Salary Recruitment Range: $43,500 - $53,000
Salary Grade: NC12

Mission of the Department of Insurance:
To promote a stable insurance market through unbiased regulation and to protect the lives and property of every citizen in all 100 counties while fostering superior, user-friendly service, courtesy, and respect.

Primary Purpose of the Position:
F&R Certification Specialist - This is professional work in the Fire & Rescue Division of the Department of Insurance developing, and presenting training and programs based on the needs of local fire and rescue jurisdictions; and ensuring current Fire & Rescue Commission Standards are implemented in North Carolina. Work is performed under the general direction of a Fire & Rescue Supervisor. Work may include other duties as assigned by management.

Positions will normally specialize in one of the following areas:
Planning and conducting firefighting and rescue training sessions, seminars and demonstrations on municipal and rural fire fighting and prevention and a variety of rescue practices and emergency care for local fire and rescue squads across NC. Positions ensure content is up to date and use a variety of methods (for example, web-based training) to effectively deliver needed content. Positions may work with all areas of the Office of State Fire Marshal to study programs and procedures and develop interactive, web-based programs where feasible.

Ensuring that fire and rescue professional standards adopted by the Fire & Rescue Commission are implemented across NC, verifying that instructors and course content meet the most current standards, verifying certification tests reflect the most current content and standards, and performing audits of tests and testing procedures for compliance. Position may also manage other Fire & Rescue Commission programs for the support of fire and rescue personnel in NC.

Incentives of NC State Employment:
We value our employees and offer a wide variety of competitive and family-friendly benefits. Benefits to include:

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  12 Annual paid Holidays
• North Carolina State Health Plan administered by Blue Cross Blue Shield of NC
• Supplemental Benefits including: Flexible Spending Accounts, Accident Insurance, Cancer & Specified Disease, Critical Illness, Dental and Vision
• NC State Retirement (TSERS)
• WeSave Employee Discounts

• Basic knowledge of the program accreditation process.
• Knowledge of web design and website management.
• Experience with online course and training development.
• Basic knowledge of the techniques, practices, and use of modern technology in developing and conducting fire and rescue related programs.
• Working knowledge of the practices and methods of firefighting and prevention and rescue operations.
• Possess North Carolina Fire Instructor II certification.
• Must reside in or be willing to relocate to one of the following counties:
  Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank, Dare, Perquimans, Gates, Chowan, Bertie, Hertford, Northampton, Halifax, Warren, Vance, Granville, Franklin, Wake, Johnston, Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, Wayne, Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Martin, Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, Washington, and Jones.

Associate degree in Fire Science or related field from an appropriately accredited institution, certification as a Level II Instructor or Level II Inspector, and two years of experience in conducting state of North Carolina fire and rescue certification training programs (Programs should be on firefighting and rescue operations or certification standards or conducting fire inspections); or an equivalent combination of education and experience.