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The City of Orono is an Equal Opportunity Employer • Support of Departmental Goals, Direction and Mission Statement - The willingness to actively support departmental goals, direction, and mission statement. • Safety - Commitment to maintaining personal safety and protection for all personnel with regard to work environment hazards and exposures they might encounter. Abilities: • Ethics, Integrity, and Honesty - The ability to maintain high standards of ethical conduct, even when faced with temptations, and to hold others accountable to those same standards. • Physical Ability - The ability to perform the physical activities that are necessary for the job, using strength, coordination, stamina, and related physical attributes. • Judgment, Reasoning, and Common Sense - The ability to use common sense, judgment, and logic to think through situations and draw conclusions. • Decision Making and Decisiveness - The ability to develop and consider alternatives for dealing with situations, and to readily make decisions, even with incomplete information. • Fairness and Objectivity - The ability to remain unbiased and open-minded, and to defer judgment until the necessary information has been obtained. • Emotional Maturity and Stability - The ability to maintain a level temperament, and to recognize, distinguish among, and manage one’s own emotions and impulses. • Teamwork and Cooperation - The ability to work as a member of a team, doing one's fair share of work, using input and assistance from others, and putting group goals above individual goals. • Acceptance and Promotion of Diversity - The ability to respect and encourage working cooperatively with co-workers and others without regard to such characteristics as their gender, race, age, beliefs, or cultural background. • Personal Responsibility - The ability and willingness to take actions, and the willingness to accept the consequences of one's decisions and actions. • Awareness and Alertness - The ability to remain mentally focused and aware of one's surroundings, avoiding distractions, and concentrating on the tasks at hand. • Respect for Authority - The ability to follow orders, and to show respect toward those in positions of authority. • Problem Solving - The ability to recognize problems, seek out and identify relevant information, and determine causes of and solutions to problems. • Dependability and Reliability - The ability to meet obligations and commitments. • Flexibility and Adaptability - The ability and willingness to adapt easily and quickly to changing environments, work duties, or other job requirements. • Motivation and Initiative - The ability to demonstrate an interest in work-related activities, willingly take on tasks and responsibilities, and maintain an enthusiastic and positive attitude toward the job. • Reading Comprehension - The ability to read and understand written materials such as reference manuals, training materials, and correspondence. • Compassion and Sensitivity - The ability to demonstrate empathy towards people in need and a sincere interest in helping those people. An awareness of the effects of one's decisions and actions on other people, and the ability to be empathetic to other people's emotions and feelings and treat them with dignity and respect. • Visualization and Spatial Orientation - The ability to develop and use mental representations or mental pictures of such things as fire scenes and building layouts.