Program Director II, Fire Science

AIMS Communit College; Windsor (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage (employee %

Vision insurance

Annual leave 15 days

Sick leave 12 days

17 holidays + 3 personal days

4-day work week on Fridays

Long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Tuition waiver & reimbursement

Tuition waiver for dependents

PERA retirement benefits

Employee gym access

Free campus parking

Job summary

Aims Community College seeks a leader to manage and direct its Fire Science degree and certificate programs, providing strategic oversight for CPAT exams and instructional support for the Public Safety department. The role involves coordinating operations, staffing, and compliance with state certification requirements.

The candidate will lead program scheduling, advising, instructor recruitment and performance management while upholding safety and risk policies and ensuring program excellence

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations of Fire Science degree and certificate programs
• Supervise CPAT program administration and state certification exams
• Coordinate equipment maintenance and inventory for the programs
• Arrange deliveries to outreach locations and manage program equipment
• Recruit, interview and supervise full-time, part-time and assistant instructors and staff
• Evaluate instructors and oversee performance with regular observations
• Schedule and train lead and assistant instructors to meet industry teaching ratios
• Ensure safety standards and implement risk management policies
• Serve as first point of contact for grievances related to the programs
• Assist in faculty recruitment, training and performance management

Job description

Minimum Hiring Annual Salary:

$74,836.00

Maximum Hiring Annual Salary:

$80,823.00

To attain the maximum annual salary, employee must meet all minimum qualifications plus:

• 5 (five) years of additional applicable work experience and/or degrees higher than minimum qualification degree. Degrees higher than the minimum qualification degree can be used in combination with additional work experience.
• Acombination of related education, on-the-job work experience, certifications and/or licenses that results in a candidate successfully meeting the minimum qualifications of the position, may be considered.

The stated salary amounts are not guaranteed in the event employment ends with Aims during any fiscal year.

Included with Aims Full-time Employment is a generous package of Benefits, most are listed below:

• Benefits are effective immediately
• 100% employer provided medical & dental coverage employees (employee only option)
• 85% employer provided medical & dental coverage for employee's spouse and/or family
• Voluntary vision insurance
• Staff Annual Leave (minimum accrual of 15 days) & Sick (minimum accrual of 12 days)
• 17 paid holidays and 3 personal days each year
• Summer schedule: 4-day work week - Fridays Off
• Employer paid long-term disability and life insurance premiums
• Tuition waiver & reimbursement for employees
• Tuition waiver for dependents
• PERA employer (see www.copera.org for comprehensive benefits)
• Additional supplemental benefits & retirement programs available
• Access to the PERC (Aims gym) for employee & one guest
• Free parking on all campuses

Job Description:

Aims Community College actively supports an environmentthat embraces the College's Mission, Vision, Values and a culture of innovation and care. The College embraces and seeks to hire individuals who want to be a part of this environmentand have the skill sets necessary to be successful in this position.

This position is responsible for managing and directing the Fire Science degree and certificate programs, providing strategic oversight and leadership. It ensures the effective operation of the Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) program and offers instructional support to the department with minimal supervision from the Director III, Public Safety.

Key responsibilities of this position include overseeing the daily operations of degree, certificate, and CPAT programs. This involves maintaining equipment, coordinating deliveries to outreach locations, managing inventory, and organizing state certification exams.

The role also includes supervising the fire training drill ground and implementing risk management policies in accordance with industry standards. Additionally, this position is crucial to faculty recruitment, which involves interviewing and recommending candidates for full-time and part-time instructor and assistant instructor roles. Training, evaluating, and supervising faculty members to ensure program excellence is also part of the job. Serving as the first point of contact for employee and student grievances related to the degree, certificate, and CPAT programs, addressing concerns appropriately or escalating them when necessary.

Management of Fire Science Degree and Certificate Programs:

• Develop schedules that meet college, accreditation, and state certification requirements.
• Provide advising for all degree-seeking Fire Science students
• Place book orders.
• Interview, recommend for hire, and supervise FT, PT, and Assistant instructors and staff needed to run the degree and certificate programs.
• Evaluate instructors on performance and conduct observations of instruction.
• Schedule and train FT/PT lead instructors and assistant instructors as needed to meet the appropriate teaching ratios per industry standards.
• Ensure that safety standards are adhered to and implement risk management policies as needed.

Student Interaction:

• Provide advising functions for potential Fire Science Degree and Certificate students.
• Meet with potential students to review program requirements and prerequisites, discuss employment opportunities and answer questions.
• Provide registration overrides for fire science degree and certificate classes.
• Work with students to ensure that graduation applications are submitted.