Community Risk Reduction Specialist

Community Risk Reduction Specialist

Salary

$20.41 - $26.02 Hourly

Location

5091 Santa Fe Dr, Fayetteville, NC 28303, NC

Job Type

Regular Full-Time

Job Number

04517

Department

Fire

Opening Date

07/26/2026

Closing Date

8/7/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

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Description

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Hiring Range: $20.41 - $26.02/Hour D.O.Q.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED.

A RESUME WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED IN DETERMINING YOUR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THIS POSITION.

The City of Fayetteville is currently recruiting for a Community Risk Reduction Specialist to perform specialized educational work in preparing for and presenting fire prevention and fire safety education programs, promoting life safety prevention/education programs for the public, and conducting or coordinating other community risk reduction programs/services.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop, coordinate, and facilitate community risk reduction programs.
• Evaluate, prepare, and conduct comprehensive fire and life safety prevention/education programs in various classrooms and community settings, static displays for civic groups, businesses and social organizations, research material, and design materials for distribution and visual aids.
• Manage social media content strategy to boost engagements, connect with the community, and analyze the performance of social media marketing campaigns.
• Prepare necessary reports about risk reduction activities and maintain statistical data to achieve department goals and objectives.
• Schedule and coordinate fire station tours for the public, school groups, and youth organizations; coordinate the presentations, public education events and demonstrations by department personnel.
• Assist and develop in instruction with approved Child Safety Seat Program classes and maintain technician-instructor certification; coordinate and provide necessary training to departmental personnel as required in the area of the Child Safety Seat Program.
• Coordinate activities during Fire Prevention Week and other outreach initiatives; prepare station tours and open houses, conduct public presentations, facilitate social media content outreach and management.
• Apply for grants and implement approved grants for risk reduction programs; participate in the request for proposal (RFP) process that are directly related to fire and injury prevention; may participate in grant and RFP activities for other department programs.
• Coordinate a smoke alarm program that provides alarms, batteries, and assistance to the public with residential smoke alarms, along with providing fire extinguisher training as requested.

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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

Two years of increasingly responsible experience in public communications, public relations, curriculum development, marketing, or classroom teaching experience with public speaking background. Experience in community risk reduction, program management, and developing educational strategies or professional educator are preferred.

Training:

Equivalent to an Associate's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in education, communications, marketing, public administration, social work, or a related field.

LICENSING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Required:

Possession of an appropriate valid driver's license and ability to maintain insurability. Possession of, or ability to obtain within twelve (12) months of hire a Juvenile Fire Setter I and ICS 100, 200, 700, and 800. Possession of, or ability to obtain within twenty-four (24) months a Fire and Life Safety Educator Certification III.

Preferred:

CPR/AED and First Aid Instructor and Child Passenger Safety Instructor.

• SBI/Fingerprinting Criminal History Record Check Requirement: To comply with Sessions Law 2025-16, applicants offered a position with the City may be subject to a criminal history record check of State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories conducted by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in accordance with G.S. 143B-1209.26. The City may consider the results of these criminal history record checks in its hiring decisions.

From the time of closing, the selection process is anticipated to last approximately 4 - 6 weeks. The process will consist of a panel interview with the selected candidate being subject to a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and a driving history check.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Health and Dental Insurance:

The City of Fayetteville Employee Healthcare Benefit Plan provides comprehensive and affordable health and dental coverage while maintaining reasonable costs to employees. Coverage is available for all regular status employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week. Employees may also choose to cover eligible dependents. The premium is deducted on a pre-tax basis, with the City paying a portion of the premium. Qualifying employees are eligible for benefits on the 1st day of the month following 30 days of service.

Employer Paid Leave

Vacation Leave:

Regular employees begin accruing vacation leave the first day of employment. Accruals are based on years of service

and the number of hours an employee is scheduled to work.

Sick Leave:

Regular employees begin accruing sick leave the first day of employment. Accruals are based on the number of hours

scheduled to work; regular full-time employees accrue eight (8) hours per month. Sick leave hours accumulate without

limits and may be used toward creditable service upon retirement from the NC Local Governmental Retirement System.

Holidays:

The City of Fayetteville observes 12 paid holidays per calendar year. When Christmas day is on a Wednesday, an

additional holiday is provided making for 13 paid holidays.

Bereavement:

Regular employees are eligible for bereavement leave. The City will authorize 24 hours per calendar year to mourn or

attend a funeral or memorial service of a family member.

Retirement:

The City of Fayetteville assists employees in securing their financial future during retirement by participating in the NC

Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System, administered by the State of North Carolina. Regular employees

scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week become members in the retirement system upon employment. As a member

of this system, employees are required to contribute 6% of their gross salary on a tax-deferred basis.

Deferred Compensation Plans:

To further assist employees in saving for retirement, the City offers two supplemental retirement savings programs. These

programs enable regular full-time, and part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week, an opportunity to save a

portion of their salary on a tax-deferred basis to supplement their retirement benefits. These programs are the NC 401(k)

plan and NC 457 plan; both administered by Empower. The City currently contributes 4% of base salary to an eligible

employee's NC 401(k) account.

Cafeteria Plan / Supplemental Benefits:

Realizing that each employee may have different insurance needs, the City offers its employees the opportunity to supplement City-provided benefits by selecting from the benefits listed below. These benefits are offered at employees expense through payroll deduction:

• > Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) - Healthcare and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts (pre-tax)
• > Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• > Optional Life & Accidental Death & Dismemberment

Death Benefit:

The first year an employee contributes to the retirement system, the City provides a death benefit of $3,000 once the

employee is benefits eligible. After one year as a contributing member of the Retirement System, a death benefit is provided

by the NC Retirement System that is equal to the highest 12 months' salary in a row during the 24 months before death, no

less than $25,000 and no more than $50,000. There is no cost to the employee for this benefit.

