Certification Requirements for Entry-Level Firefighter Sample Clauses

Certification Requirements for Entry-Level Firefighter. In order to improve the pool of potential candidates for entry-level firefighter, the parties recognize the need to increase the time frame to obtain minimum certifications as a Basic Firefighter and Basic Emergency Medical Technician (referred in this section as “required certifications”), from date of written examination to date of conditional job offer. In addition to meeting all other minimum eligibility requirements and suitability factors required by the Commission and state law to take the written examination, applicants must be certified as a Basic Firefighter, or certifiable, as established by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection (TCFP) AND must be certified as EMT-basic or higher, or certifiable, by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. Certifiable means that the Applicants will be required to show proof of enrollment as applicable: those that are currently enrolled in a DSHS approved EMT program or TCFP fire academy and those that have certifications from other states or national registry who are currently in the process of obtaining Texas certifications. Proof of completed applicable certifications will need to be submitted by the date of the conditional job offer in order to proceed to the onboarding process. The proof of enrollment will only suffice to move forward in the process prior to the conditional job offer. A candidate who is placed on an eligibility list, but has not received the required certifications at the time a vacancy occurs, will not receive a conditional job offer and will be passed over for appointment by the Department Head, but they will remain on the eligibility list until: (1) they are no longer enrolled in a DSHS approved EMT program or TCFP fire academy, (2) they are not currently awaiting receipt of the required certifications, or (3) the eligibility list expires. If another vacancy arises, and the passed over candidate has obtained the required certifications, the Department Head must make a conditional job offer to that previously passed over candidate before going down the list. If the candidate still does not have the required certifications, they will be passed over again. Any candidate who declines a conditional job offer will be removed from the eligibility list.