FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a FIRE PROTECTION SPECIALIST in the FIRE & EMERGENCY SERVICES DEPARTMENT of NAVSTA GREAT LAKES IL.

For GS-11: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-10 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing training for all areas of Fire and Emergency Services (i.e.

structural firefighting, shipboard firefighting, aircraft firefighting, wildland firefighting, hazardous materials, and emergency medical care; 2) Advising the District ChiefAssistant Chief of Training on the status of fire protection training programs; 3) Evaluating training programs to identify safety deficiencies, implement improvements, and maintain compliance with current policies, regulations, instructions, and standards; and 4) Overseeing a comprehensive firefighter training program including planning, scheduling, coordination of resources, and record maintenance to ensure operational readiness.

NOTE: Experience must be fully supported in your resume to be considered for this position For GS-10: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of Specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Developing training for all areas of Fire and Emergency Services (i.e.

structural firefighting, shipboard firefighting, aircraft firefighting, wildland firefighting, hazardous materials, and emergency medical care; 2) Advising the District Chief of Training on the status of fire protection training programs; 3) Evaluating training programs to identify safety deficiencies, implement improvements, and maintain compliance with current policies, regulations, instructions, and standards; and 4) Overseeing a comprehensive firefighter training program including planning, scheduling, coordination of resources, and record maintenance to ensure operational readiness.

NOTE: Experience must be fully supported in your resume to be considered for this position.

This position requires the incumbent to possess the following certifications: Firefighter I & II, Fire Officer I & II, Fire Instructor I, Fire Inspector I, Driver Operator Pumper, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians- EMT, HAZMAT Awareness, HAZMAT Operations, and Hazardous Materials Incident Commander.

These certifications must have been awarded by National Registry, DoD, IFSAC or ProBoard to meet the requirement. Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management.

Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/fire-protection-and-prevention-series-0081/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

• You will develop training and safety programs in accordance with various regulatory agencies (e.g., Department of Defense, Occupational Health and Safety Administration, National Fire Protection Association).
• You will oversee firefighting training areas (e.g., live fire, mobile or fixed training devices inspections, testing, certification and maintenance programs) for an organization.
• You will deliver fire training to inform of daily operations and the use of fire equipment.
• You will verify personnel use the correct personal protection equipment during firefighting incidents to ensure safety.