Houston Fire Department Non-Classified Employment

Non-Classified Recruiting
Human Resources Management
1205 Dart, Houston Texas 77007
Paul Prado, Division Manager (713) 247-8722
Wanda Andrews, Human Resources Supervisor (713) 247-8718

Welcome to the Houston Fire Department Non-Classified Recruiting online guide to career growth opportunities and resources. Non-classified recruiting encompasses a diverse workforce of approximately 300 employees including Professional, Technical, Skilled/Craft, IS/Technical, Service/Maintenance, and Office/Clerical classifications. Non-classified recruiting functions include filling positions with new hires, as well as job audits, recommendation of job classifications, evaluations, upgrades, transfers, demotions, lateral moves, and career development counseling. Click here to see what we're about.

Employment/Recruiting
Current HFD Non-Classified Job Openings
Applicant Status Tracking Report
Upcoming Recruiting Events
Salary Evaluation
Reclassifications

Professional Development
College Tuition Reimbursement
Career Development Assistance

Employee Relations
Employee Concerns Review Program
Meet the Chief Program
Employee Suggestion Program
Employee Relations Committee

Vision The vision of non-classified recruiting is to continually improve upon the current applicant processing systems for our non-classified workforce and work in partnership with employees to build successful, enduring relationships. We seek to optimize our current and future human resources by providing career counseling and employee relations so that the overall Department vision may be achieved.

Mission Statement Houston Fire Department non-classified recruiting endeavors to continually improve the applicant processing system by encouraging positive, progressive employee relations through customer service and effective career counseling.

Slogan Improvement through Relationships

 

EMPLOYMENT/RECRUITING

Current HFD Non-Classified Job Openings - Non-classified recruiting processes all personnel job posting requests. The City of Houston Human Resources Department located at 611 Walker - 1st Floor posts job announcements and accepts employment applications Monday through Friday.

For a complete listing of positions available to city employees, click here.
For more information please contact the Non-Classified Recruiting Office @ (713) 247-8802 or apply with the City of Houston Monday – Friday @ 611 Walker, Houston, TX 77007. Web Address: Resume@hr.ci.houston.tx.us

Salary Evaluation - As hiring, promotion, demotion, and lateral transfer decisions are made, compensation is evaluated by examining experience, education, and the overall contribution of the person and position to the organization. Additionally, salary analyses are conducted on a regular basis in order to determine the pay equity status of non-classified employees.

Reclassifications - Requests for reclassifications are evaluated based on department needs. Reclassification requests are processed throughout the year and various tools are used to evaluate the position requirements and qualifications of the individual.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Career Advancement services available through Human Resources Management include a resume writing work shops, interviewing skills work shops, career path analysis, and education incentives e.g. tuition reimbursement. The above mentioned services are available to employees interested in further developing their careers.

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

Employee Concerns Review Program (ECRP) -City Council approved grievance procedures in July 1999. Under the new procedures there are now six (6) items that can be grieved. Certain items that are no longer covered as grievable can be addressed by the Employee Concerns Review Program. The Employee Concerns Review Program was approved by City Council January 2000. The Employee Concerns Review Program exists to provide a third party facilitator to help resolve concerns, as well as provide a mechanism to reduce animosity, focus on factual issues and help parties resolve issues themselves. It is available to non-classified Houston Fire Department employees regardless of civil service protection (probationary, part-time, full-time, appointed, executive). Employees will have thirty (30) calendar days from the date of the incident to file a written concern. Employees shall be limited to reasonable issues and concerns of a factual nature that can be resolved within the department. This excludes grievable issues and all concerns alleging discrimination or harassment. Employees must file the concern in writing on the appropriate form issued by the ECRP Coordinator in the Human Resources Management office.