PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION SPECIALIST

The Tucson Fire Department is looking for an experienced and motivated individual with excellent teaching skills to develop fire and life safety outreach strategies and present educational programs to the diverse audiences within the general public, fire department personnel, and other educators.

This is a lead position affording guidance to other positions performing the same tasks. This lead position also reviews workloads, assigns work and coaches employees with specialized instructions and practices for job accomplishments.

Lead personnel may contribute to other employees' performance evaluations, assist with the hiring process by interviewing and making recommendations and providing input to supervisory staff.

Develops and presents fire safety and injury prevention programs to children in the community. Develops specialty safety programs for developmentally and physically challenged individuals.

Knowledge of essential elements of instruction.

Writes grant proposals and researches possible grants for children's fire safety and injury prevention programs.

Teaches other fire safety professionals new educational strategies for injury and fire prevention and designs curriculum to do so.

Gathers data regarding injuries and analyzes data.

Interacts with higher education institutions for the purposes of research, board participation, intern mentoring and supervision.

Mentors other staff in the areas of curriculum development and grant work.

Incorporates innovative and creative resources and other educational media into programs to educate audiences, especially children, in the areas of fire and injury prevention.

Collaborates with other agencies to develop safety lists and tools for assessing environments to ensure they are safe from fire hazards and potential injury sources.

Minimum Education Level & Type: Bachelor's Degree

Minimum Experience Qualifications: At least 4 years of experience in fire safety education

Valid and Unrestricted Class D - Driver's License 

An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position will be considered.

This position may require passing a criminal background check, Motor Vehicle History Report, Public Records Check and/or physical, drug screen and/or audio exam.  Fingerprinting and reference checks may also be conducted prior to an offer of employment. Employment offers are contingent upon successfully passing any of the above requirements.

 

Bachelor's degree in Education

Current Arizona teaching certificate

Bilingual

Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications will be evaluated on the education and work experience in their employment profile and the responses to their supplemental questions. The highest scoring applicants will then be invited to participate in a technical oral board interview.  

• Technical Oral Board Interview is scheduled for June 2021

Upon completion of all examination processes, the highest scoring applicants will be placed on the Civil Service Employment List.  An applicant's ranking on the Civil Service list will be based on their final score which will be calculated as: 

• 20% of your rating for education and work experience
• 80% of your oral board interview

This recruitment will establish a civil service list that will be utilized to fill vacancies occurring within the next 6 months. Veterans, Native American, or Disability preference points will be added to the final score for those that are placed on the Civil Service Employment List.  If you qualify for preference points as outlined in the Employment Profile, you must upload your documentation as part of the application process or email it to TucsonFireJobs@tucsonaz.gov. The DD 214 must be a copy that indicates characterization of service.  

If you are in need of Americans with Disabilities Act-related accommodation during the testing process, please email TucsonFireJobs@tucsonaz.gov; Attn: JoAnn Acosta or Cynthia Serrano at least 48 hours prior to the evaluation.

Communications throughout this process will be sent via email exclusively so please ensure your browser accepts emails from jobs@tucsonaz.gov or TucsonFireJobs@tucsonaz.gov and check your email account regularly.  Failure to respond or follow instructions will result in disqualification.  All email inquiries should be directed to JoAnn Acosta or Cynthia Serrano at TucsonFireJobs@tucsonaz.gov 

Non-NIDA Drug Test

To ensure accurate payroll information for tax purposes, the successful candidate will need to provide their original Social Security Card or original letter from the Social Security Administration with their social security number prior to beginning work with the City of Tucson.

The City of Tucson hires lawful workers only - US citizens or nationals and non-citizens with valid work authorization - without discrimination. Federal immigration laws require all employers to verify both the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. In its efforts to meet the law's requirements, the City of Tucson participates in the E-Verify program established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to aid employers in verifying the eligibility of workers.

Retired City of Tucson employees receiving benefits from the Tucson Supplemental Retirement System who are considering reemployment with the City should be aware that pursuant to Section 22-37(g) of the Tucson City Code, retirement benefits shall be suspended during the period of reemployment with the City of Tucson unless you have been separated at least twelve consecutive months before returning to work AND you return to a non-permanent employment classification. Creditable service does not accrue during any reemployment period.