Firefighter/Paramedic

Village of Streamwood

Human Resources

Contact Information

Address:

Website:

• www.streamwood.org

Phone:

• 630-736-3802

Email:

• humanresources@streamwood.org

Application Deadline:

• 07/14/23
• @ 4:00 PM

Salary:

• 2023 Salary Range: $71,877 - $103,950

  Excellent fringe benefits including pension plan and health and dental insurance.

Position Details

Firefighter/Paramedic

Job Announcement

Applications:

Application packets are available at:

www.streamwood.org/jobs

AND 

At:

Police Department

401 East Irving Park Road

Twenty-four hours a day

Applications will be accepted until:

4:00 PM, Friday, July 14, 2023

Your complete application and required documents must be received and you must complete the written exam on www.nationaltestingnetwork.com on or before 4:00 PM on Friday, July 14, 2023.

The application and required documents may be:

• Mailed to Human Resources, 301 East Irving Park Road, Streamwood, Illinois 60107; OR
• Returned in person, on business days between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm, to Human Resources, 301 East Irving Park Road, Streamwood, Illinois; OR
• Returned in person, on weekends and evenings, to the Police Department, 401 East Irving Park Road, Streamwood, Illinois.

Responsibilities:

Respond to alarms to extinguish fires and protect life and property; respond to emergency medical calls during the normal shift and provide basic and advanced paramedic life support services as required.

Residency Requirement:

Upon appointment, Firefighter/Paramedics are required within one year to reside within that portion of Illinois that lies north of Interstate 80.

Qualifications:

• Applicants for the position of firefighter/paramedic shall be either [1] licensed Illinois Department of Public Health Paramedics or [2] certified NREMT Paramedics or [3] licensed Illinois Department of Public Health as an Emergency Medical Technician - Basic and enrolled in a Paramedic Program at an accredited degree granting college or university, at the time of application to the Streamwood Fire Department.
• Candidates must be fully licensed Illinois Paramedics at the time of appointment.
• Applicants must be citizens of the United States of America.
• Applicants must have a valid Illinois driver’s license.
• Applicants must have a current (issued within the past 12 months) Candidate Physical Ability Test (CPAT) with ladder climb certificate (due at time of final eligibility list).
• Applicants must be at least twenty (20) years of age, but not have reached their thirty-fifth (35) birthday, as of the last date for filing of applications.
• A copy of applicant’s birth certificate is required to be submitted at the time of application.
• Applicants must have reached their twenty-first (21) birthday, but not their thirty-sixth (36) birthday, by hire date.

Two Year Eligibility List:

The Streamwood Board of Fire and Police Commissioners will be preparing a 2-year eligibility list for the position of Firefighter/Paramedic, which will be used for the hiring of all Firefighter/Paramedics for a 2-year period. We currently have several openings and anticipate additional openings.

Testing:

The Village of Streamwood offers full testing services for this position through the National Testing Network (NTN).

To register with NTN and schedule a test, go to:

www.nationaltestingnetwork.com

Select ‘Find Jobs’, then select Firefighter Jobs and sign up for the Village of Streamwood.

When you visit the www.nationaltestingnetwork.com website:

1. Complete the NTN registration process and schedule your test.
2. Review all information related to the Village of Streamwood Firefighter/Paramedic, including minimum requirements, salary, and benefits.
3. Review detailed information about the testing process.
4. Review the Frequently Asked Questions and take an online practice test (if desired).

Upon completion of your scheduled exam, scores are automatically forwarded to the Village. Candidates who submit a complete employment application and attain a passing score on the entry level exam will be placed on Streamwood’s eligibility list. The Village of Streamwood will contact candidates on the list and will invite them to participate in further stages of the selection process.

Any questions regarding the online written exam contact fire@streamwood.org or 630-736-3655. You must complete the written exam by the application deadline!

Questions concerning this application process can be addressed to:

Human Resources Department

301 East Irving Park Road

Streamwood, Illinois 60107

Telephone: 630-736-3802

E-mail: humanresources@streamwood.org

Equal Opportunity Employer

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