Las Positas College

Livermore, CA 94551

Job Title: Instructor, Fire Service Technology

Position Type: Faculty

Tenure Information: Tenure Track

Position Code: 3FSS14

Pay Rate: $62,996 - $96,885/annual

To apply, submit your application and required documents on-line via our applicant system at https://clpccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/2103 

Job Summary

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking an Instructor, Fire Service Technology position for Las Positas College in Livermore, California. 

This position reports directly to the Division Dean.

Representative Duties

1. Ability to effectively and enthusiastically teach Fire Service Technology courses, including, but not limited to: State Fire Marshall accredited courses leading to State and National Certification, the Basic Firefighter Academy and Wildland Firefighting, Fire Protection Organization, Fire Service Operations, Firefighter Safety and Survival, Fire Behavior and Combustion, Fire Prevention Technology, Fire Equipment and Systems, Fundamentals of Building Construction and Fire Protection, Hazardous Material, Fire Command Services, Fire Prevention, Fire Investigations, Fire Instructor.  

2. Ability to coordinate the program and program related duties, including managing instructional equipment and firefighting apparatus, and community outreach as assigned, and including timely compliance with reporting and administrative responsibilities associated with program specific accreditation and compliance including courses offered in conjunction with local agencies.  

3. Ability to design and implement innovative teaching methodologies in the above mentioned curriculum.  

4. Recruit, mentor, and advise adjunct instructors and professional experts.  

5. Demonstrated knowledge of current state and national curriculum and accreditation standards for course and program development and instruction. 

6. Ability to develop partnerships with the local community (e.g. industry, public agencies or facilities, K-12, ROP, and Explorer programs), and recruit for and serve on program advisory boards.  

7. Demonstrated knowledge of methods of instruction, testing, and assessment of students.  

8. Commitment to effective collaboration with administrators, faculty, staff, and public safety program faculty and manager to increase support and success for students.  

9. Participate in campus professional activities, which include, but are not limited to: committee membership, curriculum development, staff meetings, and community outreach.  

10. Ability to contribute to the total operation of the instructional program including fulfilling Department, Division, and College responsibilities as well as within the community and the District.  

11. Ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.  

12. Ability to adapt instructional techniques to accommodate varied learning styles, and utilize a variety of teaching modalities including distance and hybrid learning.  

13. Ability to seek and support professional growth and demonstrate career objectives consistent with the mission of Las Positas College.  

14. Availability to teach morning, afternoon, evening, weekend, distance learning, and/or off-campus classes when scheduled as part of the regular teaching assignment, to teach outdoors and in sometimes inclement conditions, as well as the ability to effectively demonstrate operational firefighting techniques. 

15. Ability to seek and support professional growth and demonstrate career objectives consistent with the mission of Las Positas College.  

16. Evidence of a sensitivity to and an understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, including those with physical and learning disabilities.

Minimum Education and Experience

Any bachelor’s degree or higher and two years of professional experience, OR any associate degree and six years of professional experience OR equivalent. 

Minimum Qualifications

Desirable Qualifications

1. Teaching experience in Fire Service Technology a the college level.  

2. Certificates, or the equivalent certificates for: Fire Instructor 1A, 1B and 1C Training Instructor, Regional Instructor Orientation, Ethical Leadership in the Classroom.  

3. Registered Instructor: Verified with a signed letter from State Fire Marshal indicating the courses the applicant is qualified to teach.  

4. California State Fire Marshal Skills Evaluator.  

5. California State Fire Marshal Registered Instructor.  

6. Experience as a training program coordinator and/or supervisor or manager in the fire service.  

7. Demonstrated experience teaching the most current Firefighter I Curriculum at an Accredited Regional Training Program (ARTP) or Accredited Local Academy (ALA).  

8. Demonstrated experience performing Firefighter I Skills Evaluations using the EVALS Platform at an Accredited Regional Training Program (ARTP) or Accredited Local Academy (ALA).  

9. Experience with youth outreach.

Job Work Schedule

This position is full-time, tenure track, beginning Spring 2022. Employment will begin on or about January 1, 2022.

Instructions for Personal Qualifications Statement

The purpose of the personal qualifications statement is for you to provide information on how your education and experience relate to the requirements and duties of the position. There is no form to complete. Applicants are requested to provide their personal qualifications statement by uploading a document, the same way as you do for your cover letter.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• Transcripts/Credentials/Licenses

• Personal Qualifications Statement

• Response to Supplemental Question 1

• Response to Supplemental Question 2

• Response to Supplemental Question 3

• Response to Supplemental Question 4

Optional Documents

• Other Document

• Equivalency Statement