develop practical solutions for each client’s need through hands-on instructional facilities for public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordinance training at the home campus or at customer-specified locations worldwide.
Texas A&M Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2, the state’s elite urban search and rescue teams, are sponsored by TEEX. Throughout its existence, TX-TF1 has served the state of Texas and the nation by participating in over 100 deployments, completing search and rescue missions with highly trained and qualified personnel.
As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has been leading homeland security training since 1998.
The major TEEX programs include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. As a member of The Texas A&M University System, TEEX is unique in its ability to access a broad range of emerging research and technical expertise. Beginning with course design and development all the way through hands-on instruction and national certification testing, TEEX delivers comprehensive training through both classroom and hands-on instruction and as online courses. Hosting services for online courses, technical assistance and technology validation, and bilingual training and translation services also are available.
By placing safety and well-being above all and by focusing on prevention and response, TEEX has become a comprehensive training provider through more than 80 years of extension training. Working with other agencies and encouraging involvement has led to better fire safety and emergency response, cleaner drinking water, better roads and infrastructure, improved homeland security, safer workplaces, heightened public safety and security, new therapeutics manufacturing and the evolution of cybersecurity.
Through innovative programs and adaptive outreach, TEEX services are created to train the people who expand the security, occupational and economic development of Texas and beyond.
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