Wildland Firefighter (Job Corps Fire & Fuels Training Specialist)

Full Job Description

These positions are located at Forest Service Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center locations.

Incumbent serves primarily as a Training Specialist for fire and fuels training, vocational instructor for Forestry Practices, and also serves in a variety of fire suppression and Incident Management assignments.

For additional information about the duties of this position, please contact Dirk Huber at dirk.huber@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 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: For the GW-8 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GW-7); OR two full years (36 semester/54 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level education or master's degree if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position (such as forestry, range management, agriculture); OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position (in excess of 18 semester/27 quarter hours) and specialized experience.

The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

Examples of specialized experience are: Assisting in the development of fire training and instructional curriculum; performing wildland fire suppression duties; and/or assisting in formulating and developing plans, contracting specifications, and scheduling for well-precedented fire management operations.

For the GW-9 level: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GW-8); OR two full years (36 semester/54 quarter hours) of successfully completed graduate level education or master's degree if the coursework is directly related to the work of the position (such as forestry, range management, agriculture); OR combinations of graduate level education that is directly related to the position (in excess of 18 semester/27 quarter hours) and specialized experience.

The education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

Examples of specialized experience are: Providing instruction on a variety of fire-related management problems; identifying and procuring the most current information and materials applicable to the jobs, techniques and procedures, for which program courses are intended; and/or determining training needs, job task analysis, and establishing performance standards.

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 position covered under the special retirement provisions of 5 USC 8336(c) for the Civil Service Retirement System and of 5 USC 8412(d) for the Federal Employees Retirement System.

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.

WORK CAPACITY TEST (WCT) for Wildland Firefighters: This position participates in wildland firefighting activities.

Based on the type of work performed, TAKING and PASSING the WCT at the ARDUOUS level may be a condition of employment.

To receive consideration for this position, you must provide updated required documents and meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Major Duties:

• Duties listed are at full performance grade GW-09 level.
• Serves as instructor or co-instructor for local, Regional or National fire management training courses.
• Prepares plans to execute approved training projects insuring proper scheduling and coordination with other unit activities.
• Serves as a course coordinator/instructor in fire management related courses for interagency, Regional and Interregional Fire Suppression and Incident Management courses and workshops.
• Prepares announcements, specific instructional and performance objectives, selects instructors and instructional materials.
• Provide direction to individual instructors insuring course material is adequately presented and achieving its intended purpose.
• Prepares project plan for training assignments fully describing alternatives, costs, priorities, timeliness and other considerations, and providing recommendations.