This position is located in United States Fire Administration (USFA), Emmitsburg, Maryland. The ideal candidate for this position will be an experienced training specialist skilled in adult learning, curriculum development, and contract oversight for fire and emergency programs; able to analyze needs, address training gaps, manage specialty areas, and improve courses/materials.
What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as Training Specialist. Typical assignments include: Developing education programs for fire and emergency medical services (EMS) audiences, including courses, instructional materials, publications, and related training products, using adult learning theory and instructional systems design principles.
Implementing and evaluating training programs by coordinating course delivery, reviewing instructional effectiveness, analyzing learner and program outcomes, and revising content to address emerging national fire service and EMS issues.
Serving as a functional area expert and program manager for assigned US Fire Administration/National Fire Academy (USFA/NFA) specialty or curriculum areas, providing technical guidance and ensuring training programs support national fire service and EMS education needs.
Conducting curriculum assessments and gap analyses by collecting stakeholder input, identifying program strengths, weaknesses, shortfalls, and training needs, and coordinating the development or revision of courses and educational systems. What else do I need to know? At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management.
Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.
Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions.
No Educational Substitution: There is no educational substitution for this position, and you must meet the qualifications listed in the "requirements" section of this announcement. This announcement uses the Rule of Many method under 5 CFR § 332.402. All qualified applicants who either exceeded the cut number/percentage or tie with other qualified applicants at the cut number/percentage will be referred to the selecting official for consideration.
We will provide the selecting official with a sufficient number of names, when available, to consider at least three candidates per vacancy. If fewer than three eligible and available candidates per vacancy result, we will expand the group in accordance with our pre-announced supplement strategy and OPM policy.
DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
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shakita.fultz@fema.dhs.gov · 202-340-9264
This position is with Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
The posted pay range is $121785 – $158322/yr.
Applications close on 2026-11-03.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government · Retrieved 2026-10-21 · Not affiliated with or endorsed by OPM or USAJOBS.gov
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