Training Specialist, The Fire Academy of Kentucky (Academic Support Specialist IV)

Title: Training Specialist, The Fire Academy of Kentucky (Academic Support Specialist IV)

Salary Range: $$48,168.00-$60,204.00

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: Discretionary Hybrid

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Kentucky Fire Commission

Campus Location: Fire Academy

Department: Fire Academy

Total Rewards

Kentucky Fire Commission offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Training Specialist-Fire Academy plans, prepares and delivers training at the Fire Academy of Kentucky. This role ensures that equipment and curriculum needs are prepared and available and serves as an instructor for courses.

Job Duties:

Prepare and review curriculum for courses including Resource One or equivalent assignments. Coordinate with the Fire Academy Coordinator and the other Fire Academy of Training Specialists to instruct, evaluate, and create training schedules for students.

Ensure that equipment is serviced and is operational for each course. Work with the Fire Academy Coordinator to obtain new equipment and schedule service and maintenance for existing equipment and/or shared equipment.

Work with the Fire Academy and Accredited Certification Coordinators to schedule courses for certification testing and ensure that all documents and equipment are available for certification courses including travel and transporting equipment when needed.

Collaborate with the Director of Training, Region One and Two Coordinators, the Fire Academy of Kentucky Coordinator, Academic Coordinator for Curriculum and Fire Science Training and/or District Training Coordinators to assess training needs and scheduling.

Assist with facilities and grounds maintenance.

Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED
3 years related experience

IFSAC Accredited Certification Firefighter I & II
Fire Instructor I
Live Fire Instructor or equivalent
EMT or Paramedic. 

Preferred Qualifications:

IFSAC Accredited Certification (or equivalent)
Driver Operator Pumper
Driver Operator Aerial
Mobile Water Supply
Fire Instructor II
Fire Officer I, II, III and IV
Live Fire Instructor in Charge
CDL

Additional Skills Requested:

Ability to wear a self-contained breathing apparatus and full firefighting personal protective equipment weighing 100 lbs. Lifting 50 lbs. or more at times is expected.

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.