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Fire Rescue Department conducts a comprehensive selection
process for the position of firefighter. All applicants
are required to complete all steps of the process before
being placed on our eligibility list. The written Civil
Service Exam is open to all candidates. However,
an applicant must have certification / possession of the
following items in order to be considered for placement
on the eligible list:
- High
School diploma or equivalent
- State
of Florida driver's license
- State
of Florida's Firefighter Minimum Standards
- State
of Florida Emergency Medical Technician or Paramedic
Applicants
who successfully pass the written Civil Service exam with
a score of 70% or greater may be selected to participate
in the remaining portions of the selection process. Other
steps in the selection process include:
- Firefighter
Skills Testing through the Central Florida Emergency Services
Institute
- Personal
Background Investigation
- Civil
Service Board Interview
- Polygraph
examination
- Psychological
evaluation
- Fire
Rescue Staff interview
- Medical
Physical / Drug screening
All
Civil Service eligibility lists are valid for a period of
six months from the time of the final certification.
Benefits:
The
City of Winter Park offers a complete and comprehensive
benefit package to all employees. Some of those benefits
include:
- Above
Average working conditions
- Competitive
salary ranges at all levels
- Paid
Vacation leave
- Paid
Medical Absence leave
- Medical
Benefits with CIGNA
- 9.5
Paid Holidays per year
- 6
"Kelly Days" per year, counted as hours worked
- FLSA
required premium overtime hours
- Numerous
Detail pay hours opportunities
- Work
Exchange Program
- Private
Retirement system (60% at 20 years service, 3% annual
multiplier and DROP program)
- 3%
Matching 457 retirement account for Lieutenant rank and
above
-
Educational Reimbursement program - $1500 annually
Experience
Pays:
The City of Winter Park acknowledges the
benefits of hiring personnel who have gained qualified experience
in the profession of fire and emergency medical services.
It is with that in mind that the City has initiated a program
that serves to further compensate those qualified firefighters
for the years of experience gained from being employed outside
the City of Winter Park Fire Department.
Selected
Candidates who can demonstrate the qualified experience
listed below will receive a one-time, two-step pay plan
adjustment. New employees who can demonstrate the same will
start the current pay plan at Step 3.
The
following criteria are required to receive this benefit.
1.
A full two-years (24 months) of consecutive employment as
a firefighter with a fire service agency. You must have
been a full-time (paid) employee of the agency.
2.
A notarized letter from the current head of the agency from
which you are requesting consideration qualifying your tenure
with that organization. The letter shall also include a
list of all positions held within the organization and your
starting and ending dates of employment.
Automatic
Disqualifiers:
Any
applicant found to have one or more of the following Automatic
Disqualifiers in their background will no longer be
considered for processing and will be dropped from any further
consideration.
Criminal Record
- Conviction
of any felony
- Conviction
of any offense involving moral turpitude including any
larceny concealment, bad checks, embezzlement or perjure.
Driving
Record
- Driving
License under current suspension
- Driver's
license suspension within the past 12 months due to a
moving violation.
- DUI
or Wreckless Driving Conviction within the past three
years.
- Conviction
of misdemeanor hit and run
- Extensive
traffic convictions (e.g. three within the past 24 months)
Drug Usage
- Any
use of opiates or any illegal hallucinogen.
- Any
substantiated illegal act, including the possession, sale,
manufacture, or distribution of any narcotic controlled
substance or dangerous drug as defined by state or federal
law.
- Any
use, possession or purchase of marijuana within 12 months
before submitting an application or anytime thereafter.
- Any
illegal use of a drug or substance within 24 months before
submitting an application or any time thereafter.
Firefighter
Salary Ranges:
through
September 30, 2007
Firefighter
/ EMT
$35,987.37
- $55,401.09
With Two
Years Qualified Experience
$38,924.41
- $55,401.09
Firefighter
/ Paramedic
$40,726.65
- $62,696.82
With Two
Years Qualified Experience
$44,049.82
- $62,696.82
DURING
INTERIM PERIODS WHEN OUR TESTING PROCESS IS NOT SCHEDULED,
INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN APPLYING FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE
WINTER PARK FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT SHOULD VISIT THE CITY'S
HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE AT 401 PARK AVENUE SOUTH AND ADD
YOUR NAME TO THE JOB INTEREST LIST. THE HUMAN RESOURCES
DEPARTMENT CAN BE REACHED AT 407-599-3261.
The
City of Winter Park is a DRUG FREE WORK PLACE !
IF
YOU USE ILLEGAL DRUGS, DO NOT APPLY !
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