Firefighter/EMT Job Description
The Maynard Fire Department will be conducting a hiring process for the purpose of immediate employment and establishing a hiring eligibility list.
The Maynard Fire Department is committed to hiring the most capable and committed people possible to help protect the citizens of Maynard. As such, we have outlined our hiring process below, and it is expected that all candidates wishing to be placed on the upcoming list will follow the directions for the process. The Maynard Fire Department is an equal opportunity employer that does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, gender, gender expression, ancestry, military status, religion, or sexual orientation.
All applicants MUST submit the following:
- A completed application for employment with signed background check release forms
- A cover letter
- A resume with no less than three non-relative references
APPLICANT DOCUMENTS
Maynard FD Employment Application
CORI Acknowledgment Form Town of Maynard 2023
Process:
The process for establishing a hiring list will include the following:
- Phase one will be a review of the candidate’s application, cover letter, and resume, including an active and valid email address.
- Candidates chosen to move on will then agree to take an entry-level firefighter skills assessment, including a writing assignment (Scheduled for the week of June 1, 2023).
- The top candidates from the skills review and application package review will be invited to move one. Simply passing the skills review does not guarantee a candidate will move on.
- Candidates will be scored on their resume review with consideration being given to people with experience (not just time certified), skills assessment, writing prompt, and other categories deemed important to the Maynard Fire Department.
- Candidates scoring above satisfactory will then be invited back for an oral board and possibly a second oral board (Tentatively scheduled for the week of June 6-10).
- Candidates successfully passing the oral board(s) will be placed on a list that may be utilized for up to two years.
How you will be evaluated:
Candidates will be evaluated in multiple areas. The first area will be your experience level. The Maynard Fire Department needs people who are capable of responding to calls and being a contributing member of the response team from day one. Experience can be described in your resume and cover letter. These should tell the story of who you are and what you have done in your professional life. Please don’t assume that the application reviewer can gauge your experience by the terminology you use. Be specific about your duties, how long you have done them, and who you have done them for. During the interview process, you may be interviewed multiple times. We are looking for people with a strong work ethic and high moral values. As a Maynard Firefighter, you will have a lot of trust put in you by the general public. We want people who have a solid moral compass and understand what appropriate behavior for the workplace is. Throughout the process, candidates will accumulate points. The candidates with the highest point totals will be placed on a list for us to hire from.
Complete applications (incomplete applications will not be considered) should be submitted by April 10, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. and mailed or hand-delivered to:
Maynard Fire Department
Attention: Angela Lawless
30 Sudbury Street
Maynard, MA 01754
APPLICANT DOCUMENTS
Maynard FD Employment Application
CORI Acknowledgment Form Town of Maynard 2023
Thank you for your commitment to public safety, if you have any questions, please contact Chief Lawless at; alawless@townofmaynard.net or 978-897-1016