Salary: $24.40 Hourly
About the Position:
Are you looking for a change of pace, a career that makes a difference, and a place you can call home? The Grand Junction Fire Department is experiencing unprecedented growth and will need over 20 additional personnel to open our newest fire station in 2025. We are excited to welcome the next generation of community servants to join our family!
Firefighters and Firefighter/Paramedics respond to emergency and non-emergency calls, working with their assigned station crew to provide basic or advanced life support care to patients, and performing fire prevention, fire suppression, and emergency rescue operations. Upon graduation from the Fire Academy, the Grand Junction Fire Department has a 48/96 work schedule.
What We Offer:
We offer an excellent benefits package that supports quality work-life balance including health and dental insurance, Fire & Pension Association (FPPA) retirement, paid leave, a City employee health clinic, childcare facility, wellness program, and an Employee Assistance Program. In addition to paid training, we offer an opportunity to serve the community upon graduation from the Fire Academy, complete Mesa County EMS Protocols, and have successfully met all performance indicators to operate as a Firefighter or Firefighter/Paramedic. Of equal importance, we offer an opportunity to serve the community you love and live in. Our employees find their work rewarding and fulfilling, knowing that their day job makes a positive impact.
Academy Pay:
Firefighter: $24.40
Firefighter/Paramedic: $32.46
Academy pay is based on actual hours worked with the typical schedule of 44-48 hours per week.
Upon Fire Academy Graduation:
Firefighter: $24.40
Firefighter/Paramedic: $32.46 (Hiring Bonus of $2,000 pain upon graduation and successful completion of mesa County Protocols.)
Upon graduation from the Academy, pay is based on actual hours worked on a 48/96 schedule.
About the Grand Junction Fire Department:
The Grand Junction Fire Department (GJFD) is the largest career fire department between Denver, CO and Salt Lake City, UT. The GJFD is a self-sufficient organization providing a variety of services for 649 square miles of Mesa County including structural and wildland fire suppression, hazardous materials response, technical rescue, and EMS care for emergent and non-emergent services as the area's ambulance provider. Learn more about our department's mission, vision, and values by visiting our website: https://www.gjcity.org/166/Fire-Department.
Duties
What You'll Do:
- Attend, participate, and successfully complete all skill blocks of the fire academy; learn and complete Mesa County Protocols; meet all job performance indicators to operate as a Firefighter or Firefighter/Paramedic.
- Perform various EMS and fire fighting activities to protect life, property, and environment.
- Respond to a variety of emergency and non-emergency calls including emergency medical response, fire suppression, traffic collisions, hazardous materials incidents, building collapses, wildland fires, technical rescue, and extraction.
- Operate a variety of fire suppression and life-saving equipment.
- Perform station and equipment inspections and maintenance.
To view the full Firefighter job description, click here.
To view the full Firefighter/Paramedic job description, click here.
Qualifications
This position is a safety-sensitive position, which means you will be subject to random drug screens due to the nature of the work performed.
What We're Looking For:
Firefighter:
- Colorado EMT certificate OR National Registry EMT certificate on or before February 18, 2025.
- CPR certificate on or before February 18, 2025.
Firefighter/Paramedic:
- Colorado EMT-P certificate OR a National Registry EMT-P certificate on or before February 18, 2025.
- PALS certificate OR PEPP certificate on or before February 18, 2025.
- ACLS certificate on or before February 18, 2025.
- CPR certificate on or before February 18, 2025.
General (for both positions):
- Must successfully complete a Candidate Level NFPA - 1582 Physical.
- Color perception resulting in the ability to use imaging devices.
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Must be 18 years of age upon time of hire.
- Ability to pass a thorough background check.
- Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) certification good through January 6, 2025.
- If you do not possess a current CPAT certification and are selected for initial testing, CPAT Orientation/Practice sessions and Testing will be offered through the Grand Junction Fire Department.
Important Notice:
During the course of the application and hiring process, you will be asked to disclose information about your past activities. The below list of critical admissions, which may be cause for disqualification from employment with the Grand Junction Fire Department, is provided to applicants, Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA) Technicians, and others involved in the recruitment process.
It is important that you be completely honest and forthright about this history. While a critical admission may or may not disqualify an applicant from a job, the discovery of misleading or deceitful information provided by the applicant is an immediate cause for disqualification.
- Any felony investigation or conviction.
- Any conviction for a crime of violence, specifically assaults, domestic violence, etc.
- Any conviction for a "hate crime" such as ethnic intimidation.
- Perjury conviction.
- Any theft conviction regardless of value of item.
- Theft from current employer or a previous employer.
- Drug use (including marijuana) and/or current alcohol abuse.
- An alcohol or drug conviction including but not limited to DUI/DWAI, depending on recency
- Hit and run accident conviction.
- Being under or having been under driving restraint, cancelation, suspension or revocation of driving privileges in Colorado or any other state.
Please note: The listed critical admissions are not the exclusive basis for disqualification. The City reserves the right to disqualify any applicant who may or may not have any one or all of the foregoing admissions.
Supplemental Information
Assessment Process:
- The assessment process will include the components below.
- Physical Ability Test: Click here to view the CPAT video
- Oral Board Interview
- Suitability/Psychological Evaluation
- Computerized Voice Stress Analysis (CVSA)
- Fingerprints/Background Investigation
- Executive Interview
- Pre-employment drug, medical, and psychological evaluation screening
***If you are selected to participate in the assessment process for a Firefighter or Firefighter/Paramedic position, you will be contacted via email. Please check your email regularly for communication about this recruitment.***
Tentative CPAT Orientation, Practice, and Test Dates:
- Orientation 1: July, 1, 2024.
- Orientation 2: July 15, 2024.
- Practice/Test Session 1: July 29, 2024.
- Practice/Test Session 2: August 12, 2024.
- Testing Session: August 26, 2024
Tentative Assessment Dates:
- July 29 - August 2, 2024.
- August 12 - August 16, 2024.
- August 26 - August 30, 2024.
- October 28 - November 8, 2024 (Executive Interviews for Finalists)
Tentative Recruit Orientation Day:
On Monday, October 28, 2024 the GJFD will offer a voluntary Recruit Orientation Day. This day is highly recommended as it provides a realistic day in the academy. We will cover a variety of topics such as bunker drills, ladders, search, SCBA, hose advancement, and bunker fitting. We have had tremendous feedback about this day and the events even from people who have some prior experience in the fire service.
Tentative Fire Academy Start Date:
- February 18, 2025.
CANDIDATE PHYSICAL ABILITY TEST, ORIENTATION & PRACTICE SESSION GUIDE:
FIRE SERVICE JOINT LABOR MANAGEMENT WELLNESS-FITNESS INITIATIVE - Grand Junction, Colorado
PURPOSE OF EVALUATION This event is designed to simulate the critical tasks of climbing stairs in full protective clothing while carrying a high-rise pack (hose bundle) and climbing stairs in full
Additional Information:
CPAT Testing | Firefighter Jobs | National Testing Network
CPAT at NTN. National Testing Network provides convenient, professional administration of the Candidate Physical Abilities Test (CPAT) for firefighter candidates.
www.nationaltestingnetwork.com.
At the City of Grand Junction, we proudly operate as an Equal Opportunity Employer, purposely building an inclusive workforce representative of various cultures, perspectives, and experiences. We believe in respect for all and do not discriminate based on hair, race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, gender expression and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
If you have questions or need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact our Human Resources office at 970.244.1512.
Agency
City of Grand Junction
250 N. 5th Street
Grand Junction, Colorado, 81501
970-244-1512
