Fire Lieutenant

Montgomerty City-County Personnel

Job Location:

Montgomery, TX - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 67021 - 114098

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Salary Information

Compensation plans are based on a multi-step progression system. The pay range reflects the entry level and maximum salary potential in the assigned pay grade.

**A starting salary may be negotiated and will be commensurate with education training and experience in alignment with pay administration policies and Montgomery Personnel Board Rules & Regulations**

Nature of Work

This is skilled firefighting work andsupervisory work directing activities of a fire company during an assignedshift or specialized division work. Workincludes overseeing and directing station or division personnel or recruitsmanaging personnel problems maintaining records and files overseeing employeedevelopment efforts and performing or assigning public serviceactivities. Lieutenant has directcommand over a number of firefighters or medics on an assigned shift orpersonnel assigned to a specific an emergency incident employees are responsible for ordering andcommanding their suppression medic or rescue operations until relieved ofcommand by a superior officer. DivisionLieutenants perform division-specific tasks to include conducting inspectionsarson investigations or training classes and may work independently. Lieutenants report to a Division Captain orDistrict Chief and are under the command of any officer of higher rank atemergency scenes or when performing specific division work.

Minimum Qualifications

(All positions):Must have one (1) year of experienceand meet allminimum qualifications of a Fire Sergeantand be currentlyemployed at the PS2 Level and must have at least five (5) years of service inthe Montgomery Fire/Rescue in order to take the promotional test and beeligible for promotion. Additional requirements include Fire Officer Icertification Safety Officer Certification Hazardous Materials Technicianand a current EMT III Paramedic State License. If promoted to the rank of FireSergeant prior to October 1 2020 Fireground Operations (Engine Company andLadder Company) are not required.

NATIONAL FIRE ACADEMY CERTIFICATION:Must complete R297 Command and Control DecisionMaking at Multiple Alarm Incidents within 24 months after promotion for allLieutenant positions.

FIRE LIEUTENANT DIVISION REQUIREMENTS:

INVESTIGATIONS BUREAU:Must obtain all certifications required of anInvestigator Sergeant andFire Investigator certification from the AlabamaFireCollege. Must complete Alabama Peace OfficersStandards andTraining Commission Certification(APOSTC) within 12 monthsafterpromotion or assignment to Investigations.

INSPECTIONS BUREAU:Must have FireInspector certificationfromtheAlabama State Fire College within 12 monthsafter promotion orassignment to Inspections.

Kind of Examination

Complete an online application by visitingMontgomery Personnel Boards Online Employment Center. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Completed applications will be accepted online until 11:59 p.m. on the closing date. If there is no closing date the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.

Purpose of examination:

The purpose of the exam is to establish an employment register to fill any vacancies for the classification that may occur over the life of the register. If there are less than (10) ten qualified applicants an examination will not be administered. All candidates will be placed on the employment list.

Examination dates:

All exercises of the selection procedure for the classification will be tentatively scheduled at a later date. Qualified candidates who apply to compete in the selection process will be notified in writing of specific dates times and locations at which to appear for the selection process.

Examination orientation:

An orientation session will be held to familiarize candidates with the examination. All qualifying candidates will have the opportunity to attend a session. The sessions will be scheduled at a later date for you to choose at Montgomery Personnel Board 27 Madison Avenue Board Room. The orientation session is not mandatory. A candidate orientation guide will be distributed at the meeting. If you do not attend the orientation you may obtain a guide after the date of the orientation at the front desk of the Montgomery Personnel Board.

Examination description:

The competitive examination process will consist of four types of exercises. These exercises include a Role Play Exercise Tactical Exercise Training Exercise and Situational Judgment Written Test. Verbal exercises will be recorded. All exercises will be scored by panels of Fire Department experts at a later date.

Performance dimensions:

The exam has been designed to measure the knowledge skills and abilities which are important for a Lieutenant to possess on the first day of the job. Those knowledge skills and abilities (KSAs) which were judged by subject matter experts to be important and which are amenable to testing have been grouped together into areas of similarity to form performance dimensions. It is these six dimensions upon which the assessment has been based.

The following information provides a description of these dimensions. More detailed information about the exercises weights and KSAs underlying each performance dimension will be provided at the Candidate Orientation and in the Candidate Information Guide which will be distributed at the orientation. If you do not wish to attend the orientation you may pick up a copy of the Candidate Information Guide from the City-County Personnel Department after the date of the orientation.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE (TK):The extent to which one demonstrates an understanding of technical knowledge and skill required to perform or evaluate the job to include department operations rules regulations procedures and common practices such as incident command procedures tactics for fire suppression operations and proper training methods.

SUPERVISING/MONITORING/DIRECTING (SUP):The process of personnel supervision leading coaching and counseling evaluation assisting delegating and guiding subordinates.

JUDGMENT/DECISION-MAKING (J/D-M):The extent to which one possesses the skill of identifying problems securing relevant information and identifying possible causes and solutions to problems and making quick and effective decisions.

HUMAN RELATIONS (HR):This dimension includes the ability to interact with subordinates supervisors in an effective manner to include listening and accepting feedback from subordinates or supervisors using tact and demonstrating consideration of the feelings and needs of others.

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS (OC):The extent to which one can give an oral presentation and communicate on a one-on-one basis by listening and responding speaking effectively communicating at the audience level and using non-verbal communication to enhance oral communications.

WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (WC):The extent to which one expresses ideas policies writing through thoroughness conciseness and accuracy of information. Also proper grammar spelling and punctuation will be evaluated in terms of whether or not they meet the department standards.

Disqualification from competition:

The Montgomery Personnel Board and/or expert shall disqualify an applicant or candidate from competition upon determination that:

1. The application was not received by the filing deadline.

2. The applicant fails to meet the minimum qualifications specified in the announcement.

3. The candidate fails to appear at the announced time and place for testing.

candidate is found to be cheating. Cheating involves any attempt by an individual or group to enhance test scores by means other than actual knowledge or ability including but not limited to efforts to give or receive information about the test content or correct responses before after or during a test.

Examples of cheating during a test would be:

a) attempting to gain access to the test under false pretenses

b) failing to follow instructions given by the test administrators or proctors

c) talking to another candidate during the test

d) removing or attempting to remove test materials from the test site

e) leaving the testing room holding room or other location without permission from the test administrator

f) attempting to use notes handheld computers or calculators when instructed not to

g) looking at anothers test paper or answer sheet

h) working on a test section after time has been called

i) giving or receiving test information to or from another person

The Montgomery Personnel Board may not exercise discretion in waiving these requirements for qualification except as may be required by law in connection with military personnel called to active duty.

The Montgomery Personnel Board will provide written notification of the disqualification and the reason for disqualification to the applicant or candidate within five (5) days from the determination of the disqualifying circumstance.

Additional Information

This position is open only toMontgomery Fire/Rescue employeeswho have completed their probationary period and meet the minimum qualifications are eligible to apply.

Salary InformationCompensation plans are based on a multi-step progression system. The pay range reflects the entry level and maximum salary potential in the assigned pay grade. **A starting salary may be negotiated and will be commensurate with education training and experience in alignment with pa...