Richmond Fire Department is hiring

The hiring process is starting again this weekend for the Richmond Fire Dept. The job posting will open officially on Sunday July 12, 2009. The application process is drastically different from previous hirings the Dept. has done. An applicant will have to go the City of Richmond website and fill out the application on-line. The process will require access to a computer and an active email account. All contact by the City of Richmond and the Dept. with the applicants will be done electronically- that means the acceptance of applications and notification of the written test, the score and interview time, the ranking list letter, etc. will all be done electronically. This will be time and cost efficient for the City of Richmond but will be a new experience for all the applicants.
Because of this new City of Richmond process, there will be no applications placed in the firehouses. If anyone comes to the stations asking about the process, please direct them to the City of Richmond website. The steps are listed below and I hope to have hard copies of this sent out to each firehouse next week.

Through the work of the Recruitment, Retention and Employee Development (RRED) workgroup and HR, there have been some changes to our Automatic Disqualifiers that everyone should be made aware. The new Automatic Disqualifiers are as follows:

* Have no felony convictions for any offense within 60 months preceding the date of application;
* Must successfully complete the events that comprise the Richmond Physical Agility Test (RPAT) within a 15 minute time period. Successful completion of the CPAT within one year of the date of hire can be substituted for completion of the RPAT.
* Have a good driving record and no DUI convictions within 60 months preceding the date of application and possess a valid Virgin ia driver’s license at the time of hire;
* Have not had a dishonorable discharge, undesirable discharge, or bad conduct discharge from any of the armed services of the United States or equivalent type of discharge from another country’s military services.

These changes are reflected in the supplemental questions on the application. Our recruitment page on the website will soon be updated with the changes as well.

This application process is slated to stay open through Sept. 13th. I am working on several recruitment events for the next two months; however if there is an upcoming event in your district that you think would be an ideal recruiting opportunity please let me know. I would be happy to pass along materials for distribution or come and help you at the event.

Application Steps for the City of Richmond

1) Go to www.richmondgov.com
2) Click on “I Want To” on the Top Left Corner
3) Select “Apply for a Job”
4) Scroll down to the actual job listings and click on the “Fire Recruit” position
5) The job listing and specifications will come up.
6) Select “Apply” link with the posting on the right side of the screen.
7) You will be asked to create an account with Government Jobs if you do not already have one.

The application does not have to be completed in one sitting. The work done will be saved and you can logout and log back on at a later date to complete the application if needed. The process will take approximately 30-45 minutes if the applicant has all of his/her pertinent information available when s/he sits down to complete the ap plication. This will be important for those applicants who are using computers at libraries, Kinkos, etc.
Please call me or email if you have questions about this process or need further information.

Hallie Neville, Lt.
EEO and Recruitment Officer

Richmond Fire Department
201 E Franklin St
Richmond, Va 23220

(804)646-6105

Hallie.neville@richmondgov.com