The Dayton Regional Hazardous Materials Response Team
Position Description
Haz Mat Team Coordinator
Appointing Authority and Policy-Making Body: Dayton Regional Haz-Mat Response Team Advisory Board
Starting Salary Range: $45,000 - $55,000 depending on education and experience
Position Summary
The Haz-Mat Team Advisory Board will provide direct oversight of the work to be performed, but the Coordinator works with significant autonomy for daily operations and develops sequences and methods within the scope of established policies. The Hazmat Coordinator reports quarterly to the Hazmat Team Advisory Board, and further as needed.
The Coordinator performs supervisory, administrative, technical, and budgetary duties related to the training and preparedness of the Regional Haz-Mat Response Team. The Coordinator is an employee of the Miami Valley Fire/EMS Alliance (MVFEA).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Peripheral Duties
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Experience:
High school diploma or equivalent, Associate Degree in Fire, Environmental, Safety or related fields, or equivalent.
Necessary Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of basic firefighting practices and strategies; knowledge of hazardous materials emergency response and control techniques; ability to analyze complex situations and exercise judicious but decisive judgment, especially under emergency or crisis conditions; knowledge of principles and objectives of the Incident Command System; knowledge of structure and management of local government; knowledge of methods of organization, planning, and supervision; ability to deal effectively with local, state, and federal agencies and officials, including police, fire, EMS, and emergency management; working knowledge of computer database, communication, and word processing techniques; strong written and verbal communication skills. The ability to work independently.
Required Experience and Certifications:
Experience in emergency services for a minimum of five years. The ability to efficiently use the complete CAMEO suite.
The following certifications are required, and must be kept current:
Preferred Experience and Certifications:
The following qualifications and experience are preferred:
Tools and Equipment Used:
Vehicle, fire apparatus, ambulance, first aid, radio, fire pumps, hoses, self-contained breathing apparatus, and other standard firefighting equipment, air monitoring, paging, landline and cellular telephones, and fax equipment, personal computer including word processing, database, spreadsheet and communications software.
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 to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is typically required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or operate objects or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb, balance step, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and taste or smell. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 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 to perform the essential functions.
Work is performed both in an office, training, and field settings. The employee may work in outside weather conditions. Work is sometimes performed in emergency and stressful situations. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places, and is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme cold or heat, and hazards associated with hazardous materials, fighting fires, and rendering medical assistance. The noise level in the office work environment is usually quiet, but loud at an emergency scene.
Selection Guidelines
Formal application, rating of education and experience, oral interview, reference checks, and any job related test that may be required.
The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude one from the position if their work is similar, related, or logical to assignment of the position. A police background, medical exam, and driving record investigation will be conducted.
The job description does not constitute an employee agreement between the employer and the employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs to the employer and requirements of the job change.
Please send resumes to anne@fitzgibbongroup.com
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