Fire Chief Position Available In York, South Carolina

Fire Chief The City of Rock Hill – 3.7 Rock Hill, SC Job Details Full-time $115,561 – $173,342 a year 1 day ago Qualifications Management Customer service Public Administration Driver’s License Class E Bachelor’s degree Fire Science Senior level Business 10 years

Full Job Description General Description:

The purpose of this job within the organization is to plan, organize and direct Fire Department operations, ensuring departmental compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, laws regulations and standards of safety. This position formulates long-range goals for the organization, develop policy and position papers and negotiate with the chief administrative officer and/or elected officials.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Requires a Bachelor’s Degree in business or public administration, fire science/technology or related field. A combination of job related experience, professional training and certifications may be considered equivalent. Requires ten years of progressive experience and training in fire service programs and management or closely related experience.

Special Certifications and Licenses:

Valid Class E Driver’s License NFPA Firefighter I NFPA Firefighter II OSHA Hazardous Materials Technician

NFA NIMS

300and 400

Incident Command Fire Officer I Fire Officer II Fire Instructor I Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress when confronted with emergency situations or tight deadlines. Ability to maintain positive customer-focused relationships with co-workers, supervisors, agencies, the general public, and all other internal and external customers. Personally demonstrates appropriate customer service skills. Work is performed onsite. The incumbent must be present at work to perform the essential functions of this job.

Essential Job Functions:

Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates all fire department programs, including fire prevention, training, suppression and administration. Conducts staff meetings on a regular basis for decision making and to improve communications throughout the department; attends meetings involving city management, city council, business/property owners, the news media, and other organizations. Prepares and administers the department’s annual budget; oversees department procurement; reviews and gives departmental approval to specifications for new equipment and apparatus. Directs the preparation and analysis of departmental records and reports to ensure efficient operations, meet service demands and to comply with authorized requests for information regarding departmental activities and personnel. Prepares and processes a variety of documents, including performance appraisals, budget documents, annual reports, statistical reports, memos, correspondence, etc. Assigns workloads and establishes work schedules, supervisory duties include instructing, assigning, reviewing, and planning the work of others. Addresses civic and other groups regarding activities and programs of the fire department; explains departmental operations and promotes public understanding, awareness, and relations. Performs all other duties as may be assigned to meet organizational needed. This Notice is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties, knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the job. This is intended only to describe the general nature of the job. A more comprehensive list of duties, responsibilities and essential job functions is available on the job description. The City of Rock Hill is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, political affiliation, disability, national origin, genetic information, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), or age.