Position Details
FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC WANTED
To obtain additional information or application:
Standard & Personnel Testing Service
Phone: 800-367-6919
https://applytoserve.com/Application.aspx?ID=618
Village of Alsip is now accepting applications for the position of Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedics for Immediate Employment.
Applications are NOT available at the Alsip Fire Department or Village Hall.
Deadline for Application Submission:
April 29, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Please Note: This is not a postmark date.
Applications to be submitted to:
https://applytoserve.com/Application.aspx?ID=618
Minimum Requirements:
- At least 20 years of age -and- must not have attained their 35th Birthday by the application deadline date (April 29, 2024) unless exempt by 65 ILCS 5/10-2;
- Be a U.S. Citizen and/or legal permanent resident of the United States;
- No felony convictions;
- Possess a valid driver's license;
- Have a High school Diploma or GED equivalent;
- Must be either an Illinois certified Paramedic (EMT-P) -OR- a Nationally Registry Paramedic (NREMT) (If applying from outside of the State of Illinois) -OR- an EMT-B currently enrolled in a paramedic program (proof of enrollment required). Must be a certified paramedic at time of hire;
- Possess an OSFM Certificate Firefighter II -OR- Basic Operations Firefighter Certificate -OR- have a certificate of completion from the Basic Operations Firefighter from the Illinois Fire Service Institute, or the Northern Illinois Public Safety Training Academy, or the Romeoville Fire Academy, or from a Illinois Community College that offers a Basic Operations Firefighter program -OR- equivalent NFPA Firefighter I (out of state applicants) (at time of application);
- Provide a valid CPAT (Candidate Physical Ability Test Card) with Ladder Climb Certification issued with 12 months of the application deadline date (April 29, 2024);
- Be able to speak, read, and write the English language fluently;
- Must successfully meet all such other requirements as set forth by the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the Alsip Fire and Police Commission Rules and Regulations, such as: attend a mandatory orientation meeting, successfully pass a written examination, oral interview, polygraph test, background investigation, and pass a medical examination and drug test screening by a physician designated by the Village of Alsip;
- All firefighters shall reside within the State of Illinois within six (6) months of completion of their probation;
- Pay a $30.00 non-refundable application processing fee.
Online Written Examination available anytime between:
9 AM on Tuesday, May 7, 2024 through Thursday, May 9, 2024 at 4 PM
Mandatory Oral Interview to be scheduled for later date.
All applications are subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of the Village of Alsip which is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
