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Job Description
Job Title
Hazmat Instructor
Agency
Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Department
Emergency Services Training Institute
Proposed Minimum Salary
$5,833.34 monthly
Job Location
College Station, Texas
Job Type
Staff
Job Description
The Instructor conducts, develops, and revises the hazmat training courses and assists other instructors or programs as needed. Develops and updates training aids, audio/visual pieces, student materials, and lesson plans. Expected to assist with maintenance and inventory of course equipment and interact with clients and staff in a positive and professional manner.
This position reports to the Training Coordinator.
Required Qualifications:- High School Diploma or GED.
- Four years of experience in hazmat related field and experience in developing & delivering emergency response training.
- One year of experience in adult education and/or training.
Required Licenses/Certifications:- Must have a valid motor vehicle operator’s license or ability to obtain within 30 days of employment.
- Must have a valid Class A CDL or ability to obtain within 180 days of employment.
- Must have a valid passport or ability to obtain within 180 days of employment.
Preferred Qualifications:- Associate's or Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Six years of experience in hazmat related field and experience in developing and delivering emergency aid.
- Class A CDL.
Physical Requirements:- Ability to work outdoors exposed to various weather conditions, potential allergens, elevated noise levels, and heat.
- Ability to support training delivery for up to 8-10 hours/day.
- Ability to communicate orally and in writing.
- Physical conditioning consistent with setting up classrooms, movement of heavy training equipment, wearing hazardous materials personal protective equipment.
- Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving and/or flying on commercial airlines.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing.
- Ability to positively and professionally interact with clients and staff.
- Knowledge of basic office software and instructional programs.
- Knowledge of principles and methods for teaching and instructing individuals and groups.
- Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods.
- Skilled in utilizing various learning and active listening strategies.
- Ability to comprehend and express information and use inductive and deductive reasoning.
- Knowledge of Hazmat-WMD operations and training, emergency response planning and operations, or emergency management experience and training.
- Ability to facilitate and adapt course and course content.
- Ability to conduct virtual learning, online learning, and /or simulation-based training.
- Ability to actively demonstrate the TEEX Values - Safety, Teamwork, Adaptability, Respect, and Stewardship.
Equipment:- Standard office equipment: computer, keyboard, telephone.
- Training/field equipment.
- Personal protective equipment.
Notifications:- This position is security sensitive.
- This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends.
- This position requires compliance with state and federal laws/codes and Texas A&M University System/TEEX regulations and procedures.
- All tasks and job responsibilities must be performed safely without injury to self or others in compliance with System and Agency safety requirements.
- As part of TEEX’s mission of providing training, developing practical solutions, and saving lives; this position could be required, if called upon, to deploy within the State of Texas as directed by this position’s Division Director/HQ Department Head.
- Ability to travel independently to other and/or remote locations by driving a personal or TEEX vehicle and/or flying on commercial airlines.
- Employment in this role is contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen and will also be subject to random drug screening per DOT regulation.
- This position may require domestic and international travel.
Essential Duties, Tasks, and Percentages:
Course Instruction - 70%- Ensures all training materials, training aids, and classroom are ready for the client.
- Ensures all concerned parties are contacted of the schedule, location, and times.
- Ensures all training materials, training aids and classrooms are secured upon the completion of the course.
- Presents course curriculum and utilize approved course materials.
- Submits all required reports for assigned course within 3 working days upon completion of the course.
- Assists instructing other ESTI programs as needed.
Course Materials & Equipment Maintenance - 25%- Reviews and updates course syllabus, lesson plans, visual aids, and student materials as needed.
- Updates and provides recommendations to revise as necessary.
- Assists with inventory control or course delivery of equipment.
Reporting & Documentation - 5%- Submits all reports, leave requests, etc., in a timely manner to the Program Coordinator.
- Provides all documentation necessary for travel purposes.
Other Duties:- Reports to work at the designated time specified by the Hazmat Training Coordinator.
- Maintains required professional credentials.
- Promotes teamwork within the program.
- Performs additional work duties as assigned.
All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.
Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer. - High School Diploma or GED.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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TEEX Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service
Show moreIt comes down to saving lives. From providing emergency responders to disasters across the state and nation to developing training and practical workforce solutions, TEEX makes a difference worldwide. More than 174,000 people representing every U.S. state and 109 countries are served annually through on-site and online resources for specialties from homeland security to economic development and workforce training.
Home to some of the world’s top training facilities, the emergency preparedness campus in Bryan/College Station includes the Brayton Fire Training Field, Disaster City® and the Emergency Operations Training Center. Customized TEEX training programs develop practical solutions for each client’s need through hands-on instructional facilities for public utilities, law enforcement and unexploded ordinance training at the home campus or at customer-specified locations worldwide.
Texas A&M Task Force 1 and Texas Task Force 2, the state’s elite urban search and rescue teams, are sponsored by TEEX. Throughout its existence, TX-TF1 has served the state of Texas and the nation by participating in over 100 deployments, completing search and rescue missions with highly trained and qualified personnel.
As part of the National Domestic Preparedness Consortium and home to the National Emergency Response and Recovery Training Center, TEEX has been leading homeland security training since 1998.
The major TEEX programs include fire and rescue, infrastructure and safety, law enforcement, economic and workforce development, and homeland security. As a member of The Texas A&M University System, TEEX is unique in its ability to access a broad range of emerging research and technical expertise. Beginning with course design and development all the way through hands-on instruction and national certification testing, TEEX delivers comprehensive training through both classroom and hands-on instruction and as online courses. Hosting services for online courses, technical assistance and technology validation, and bilingual training and translation services also are available.
By placing safety and well-being above all and by focusing on prevention and response, TEEX has become a comprehensive training provider through more than 80 years of extension training. Working with other agencies and encouraging involvement has led to better fire safety and emergency response, cleaner drinking water, better roads and infrastructure, improved homeland security, safer workplaces, heightened public safety and security, new therapeutics manufacturing and the evolution of cybersecurity.
Through innovative programs and adaptive outreach, TEEX services are created to train the people who expand the security, occupational and economic development of Texas and beyond.
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