Job Description
THE HIRING PROCESS FOR THIS POSITION WILL CONSIST OF A WRITTEN EXAM, ASSESSMENT CENTER AND ORAL INTERVIEW. THESE 3 STEPS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ONE DAY THE WEEK OF JULY 6, 2026.
Reference List: IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting, 8th Edition, Firefighter 1 (All Chapters); IFSTA Essentials of Firefighting, 8th Edition, Firefighter 2 (All Chapters); IFSTA Fire and Emergency Services Instructor, 9th Edition (Chapters 1 - 13)
Essential Functions
CITY OF HENDERSON, KENTUCKY
CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION
CLASSIFICATION TITLE: TRAINING CAPTAIN
PURPOSE OF CLASSIFICATION
The purpose of this classification is to supervise departmental training in the absence of the Division Chief of Training. Supervise interns, co-ops, and students of the fire science pathway. Duties include, but are not limited to, assisting the Division Chief of Training in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, evaluating all activities and programs of the department to provide continuous fire safety (including suppression and training) for the City, and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
Essential Functions
The following duties are normal for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.
- Assists the Division Chief of Training in planning, organizing, directing, coordinating, and evaluating departmental training activities and programs, ensuring that all required training is provided.
- Analyze the challenges of firefighting and make recommendations to the Division Chief of Training for training programs and activities.
- Assists required training programs in the most advanced methods of firefighting, safety, and prevention activities.
- Serves as secondary instructor for the department; secures instructors from external organizations/agencies; assists chief officers and company officers with training activities.
- Assists maintaining all training records; posts training schedules; ensures training is complete.
- Assists procuring and issuing training resources; ensures that all members of the department are aware of and fully understand training resources.
- Assists with developing rules, regulations, policies, and procedures, including standard operating procedures within the training division; develops training programs to assist departmental personnel in studying and understanding all rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
- Prepares, maintains, and submits all required records, reports, data, statistics, and information regarding training activities and programs; forward reports as required to the Division Chief of Training.
- Serves as an adjunct or provisional instructor and is responsible for instructing and coordinating all aspects of the Fire Science Pathway with Henderson County High School as long as the program exists.
- Ensures all members of the fire department comply with KY Fire Commission training incentive programs.
- Assists in maintaining departmental ISO training compliance.
- Oversees daily operations of the fire science, co-op, and intern programs.
- Must successfully complete Physical Agility Test (PAT) annually in accordance with Henderson Fire Department SOP, Article 66, physical fitness.
- Maintains regular and predictable in person attendance during regular business hours of the City of Henderson and Henderson County High School is required.
- Must undergo and successfully complete drug test and alcohol screening prior to employment and undergo and successfully complete future drug test and/or alcohol screening pursuant to the City’s Drug and Alcohol policy.
Additional Functions
The following duties are ancillary for this position. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required, necessary or assigned.
- Supervises and directs firefighting personnel as needed.
- Performing fire and rescue operations.
- Ensuring maintenance and readiness of fire apparatus and related equipment.
- Ensuring compliance with rules, regulations, and standard operating procedures.
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED; supplemented by college level course work or vocational training in fire science or fire management preferred; supplemented by one (1) year of experience as a Fire Captain required; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job. Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license. Must be a Kentucky Certified Career Firefighter. Must be a FF 1&2. Must be a Kentucky certified Emergency Medical Technician. Must be a KY Fire Instructor 2, Fire Officer 1, NIMS 100, 200, 300, 400, 700 & 800. KY Fire Instructor 2, Fire Officer 1, ICS-300, and ICS-400 shall be obtained within 18 months of promotion/hire. Must possess all credentials to meet minimum qualifications for Kentucky Department of Education Adjunct of Provisional Instructor Status.
PERFORMANCE APTITUDES
Data Utilization: Requires the ability to evaluate, audit, deduce, and/or assess data using established criteria. Includes exercising discretion in determining actual or probable consequences and in referencing such evaluation to identify and select alternatives.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to perform in a supervisory capacity over subordinate supervisors.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization: Requires the ability to operate and control the actions of equipment, machinery, tools and/or materials requiring complex and rapid adjustments.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of reference, descriptive, and/or advisory data and information.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; ability to calculate decimals and percentages; may include ability to perform mathematical operations with fractions; may include ability to compute discount, interest, profit and loss, ratio and proportion; may include ability to calculate surface areas, volumes, weights, and measures.
Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, and leadership, and to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to resolve problems.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise judgment, decisiveness, and creativity in critical and/or unexpected situations involving moderate risk to the organization.
ADA COMPLIANCE
Physical Ability: Tasks require the regular and sustained performance of moderately physically demanding work, typically involving some combination of climbing and balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and crawling, and that generally involves lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling of moderately heavy objects and materials (20-50 pounds); may occasionally involve heavier objects and materials (100 pounds or over).
Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate colors or shades of colors, sounds, taste, odor, depth, texture, and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.
Environmental Factors: Performance of essential functions may require exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, toxic agents, explosives, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.
This job description does not constitute a contract of employment. Any oral or written statements or promises to the contrary are hereby expressly disavowed and should not be relied upon by any prospective or existing employees. This job description is subject to change by the employer (the City of Henderson) at the discretion of the employer, or as the needs of the employer and/or requirements of the job change. The City of Henderson explicitly reserves the right to modify any of the provisions of this job description at any time and without notice. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties or essential functions does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.
Benefits Include But Are Not Limited To
Health Insurance
Group Life Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Cancer Insurance
Disability Insurance
Accident Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Retirement
Paid Time Off Includes, But Is Not Limited To
Vacation
Sick time
Personal time (full time employees only)
Holidays (for eligible employees)
