NWCG Training Specialist

Full Job Description

This position is located within the Washington Office Fire and Aviation Management (WO-FAM) unit.

Incumbent is responsible for performing as a training specialist in the development and implementation of national interagency training courses and programs in the disciplines of fire management and/or aviation management and related areas.

For more information about the duties of this position, please contact Matthew Nielsen at matthew.nielsen@usda.gov.

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 Wildland Fire Schedule Qualification Standards.

Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. Transcripts must be provided for qualifications based on education. Provide course descriptions as necessary.

Specialized Experience Requirement: GW-09: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GW-07 in the Federal service.

Examples of specialized experience include: Provided instruction on a variety of topics; Provided basic technical advice or assistance to managers regarding the management and operation of a training program; Reviewed and edited existing training documents and made recommendations to supervisor concerning content.

GW-11: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GW-09 in the Federal service.

Examples of specialized experience include: Developed, planned and coordinated training and instructional curriculum; Developed training materials; Developed course objectives, including instructional and performance objectives, and prepared and developed course content and format.

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.

Selective Placement Factors 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.

TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENT: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled.

This requirement must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

• Duties listed are the full performance grade level GW-11.
• Plans, schedules, coordinates, and provides personal leadership and guidance to interagency workshops, task forces, committees, subject matter experts, contractors, and others involved with completion of the project.
• Provides extensive planning and organization, analyses of accumulated data and information, and considerable coordination and integration with other functional activities and user agencies.
• Ensure that these agencies are fully represented in the project and that their policies, procedures, techniques, and philosophies are incorporated in the resulting instructional products.
• Manages course presentations and related training activities and evaluates instruction to improve the training. Develop and instruct training courses and materials for firefighters, fire crews, fire overhead, and fire management positions.
• Conducts an analysis of assigned projects to identify approaches for design and development.
• Recommends development by various resources, including agency field offices or regional training centers, agency or interagency task forces, universities, or private contractors.
• Prepares a project plan fully describing alternatives and costs and presents the plan for management decision.
• Provides the leadership, direction, and the majority of work required to ensure that the courses are developed in accordance with established national interagency procedures and standards and management objectives.
• Serves as a training advisor and consultant to cooperating agencies regarding the development and implementation of fire and aviation management and related training courses and materials.
• Prepares/makes formal presentations to line officers, fire managers, training administrators, and others regarding assigned programs, the interagency fire and aviation management training programs and procedures.