The Education Department of Lancaster EMS announced its "Learn While You Earn" program. The program will be the first full-time academy for eligible candidates to earn a Pennsylvania Bureau of EMS-approved EMT - Basic Certification. This program is a collaborative effort between Lancaster EMS and PA CareerLink.
Eligible candidates will be hired as a full-time Lancaster EMS employee and compensated at a training hourly wage while in attendance at the Pennsylvania Bureau of EMS' EMT- Basic Certification course, which requires a minimum of 40 hours per week. Upon successful completion of the program and after obtaining a Pennsylvania Bureau of EMS certification, the employee will be promoted to EMT-B with the commensurate pay rate increase and associated benefits.
Candidates will also agree to an 18-month employment commitment to Lancaster EMS after certification. EMT candidates will be recruited from the general population with emphasis on high school graduating seniors.
Classes will begin in September at the Lancaster EMS Millersville Station, 100 E. Charlotte St., Millersville. The first academy class is expected to be completed by mid-December, with candidates working effective Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022.
The application and employment process will consist of a phone interview, program entrance assessments as well as a personal interview by a formal panel of current Lancaster EMS employees. Following completion of all pre-acceptance processes, the individual will either be offered a position or placed on a potential candidate waitlist.
Those with potential interest in this full-time education to work program should contact 717-481-4841, ext. 234, or emtacademy@lemsa.com or visit http://www.lemsa.com/emscertification.asp.
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