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State of South Carolina

State Fire – Lead Instructor (Industrial and Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Traini

State of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, us, 29228

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Job Responsibilities

Serve as a Lead Instructor for the South Carolina Fire Academy.

Focus on teaching Industrial and Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) and assist with Haz‑Mat, Municipal, and Rescue programs.

Market, plan, and coordinate assigned programs, including registering students, billing, preparing customer contracts, and submitting student payments after course completion.

Assist with minor maintenance and set‑up of fire equipment and props.

Serve 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.

Minimum Qualifications

High school diploma and relevant program experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Three 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.

Ability to work with the public, fire departments, customers, and other SCFA employees.

Other Requirements

Valid driver’s license and 10‑year MVR complying with State and Agency Fleet guidelines.

Ability to drive state vehicles.

Ability to work nights, weekends, and/or holidays in inclement weather and in hazardous environments.

Occasional overnight travel.

Physical ability to bend, stoop, kneel, raise and lower ladders, climb ladders, and move or lift equipment or objects over 100 lbs.

Ability to work in IDLH or hazardous environments requiring PPE or SCBA, enter burn buildings with smoke present, and fight live fires on training props.

Must successfully complete fit testing for respirator use and an OSHA compliant medical physical.

Benefits Offered

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.

Police Officers Retirement System (PORS) participation.

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