State Fire – Lead Instructor; Industrial and Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Training Programs

Job Responsibilities

Come join our team at the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation (LLR) where you will experience work-life balance, great benefits, and an exciting career that supports the Agency’s mission to make South Carolina a safe place to work and live.

• You will serve as a Lead Instructor for the South Carolina Fire Academy.
• You will focus on teaching Industrial and Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) but will also assist with Haz-Mat, Municipal, and Rescue programs.
• You will market, plan, and coordinate assigned programs to include registering students, billing and preparing customer contracts, and submitting student payments after course completion.
• You will assist with minor maintenance and the set-up of fire equipment and props.
• You will perform other duties such as serving as a member of the site emergency team on the State Fire campus and may deploy to disasters and emergencies as part of the Incident Support Team and Firefighter Mobilization.

• A high school diploma and relevant program experience.

• 3 years’ instructional experience in fire prevention, fire protection, and related courses.
• Extensive knowledge of fire suppression, rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation methods, equipment, and/or techniques, National Fire Protection Association standards, and OSHA regulations.
• Ability to teach, develop, deliver, and market academy training programs to customers, fire departments, and other emergency service organizations.
• Must be able to work with the public, fire departments, customers, and other SCFA employees.

• Must have a valid driver's license and 10-year MVR that complies with State and Agency Fleet guidelines.
• Must be able to drive state vehicles.
• Must be able to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays in inclement weather and in hazardous environments.
• Occasional overnight travel.
• Must be able to bend, stoop, kneel, raise and lower ladders, climb ladders, and move or lift equipment or objects over 100 lbs.
• Must be able to work in IDLH or hazardous environments that require the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) or the use of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), enter burn buildings with smoke present, and fight live fires on training props (both in and outside).
• Must be able to successfully complete a fit testing for respirator use and successfully complete an OSHA compliant medical physical.

This position participates in the Police Officers Retirement System (PORS).

• Health, dental, vision, long term disability, and life insurance for employee, spouse, and children
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs