Employment Opportunities

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Office hours, Monday - Friday 8 am to 5 pm Phone (239) 949-6200 Fax (239) 949-6207

Sandy Vokoun, Human Resources Manager

It is the policy of the BONITA SPRINGS FIRE CONTROL AND RESCUE DISTRICT to provide equal opportunity in all aspects of employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. The District will comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment from recruitment to employment, promotion, training, work assignments, and every other phase of employment. (district policy book Ch. 2 2.1(1))

BSFCRD Employment Application

BSFD EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION

Pre-Employment Testing

Openings for the position of firefighter within the District are filled by using a three step process.

Step One: Personnel from our District, under the auspices of the Lee County Fire Chief's Association, participate in a working committee known as the Employment Testing Cooperative of Southwest Florida. The purpose of this committee is to recruit and test candidates who are interested in employment as firefighters. Testing consists of a certified general aptitude written exam and a certified physical ability exam. The physical ability exam is called the Candidate Physical Ability Test or "CPAT" and has been certified by both the International Association of Firefighters and the International Association of Fire Chiefs as being a true representation of the physical abilities required to perform the job functions of a firefighter. Applicants who complete and pass both tests are then placed on an eligibility pool list for consideration to be hired by member departments. During 2006, more than 300 candidates were tested by the committee.

Step Two: When an opening for the position of firefighter occurs within our District an internal hiring committee made up of our suppression personnel is formed. Our Human Resources Manager selects a number of candidates from the eligibility pool list that meet our minimum job requirements. The selected candidates are interviewed by the hiring committee. The list of finalist is then given back to the Human Resources Manager to complete background investigations before making recommendations to the Chief's Office as to who should be hired.

Step Three: The approved finalists are then given conditional job offers pending the outcome of a medical exam. After the successful completion of this final round, the finalists are given a formal job offer. Upon acceptance of the formal offer, the new employees give notice to their previous employers and begin an orientation training program to prepare them for their new job as a probationary firefighter with our District.

Employment Testing Cooperative of Southwest Florida

The testing process consists of the following: submitting a completed on-line application, a $20 application fee, completing a written general aptitude test and passing a physical ability test. For more information, go to www.floridafirejobs.org.