Fitness/Safety Specialist III -EMS

Fitness/Safety Specialist III

The City of Austin's Emergency Medical Services Department provides 9-1-1 emergency medical response to the citizens of Austin and Travis County serving a population of over 2.2M citizens in a service region of over 1,039 square miles. While most of the assistance we give to the community is medical in nature, the smallest part of what we do involves truly time-critical life-threatening emergencies. Yet everything we do is about service: service to our patients, their families and loved ones; service to our community; and service to the people who make up Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services.

The Fitness/Safety Specialist III will develop and implement fitness/wellness interventions for public safety personnel at all ranks. Primary responsibilities include conducting medical testing and fitness assessments in the Wellness Center clinic, injury mitigation workshops at stations, conducting cadet physical training, and the development/implementation of programs to mitigate injury and enhance first responder fitness/wellness.

Purpose:

Under general direction, support the physical fitness program for the department by conducting physical fitness assessments and developing personal fitness programs for civil service and staff personnel.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

• Develops and provides fitness assessments, including nutrition counseling, to field personnel; and assists command and management staff in marketing Wellness and Fitness programs.
• Creates, administers, and interprets lifestyle questionnaires; and develops personal fitness programs based on findings.
• Monitors flexibility, muscular strength, endurance, aerobic capacity, and other pertinent factors of field personnel. Performs anthropometrical measurements.
• Classifies employees according to accepted statistical and research methodology.
• Develops employee outcome data. Assists personnel and return to duty personnel demonstrating weakness in one or more areas in their fitness assessment, as it pertains to overall health, wellness, and fitness rehabilitation.
• Develops training materials and other strategies to educate and update department on wellness and fitness issues.
• Manages database on program participants to detect trends in wellness and fitness and develops statistics on natural history from beginning to end of career.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

May provide leadership, work assignments, evaluation, training, and guidance to others.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

• Knowledge of athletic training, nutrition for performance, physical fitness assessment, and exercise programming.
• Knowledge of rehabilitation theory and practice.
• Knowledge of database management.
• Skill in oral and written communications.
• Skill in developing comprehensive health fitness programs.
• Skill in conducting cardiovascular capacity, muscular strength and endurance, flexibility, and body composition assessments.
• Skill in consulting with employees and recommending fitness programs.
• Skill in modifying programs in response to injury trend data.
• Skill in producing educational materials.
• Skill in handling multiple tasks and prioritizing.
• Skill in using computers and related software applications.
• Skill in data analysis and problem solving.
• Skill in planning and organizing.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation with a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Exercise Physiology or in a field related to the job, plus five (5) years of experience in administration of corporate wellness and/or fitness programs, fitness, nutrition, injury rehabilitation, and referral to medical and behavioral health professionals.
• Graduation with a Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a field related to the job may substitute for two (2) years of the required experience.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

None.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a Fitness/Safety capacity within in a military, public safety, or athletics environment.
• Motivated individual with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to travel to more than one work location.

Licenses and Certifications Preferred:

• Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC), or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.
• Current Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.
• Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC), or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.

Notes to Candidate:

Regarding your application:

• A detailed, complete City of Austin employment application is required to evaluate your qualifications and, if selected as a top candidate for the position, will be used when determining salary.
• Statements like "see resume" will not count when determining experience. Please be thorough in completing the employment application and list all experience that is relevant to this position. The application and resume must include dates (month and year) for each job history entry. In addition, the resume information must match the information on the application.
• Please describe your specific experience as it relates to the minimum and preferred qualifications when responding to the supplemental questions on the application. The responses to the supplemental questions should reference the employment history listed in the employment history section.
• Incomplete applications will not be considered.
• A cover letter and resume are required for this position.

EMS reserves the right to close posted positions prior to the advertised close date, based on recruitment strategies and business needs.

Location: 517 South Pleasant Valley Rd 78741

Salary Range: $62,280.00-$77,850.00

Hours: 7:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Fully on-site position.

Veterans: Veterans, we thank you for your service and welcome your application. If you are selected as the top candidate for the position, you will be required to provide your DD214.

Internal Applicants: Employees in Good Standing, who are candidates within the Department or division that the position resides in, and who meet the minimum and preferred qualifications for the position will be included in the initial interview.

ATCEMS employees must remain in Good Standing through the Top Candidate Selection phase at which time the Good Standing status will be re-verified.

Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time.

We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system.

You do not need to meet 100% of job requirements to apply.

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