Hybrid Training Program Specialist (Wildland Firefighter) bei Department of Agriculture

Training Program Specialist (Wildland Firefighter)

Department: Department of Agriculture

Location(s): Boise, Idaho, Ogden, Utah

Salary Range: $96598 - $125582 Per Year

Job Summary: This position is located in a USDA Forest Service Unit. This position serves as a program specialist and technical advisor to the Regional Fire Director or Deputy Regional Fire Director for Fire and Aviation Management. For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Matthew Nielsen at [email protected]

Major Duties:

• Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-12 level.
• Develops strategies and operational objectives that lead to training program modification and creates strategies for course development or modification.
• Provides program leadership and direction in fire management training for the Region.
• Evaluates interagency fire management training courses and assists in the notification and development of new national and regional courses to meet skills requirement.
• The incumbent serves as a program specialist responsible to formulate and coordinate the planning, development, implementation, documentation, and delivery of the regional workforce development and training programs.

Qualifications: In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Specialized Experience Requirement: For the GW-12: One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Examples of specialized experience include the following: Assisting with providing program leadership and direction for fire management training, development, and integration. Participating in the development of segments of an annual program of work for workforce development programs, including long and short range objectives, budgeting allotments, and the integration of fire management activities with other resources. Assisting in coordinating with federal and state wildland fire agencies to determine trends in wildland fire and aviation management training. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. FIREFIGHTER RETIREMENT COVERAGE: This is a secondary firefighter position under 5 USC 8336 (CSRS) and 8412(d) (FERS). Prior wildland firefighting experience is required. There is no age limit for entry into secondary positions. Firefighter retirement coverage of the incumbent depends upon his or her individual work history. To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

How to Apply: Please view Tips for Applicants - a guide to the Forest Service application process. Read the entire announcement and all instructions before you begin. You must complete this application process and submit all required documents electronically by 11:59p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. Applying online is highly encouraged. We are available to assist you during business hours (8:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. Mountain Time Zone, Monday - Friday. If applying online poses a hardship, contact the Agency Contact listed below well before the closing date for an alternate method. All hardship application packages must be returned to Human Resources no later than noon ET on the closing date of the announcement in order for it to be entered into the system prior to the closing date. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Contact the Agency Contact to request this. To begin, in USAJOBS click "Apply" and follow the instructions to attach your resume and supporting documents, complete the assessment questionnaire, and submit your application. NOTE: Please verify that documents you are uploading from USAJOBS transfer into the Agency's staffing system as there is a limitation to the number of documents that can be transferred. However, once in the Agency's staffing system, you will have the opportunity to upload additional documents. Uploaded documents must be less than 5MB and in one of the following document formats: GIF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, RTF, PDF, TXT or Word (DOC or DOCX). Do not upload Adobe Portfolio documents because they are not viewable.

Application Deadline: 2025-07-30