Paramedic/Firefighter

Come join the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community as a Paramedic/Firefighter. You will be responsible for performing front line emergency medical response, transport, and firefighting. Be a part of our community that inspires possibilities, fosters meaningful connections and upholds our longstanding values while creating memorable experiences! Enjoy weekly pay, competitive wages, and health benefits! Whatever your career goals may be, let SMSC help get you there!

Job Overview: Responsible for providing high level emergency medical care, focusing on the ambulance transport environment within the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community and surrounding partner agencies. Firefighting responsibilities include responding to fire calls within the community and state mutual aid partners. Other assignments include fire suppression preplanning within the community and community disaster response. Additional duties are assisting the shift captain in maintaining a high level of operational readiness.

Top Four Reasons Candidate Choose to Work with Us:

1. We have a family style station where we value each other and work life balance.
2. You will advance your skills from top leadership – who like to have fun along the way.
3. You will make memorable connections beyond our team. We pride ourselves on our enterprises being a “community” within a community.
4. Our benefits! From on-site clinics, 401k match starting day one, paid parental leave, meal discounts, and So. Much. More!

Required Experience:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Current state or national equivalent Paramedic (NRP) certification required.
• Able to obtain qualification IFSAC certification as Firefighter II level.
• Able to obtain Haz-Mat operations certification.
• Possess a valid State of Minnesota driver’s license.
• Must satisfactorily perform the department daily physical fitness requirements.
• Ability to work in a wide range of climate temperatures, including excessive heat and/or subzero temperatures.
• Proficiency in maintaining safety while handling potential fumes, chemicals, odors, and/or noise.
• Has the physical abilities to perform the required job duties with or without accommodations.
• Capacity to handle and lift up to 150 lbs. as needed.
• Ability to move in a variety of motions including bending, squatting, crawling, kneeling, twisting, pulling, and/ or pushing.

Outstanding Benefits & Awesome Perks : At the SMSC, we are invested in our employees, as demonstrated by the competitive benefits we offer. Employees may be eligible for benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement plan, and a generous PTO package, which includes outreach hours for volunteer work through our #SMSCgives outreach program. Plus, take advantage of perks like discounts on childcare, fuel bus passes and fitness membership, free uniforms and free uniform cleaning, and tuition reimbursement.

Who We Are: The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community contributes both time and financial resources across the region, state, and country. The SMSC has donated more than $400 million to organizations and causes, provided $500 million in economic development loans to other tribes, and contributed millions more to support regional governments and infrastructure. The SMSC's Native Green initiative annually diverts hundreds of tons of waste from landfills, has implemented compostable containers throughout our properties, and restored hundreds of acres of prairie land. Team members are eligible to participate in SMSC Gives, a community outreach initiative that organizes various opportunities in the local community. To empower its team members to take part in the Dakota tradition of giving, the SMSC provides paid hours to team members to volunteer at events. Learn more at shakopeedakota.org.

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