Title: | Firefighter/EMT-B: (Part-Time) |
Type: | Firefighter/EMS |
Date Posted: | December 22, 2022 |
Organization: | City of South Padre Island, TX |
Website: | Click here for more information or to apply |
Email Contact: | employment@myspi.org |
Description: |
This position is open until filled. Position Purpose Protects life and property by performing fire suppression, basic life support (BLS), hazardous materials and fire prevention duties. Maintains fire equipment, apparatus and facilities. Essential Functions
Secondary Functions
Capital and/or Fiscal Responsibility Responsible for adhering to all City of South Padre Island Purchasing Policies while performing purchasing tasks. Credentials (minimum preferred)
Tools and Equipment Used Fire apparatus, fire pumps, hoses and other standard firefighting equipment; power tools such as chain saws and hydraulic spreaders and cutters; hand tools, ladders, first aid equipment, radio, pager, personal computer, phone and water rescue devices. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to two-hundred (200) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Work is performed primarily in office, vehicles, and outdoor settings, in all weather conditions, including temperature extremes, during day and night shifts. Work is often performed in emergency and stressful situations. Individual is exposed to hearing alarms and hazards associated with fighting fires and rendering emergency medical assistance, including smoke, noxious odors, fumes, chemicals, liquid chemicals, solvents and oils. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, liquid chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quite in the office settings, and very loud at an emergency scene. Selection Guidelines Formal application, rating of education and experience; oral interview and reference check; job related tests may be required. |