Job Information

WILMINGTON, CITY OF
69 N SOUTH ST.
WILMINGTON, OHIO 45177
9373835513
https://wilmingtonoh.org/

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Updated: December 31, 2024

Job Classification: Firefighter/Paramedic/EMT

The Wilmington Fire Department is currently hiring for Firefighter/Paramedic/EMTs! All candidates must complete a department application, located here. Candidates must also take the FireTEAM test through National Testing Network. Completed applications can be uploaded through your NTN Candidate Account.

Salary Information: Per Collective Bargaining Agreement: Entry Level compensation begins at $47,145.28/$49,145.48/$52,241.28 commensurate with certifications, plus shift differential, holiday pay, and overtime; lateral transfers are accepted and pay rate determined by completed years of full-time service prior to hire, up to $69,363.84.

Benefit Information: Health benefits active day 1 of employment: Medical, dental, pension, FSA, voluntary life insurance; plus paid vacation and sick leave accrual.

Candidate Contact:
Laura Loggains, HR Generalist
937-382-9094
HR@wilmingtonoh.org

Department Overview: The City of Wilmington, Ohio is a thriving area that has the best of both worlds. It is close enough to three larger cities, Columbus, Dayton, and Cincinnati, while still being removed enough to have a small-town Americana feel.

Area Information: Wilmington, Clinton County, Semi-rural

Population: 12,500

Job Requirements

Age:
18

Citizenship Required:
Yes

High School Grad / GED:
Yes

Driver's License:
Yes. The department will give time to transfer documentation and license to the state of Ohio.

Ability to Read/Speak English:
Yes, proficiently

Vision:
Corrective lenses are acceptable

College:
Preferred but not required

Academy Certification:
Candidate will have 30 months from date of hire to obtain Firefighter II Certification and Paramedic License

Prior Experience:
Preferably 1 year

Hiring Process:

Must complete NTN testing
Pass PAT Test
Background Check
Physical exam
Psychological exam
Polygraph exam
Oral Interview

Specific Disqualifiers/Behaviors:
Felony, Criminal Activity Disqualifiers:

Committed, accused of, admitted to, arrested for or convicted of a criminal sexual offense.
Engaging in any illegal sexual activity (i.e. incest, prostitution, etc.) as an adult.
Committed, admitted to, arrested for, or convicted of trafficking drugs.
Committed, admitted to, arrested for, or convicted of violent misdemeanor or felony level crime.
Arrested, convicted or incarcerated for a misdemeanor level crime, including traffic offenses (i.e. OVI) as an adult.
Currently under indictment or a defendant in any pending criminal, traffic charges or civil actions.
Having knowingly bought, sold or received stolen property.

Driving Disqualifiers: Extensive history of accidents, showing a lack of defensive driving ability or serious traffic offenses (i.e. Reckless Operations or Drag Racing, etc.), or considered uninsurable at the time of application as follows:

no valid driver's license,
OVI within five years of application,
leaving the scene of an accident,
hit and run accident,
vehicular homicide or assault,
eluding or attempting to elude police or
more than two moving violations in the past three years (includes preventable or at-fault accidents).

Drug Use Disqualifiers:

The use of marijuana within two (2) years preceding application.
For the exception of marijuana, the use of any illegal drug within the last five (5) years preceding application including controlled substances (narcotics, anabolic steroids, etc.) prescribed to another.
As an adult a past pattern of continual or ongoing use of any illegal drug including controlled substances prescribed to you or another.
The use of alcohol to a level that would indicate abuse, dependence or a level of inability to function without the use of alcohol or any period of time. One must show a recovering history of non-use of at least two years.

Employment Disqualifiers

Documented poor employment history that includes termination, resignation in lieu of discharge, poor attendance and/or tardiness, poor quality and/or quantity of work, inability to get along with others, poor disciplinary records, etc.
Having illegally received welfare, worker's compensation, unemployment compensation or other public assistance.
Documented medical and/or psychological disorders which would tend to render an applicant unable to perform the functions of the position which includes awarded (active) percentage of disability, etc., or past/present psychological treatments and/or confinements.

Financial Disqualifiers:

Failure to provide for family/dependents as ordered by the Courts including child support or spousal support, or for which a legal obligation of care exists. Any violation of a CPO (civil protection order) or TPO (temporary protection order) for spousal abuse and/or abuse of children dependents.
Activity which would tend to indicate a past history of association or involvement with illegal gambling for a profit (as a prime source of income), to include any other organization crime areas of concern.

Additional Disqualifiers:

Failure to appear for any required step in the selection process, or any acts of non-compliance, including failure to furnish all required information on the employment application and failure to provide all required documents.
Failure to pass any required test in the selection process, including truth verification test, fitness, psychiatric and medical test.
Provided false, incorrect or inconsistent information knowingly or unknowingly, including a finding of deception as a result of the truth verification test.
Any documented history of racial, ethnic or social intolerance.

The City of Wilmington is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorites are encouraged to apply.

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