The Town of Derry has an opening for an Assistant Fire Chief in our Fire Department.
DESCRIPTION:
The Town of Derry, NH (Pop. Approx. 34,000) is seeking highly qualified candidates for the position of Assistant Fire Chief. Under direction of the Fire Chief, the Assistant Fire Chief is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating all fire service activities, with a focus on daily operations and the standards and technology required to provide exemplary fire and emergency medical services to the community.
The Derry Fire Department is a 78-member full-service department, operating within a $14.6M budget to provide prevention and response services through five integrated areas – Fire Suppression and Technical Rescue, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Communications, Fire Prevention, and Emergency Management. Our mission is to plan for emergency incidents and events; to prevent those incidents from occurring, and when we are unable to prevent them; to provide the highest level of fiscally responsible, effective, and efficient services to enhance the health, welfare and safety of our community.
Responding to over 5500 calls for service annually, we operate out of four fire stations located throughout the Town. Our daily line staffing model consists of 15-16 Firefighter/EMT/Paramedics who are cross-trained to provide dual-role services on a Paramedic Engine or Ladder Company, and/or an ALS Ambulance. We are the only Fire Department in the State of New Hampshire to have achieved accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) and are highly respected for our excellence in service.
The successful candidate will have a bachelor’s degree with at least ten years of progressively responsible experience in the fire services; proven leadership skills; a high level of integrity and accountability; and strong communication and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain positive working relationships, both internally and externally.
BENEFITS:
Benefits provided by the Town are described in the Professional, Administrative & Technical Employees Collective Bargaining Agreement, and include:
- Annual paid time off – 25 vacation/sick days; 2 personal days; 12 holidays.
- Low-cost Anthem Health Plans and Delta Dental Insurance. If you already have qualifying insurance, we'll pay you $208 monthly to waive coverage.
- Disability Insurance – 100% of base pay for 26 weeks at no cost to the employee.
- Life Insurance – Equal to annual base pay at no cost to the employee.
- New Hampshire Retirement System Group II – Defined benefit pension plan.
- Tuition reimbursement for pre-approved courses.
The Town of Derry is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $112,715.00 - $146,578.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discount
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
