FT Dean of Fire Programs

FT Dean of Fire Programs

Salary

$60,228.00 - $86,616.00 Annually

Location

Main Campus - Smithfield, NC

Job Type

Full Time Faculty

Job Number

FTDFP-07072026

Department

Fire Programs

Opening Date

07/09/2026

Closing Date

8/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Recruitment Range

$60,228.00 - $86,616.00 Annually

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Description

Summary

Plans, directs, and oversees all areas related to Fire training within Curriculum and Continuing Education. This position is responsible for assisting in the organization, administration, strategic planning, policy development, program and faculty evaluation, and the general effectiveness of the Fire Technology and In-Service programs.

Knowledge & Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Recommending departmental purchases, equipment and supplies, and providing oversight to equipment inventory and maintenance.
• Management and scheduling of the Fire Training Grounds, buildings and props. Participation in training prop construction, readiness, and maintenance procedures. Ensures compliance with college policy and adopted safety standards during training evolutions, ensures compliance, through administrative oversight for OSFM. Schedules classes for both on and off-site fire training.
• Ensures prompt delivery of class packets, training equipment and supplies to fire departments.
• Works with Registrar for Curriculum and Continuing Education to meet record needs for program audits, including records for the Office of State Fire Marshal.
• Ensures course offerings are approved and follow all DOI, OSFM or other regulatory agency requirements.
• Ensures class packets are complete and submitted by regulatory agency and community college guidelines.
• Hires and prepares contracts for part-time instructors, and conducts instructor update classes.
• Advises students on career options in the fire service field.
• Providing oversight to curriculum development and instruction (including hybrid and enhanced online courses)
• Scheduling, evaluating, maintaining communication, ensuring compliance with accreditation and safety standards and supervising instructors.
• Program administration (recruiting and advising students, scheduling, maintaining student files, developing program documents and policies/procedures, handling student issues, communicating with internal and external constituents, evaluating outcomes and program effectiveness).
• Maintain Fire Technology Program accreditation through NC Fire & Rescue Commission, OSFM, DOI and SACS.
• Develop and maintain affiliations and harmonious working relationships with local, county and state fire departments, fire protection contractors and educational institutions.
• Promote public relations for JCC and the Fire Technology Program through community involvement (Information Sessions, High School visits and other community programs). Attends meetings, seminars, and conferences as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Directly supervises one non-supervisory employee and several part-time staff positions. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Minimum & Preferred Qualifications

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education Minimum: Associates degree from an accredited institution in Fire Science / Fire Technology or a related field.

Education Preferred: Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in Fire Science or related field.

Experience Minimum: Two (2) years Administrative/Supervisory experience, Five (5) years fire-rescue experience.

Experience Preferred: Two (2) years teaching experience / Two (2) years in an administrative / supervisory role. Experience with online course delivery systems such as Blackboard/Canvas.

Additional Information

Language Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Requires the ability to utilize a wide variety of descriptive data and information, such as policy manuals, Employee Handbook, SACS Criteria Manual, program guidelines, course syllabi and course textbooks.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of an organization.

Mathematical Skills

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability

• Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as motivation, incentive, teaching pedagogy, and leadership. Ability to exercise independent judgment to apply facts and principles for developing approaches and techniques to problem resolution. Ability to apply and carry out instructions.
• Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the direction, control and planning of programs. Develops and applies new and unique methods and thinking to executing plans and strategies.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• NC Certified Firefighter Level I and II
• NC Certified Instructor Level I and II
• Eligible to obtain - NC Fire Instructor Level II (Qualified)

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should be proficient in Microsoft Office. A complete knowledge of Microsoft Products as used in overall management in an educational environment is required. Experience creating training using various authoring tools. Experience with online course delivery systems such as Blackboard.

PhysicalDemands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essentialfunctions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear and is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, couch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment can be loud.

• State Health Plan
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Additional Supplemental Insurances
• Disability Plan through NC Retirement System
• NC Retirement Plan
• Leave (Vacation, Sick, FMLA, Civil and Military, and Voluntary Shared)
• Acceptance of 120 hours of annual leave transfer to JCC
• Paid Holidays
• Longevity
• Prior State Service Verification
• Supplemental Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Education Benefits
• State Employees Credit Union
• State Employees Association of NC (SEANC)
• Tojan Alliance Partnership Scholarships with the University of Mount Olive

For further information, please contact 919-209-2022

01

Do you have an Associates degree from an accredited institution in Fire Science / Fire Technology or a related field?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have two (2) years Administrative/Supervisory experience, Five (5) years fire-rescue experience?

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Johnston Community College

Address 245 College Rd.

PO Box 2350

Smithfield, North Carolina, 27577

Phone 919-209-2532

Website http://www.johnstoncc.edu/