Training Specialist

Federal Emergency Management Agency•Emmitsburg, MD

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The Training Specialist position is in the United States Fire Administration (USFA) in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The role develops, implements, evaluates, and improves education and training programs for fire and emergency medical services (EMS) audiences. It applies adult learning theory and instructional systems design principles to courses, instructional materials, publications, and related training products. The specialist serves as a functional-area expert and program manager for assigned USFA/National Fire Academy specialty or curriculum areas, providing technical guidance and supporting national fire service and EMS education needs. The position includes analyzing training needs and gaps, coordinating course delivery and curriculum revisions, and evaluating learner and program outcomes. FEMA employees have recurring emergency-management responsibilities and may be recalled at any time. Emergency operations may involve irregular hours, duties beyond the official position description, extensive travel with little advance notice, and extended assignments at austere or operationally challenging sites. The employee must be able to deploy to locations anywhere in the United States and its territories for extended periods. If selected, the employee must attend a three-week in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding; FEMA covers travel expenses.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass and maintain a Public Trust - Moderate background investigation.
Register for Selective Service, if required.
Current federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements; federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band.
Obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Be able to deploy with little or no advance notice anywhere in the United States and its territories for an extended period.
Meet the individual occupational requirement through qualifying experience in adult instruction, training-program supervision or administration, development or review of training materials and evaluation of results, or work in the relevant subject-matter field that regularly required training or instructing others.
For GS-13 qualification, possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-12. The experience must demonstrate one of the following: implementing and directing fire and investigative sciences training initiatives, including designing, developing, and providing instruction for fire/arson and explosion investigation programs; managing a comprehensive incident-management educational program, including developing, revising, and presenting courses and consulting with organizations on incident-management team training; or developing and implementing adult education programs related to emergency management, fire services, or wildfires, coordinating with education programs and fire protection organizations to apply current subject knowledge and educational theories.
Provide a resume of no more than two pages with detailed work history and required employment information. Part-time experience is prorated; federal experience must include grade level, occupational series, and dates for each grade level.
Complete an Optional Form 306 and certify application information before entry on duty if given a conditional offer.
Attend required in-person training in Emmitsburg within six months of onboarding; failure to participate may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

Responsibilities

Develop education programs for fire and EMS audiences, including courses, instructional materials, publications, and related training products, using adult learning theory and instructional systems design principles.
Coordinate course delivery and evaluate training programs by reviewing instructional effectiveness, analyzing learner and program outcomes, and revising content to address emerging national fire service and EMS issues.
Serve as a functional-area expert and program manager for assigned USFA/National Fire Academy specialty or curriculum areas, providing technical guidance and ensuring programs support national fire service and EMS education needs.
Conduct curriculum assessments and gap analyses by collecting stakeholder input and identifying program strengths, weaknesses, shortfalls, and training needs.
Coordinate development or revision of courses and educational systems.
Carry out recurring emergency-management responsibilities and, when required, deploy with little or no advance notice to emergency operations locations for extended periods.
Attend a three-week, in-person training course in Emmitsburg, Maryland, within six months of onboarding if selected.