Pay Periods / Deduction for Benefits / Direct Deposit:

City employees are paid bi-weekly (every other Friday). Benefit deductions are taken for 24 pay periods of the year. As an added convenience and safety measure, the City requires all new employees to sign up for direct deposit.

Employee Assistance Program:

The EAP is available at no cost to all employees and their household members. The EAP provides confidential guidance

on legal, financial and personal issues affecting your health, relationships and job.

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Responses to the supplemental questions must reflect the information provided under the "Work Experience" section of the application. Your responses will be used to determine whether or not you possess the minimum qualifications required for this position at the time of application.

• I have read and complied with the above statement.

02

Are you a current City of Fayetteville employee?

• Yes
• No

03

Have you held an out-of-state drivers license (other than NC) in the past 3 years?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you currently possess a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have an acceptable driving record in accordance with the City of Fayetteville driving standard policy? Click here to view the City of Fayettevilles driving standard.

• Yes
• No

06

This position requires meeting and maintaining vehicle insurability with the City of Fayetteville. Are you willing to accept this condition of employment?

• Yes
• No

07

Please indicate the highest degree you currently possess.

• Masters Degree or higher
• Bachelors Degree
• Associates Degree
• None of the Above

08

From the list below, please indicate the major coursework of your highest degree.

• Communications
• Education
• Marketing
• Public Administration
• Social Work
• Other Related Field
• None of the above

09

If you selected "Other Related Field" in the previous question, please list below the major coursework for your degree (if this question does not apply, please type N/A in the space provided below).

10

How many years of increasingly responsible experience do you have in public communications, public relations, curriculum development, marketing, or classroom teaching experience with public speaking background?

• 4+ years
• 2 - 3 years
• One year or less
• None

11

Briefly describe your experience in public communications, public relations, curriculum development, marketing, or classroom teaching experience with public speaking background (if this question does not apply, please type N/A in the space provided below).

12

How many years of experience do you have in community risk reduction, program management, and developing educational strategies or as a professional educator?

• 4+ years
• 2 - 3 years
• One year or less
• None

13

Briefly describe your experience in community risk reduction, program management, and developing educational strategies or as a professional educator (if this question does not apply, please type N/A in the space provided below).

14

Do you have event planning experience?

• Yes
• No

15

Briefly describe your experience in event planning. (If this question does not apply, please type N/A in the space provided below.)

16

Do you have experience in public speaking?

• Yes
• No

17

Briefly describe your experience in public speaking (if this question does not apply, please type N/A in the space provided below).

18

Do you have experience working with the public?

• Yes
• No

19

Briefly describe your experience working with the public (if this question does not apply, please type N/A in the space provided below).

20

Do you have experience working in a group setting?

• Yes
• No

21

Briefly describe your experience working in a group setting (if this question does not apply, please type N/A in the space provided below).

22

Do you have experience in customer service?

• Yes
• No

23

Briefly describe your experience in customer service (if this question does not apply, please type N/A in the space provided below).

24

Do you have experience working with computer databases?

• Yes
• No

25

Briefly describe your experience working with computer databases (if this question does not apply, please type N/A in the space provided below).

26

Do you have Fire Prevention or Community Risk Reduction related training?

• Yes
• No

27

Briefly describe your Fire Prevention of Community Risk Reduction related training (if this question does not apply, please type N/A in the space provided below).

28

From the list below, please indicate the certifications you currently possess:

• AED
• Child Passenger Safety Instructor
• CPR
• Fire and Life Safety Education Certification III
• First Aid Instructor
• ICS 100
• ICS 200
• ICS 700
• ICS 800
• Juvenile Fire Setter I
• None of the above

29

If you do not currently possess the Juvenile Fire Setter I, ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 700, and ICS 800 certifications, you will be required to obtain them within twelve (12) months from date of hire. Are you willing to accept this condition of employment?

• Yes
• No
• Already possess these certifications

30

If you do not currently possess a Fire and Life Safety Education Certification III, you will be required to obtain one within twenty-four (24) months from the date of hire. Are you willing to accept this condition of employment?

• Yes
• No
• Already possess this certification

31

What is your skill level using Microsoft Word?

• Proficient
• Moderate
• Basic
• None

32

What is your skill level using Microsoft Excel?

• Proficient
• Moderate
• Basic
• None

33

Are you available to work evenings and weekends or a flex schedule during the work week?

• Yes
• No

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INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED! You may attach a resume; however, the application MUST include a 10-year history. Please answer all questions on the application in their entirety and your application MUST include the following: • Drivers License Number • Employer information including salary, address, phone number, supervisor name, and reason for leaving for each employer • Complete Education History (including High School) • A complete 10-year history to include gaps you have had between employment and/or school attendance. Example: Office Assistant 1/2011 - present The Company 123 Hay Street Fayetteville, NC 28301 (910) 555-5555 Unemployed 6/2004 - 12/2010 Unemployed Student 12/2000 - 6/2004 My High School Fayetteville, NC 28301 Applications without a 10-year history and all the required information will be considered incomplete and will not be processed. Please take a moment to review your application for completeness.

• I have read and understand the above statement

Required Question

Employer City of Fayetteville

Address City Hall

433 Hay Street

Fayetteville, North Carolina, 28301

Phone 910-433-1635

Website https://fayettevillenc.gov/jobs