Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Glatfelter Insurance Group is a leading managing general agency with over 70 years of experience, seeking a Fire and EMS Education Specialist I for their Risk Control and Education Department. The role involves delivering and coordinating training programs across multiple states, managing instructional staff, and developing new programs to meet the needs of emergency services.
Responsibilities
- Instruct Emergency Vehicle Driver Training Course and related field safety programs
- Participate in local and state training as required
- Deliver and/or provide the coordination of VFIS training for 8 to 12 states, including managing the content and delivery of training programs, use of instructors to deliver classes to customers and scheduling of instructors
- Assists the Director in supervising the field instructional staff
- As directed, manage, coordinate, research and develop new programs to meet emerging emergency service needs using VFIS/ESECG associates and carefully selected independent contractors to do the development work
- Manage more than one specialized project/activity of VFIS, e.g. State CEU adoption, Regional Director service delivery coordination, special emphasis program development and management
- Report all personal travel expenses as required
- Other duties as required by management
Skills
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and experience
- Previous supervisory experience in emergency service organizations
- Ten years of experience as an active member or consultant to emergency service organizations
- Active membership in national emergency service associations
- Solid presentation skills
- Ability to coach and motivate other people
- Ability to work with VFIS associates and carefully selected independent contractors to do the development work
- Ability to identify emerging trends in emergency services
- Strong desire to succeed
- Mechanical ability is required to understand and describe Emergency Service Vehicle operation
- Analytical ability is required to gather and compile statistical reports
- Strong verbal communication and presentation skills needed to instruct members of ESOs
- Ability to use discretion and independent judgment to carry out duties on behalf of Risk Control and Education
- Ability to perform the job with little or no supervision and display initiative in problem solving
- Strong Interpersonal skills required to interact and influence a wide variety of personality types
- Ability to work with diverse team
- Willingness to travel up to 50% of the time or more, often on weekends
Benefits
- 17 paid holidays, (which includes a personal holiday and mental health and wellness day)
- A variety of leaves for personal, health, family, and volunteer needs
- Tuition reimbursement program for eligible associates to enhance their education, skills, and knowledge in areas that relate to their current position or future positions to which they may transfer or progress
- Range of employee benefits and resources that help you protect what matters most - your health care, savings, financial protection and wellbeing
- Range of learning opportunities for associates to hone their professional skills to position themselves for the next steps of their careers
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