27362BR
CED-KS Fire & Rescue Training
Position Overview
This position is responsible for instructing a variety of fire and emergency services courses offered by Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute (KFRTI). This position will serve as the lead instructor, assistant instructor, or safety officer for subject areas based on experience, credentials, and qualifications. This position coordinates and collaborates with program coordinators and managers and directly reports to an assigned training program coordinator or manager.
Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute is a unit of KU Lifelong and Professional Education (LPE) housed on the Lawrence campus. The Institute was created in 1949 by Kansas legislature with the mission to train and credential Kansas firefighters in local jurisdictions. The Institute serves fire departments and firefighters through a “traveling instruction service,” providing hundreds of training and certification events each year in counties across the State of Kansas.
The mission of Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute is to provide accessible, comprehensive training and credentialing for fire and emergency response personnel to promote health and safety in Kansas communities.
Job Description
- Serve as lead instructor, assistant instructor, or safety officer (if qualified) for KFRTI programs and courses.
- Coordinate scheduled courses with the host department to provide a safe learning environment for students.
- Coordinate with KFRTI Drivers to deliver equipment, props, and trailers for training.
- Lead contract instructors during multi-training program deliveries.
- Adhere to the KFRTI Instructional Methodology during course delivery activities.
- Complete and return instructional resources and documentation to KFRTI.
- Manage safety and mitigage risk during training delivery.
- Attend quarterly scheduled meetings.
- Represent KFRTI and KU in all functions of this job in a professional, respectful, and customer-friendly manner.
- Frequent Travel by car; expected travel time is 75-100%
- Manage KFRTI Certification Testing sites, including Evaluators.
- Drive Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute non-commercial vehicles and deliver non-commercial trailers and equipment. Note: must have a valid CDL to drive or transport commercial equipment.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director or their designee.
Position Requirements
- NFPA 1403 Live Fire Training Evolutions through International Society of Fire Service Instructors (ISFSI) or through Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute.
- Create a positive learning environment for all students.
- Treat all students with dignity and respect.
- Manage safety and mitigate risk within the training environment.
- Promote an environment free of inappropriate racial, ethnic, religious, political, or sexual comments or jokes.
- Exercise prudence in their use of language.
- Maintain student’s privacy and confidentiality (FERPA).
- Instruct courses using competency-based instructional methods as defined by KFRTI.
- Teach courses to meet the course objectives and learning outcomes set forth by KFRTI.
- Keep up to date on the topics they are registered to teach.
- Report to KFRTI any negative or harmful classroom dynamics that occurred during the delivery of a KFRTI class.
- Always support the mission of Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute and serve as a positive ambassador of KFRTI and The University of Kansas.
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Contact Information to Applicants
Benjamin Green, Fire & Rescue Program Manager
Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute,
Jayhawk Global,
University of Kansas
[email protected]
Additional Candidate Instruction
A complete application consists of:
- A cover letter addressing how required qualifications are met
- Resume
- 3 Professional References
- Upload copies of relevant certifications regarding the required and preferred qualifications
- Complete "supplemental application" that will be mailed to each candidate.
Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Initial application review will begin Monday April 8, 2024. Applicants will be hired on an ongoing as needed basis.
Advertised Salary Range
$23-$25/hr
Application Review Begins
08-Apr-2024
Anticipated Start Date
01-May-2024
Primary Campus
University of Kansas Lawrence Campus
Employee Class
U-Unclassified Professional Staff
Work Schedule
Various. Part-time Instructors accept requested training in the State.
Job Family
EducationalSuport&Delivery-KUL
Conditions of Employment
Contingent on Funding
Work Location Assignment
On-Site
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, ancestry, disability status as a veteran, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, and genetic information in the university's programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and are the Title IX coordinators for their respective campuses: Director of the Office of Civil Rights & Title IX, [email protected], Room 1082, Dole Human Development Center, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, 785-864-6414, 711 TTY (for the Lawrence, Edwards, Parsons, Yoder, and Topeka campuses); Director, Equal Opportunity Office, Mail Stop 7004, 4330 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Fairway, KS 66205, 913-588-8011, 711 TTY (for the Wichita, Salina, and Kansas City, Kansas medical center campuses).
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