Safety Officer 1 - Safety and Training Specialist

at  State of Montana

Safety Officer 1 - Safety and Training Specialist - (24142610)
Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s mission is to help ensure that Montana’s land and water resources provide benefits for present and future generations.
The DNRC believes employees are their most important asset. The DNRC empowers employees to exercise professional judgment in carrying out their duties. Employees are provided with the training and tools necessary to achieve the mission. Both team effort and individual employee expertise are supported and sustained.

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Benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Sick Leave and Holidays
• Health, Dental, Prescription, and Vision Coverage
• Retirement Plans
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) – Employment with the State of Montana may qualify you to receive student loan forgiveness under the PSLF. Look here, https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service to learn more and see if you may qualify!
• If you are interested in a complete job description please contact HR at Stacey.Gabrio@mt.gov.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS (EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE):

This position requires education and/or experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in occupational health and safety or a related scientific field, plus Two years of work-related experience or three years of progressively responsible wildland fire and aviation management experience, including incident command, prevention, suppression, prescribed fire, and aviation management. Other combinations of education and experience may be substituted (e.g., Secondary or Adult education, bachelor’s degree in forestry). Wildland Fire or emergency services course instruction and experience are preferred.
While the safety officer qualification is a primary function of this position, and the ability to obtain this qualification is paramount, other unit leader-level positions will be considered for application purposes.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• KNOWLEDGE-This position requires advanced professional and technical knowledge of wildland fire and aviation management principles. These principles include fire prevention, aerial and fixed-wing aviation wildfire operations, dispatching, planned or emergency incident management/command, ground, and aerial suppression strategies and tactics, prescribed fire application/use, and fire and aviation safety. Expert professional and technical knowledge of fire service training theories, education methodology, course development, group dynamics, student and instructor motivation, training in context, live fire training safety, training evaluations, testing principles, validations, and adult learning processes. Work also requires knowledge of program management, budgeting, and strategic planning.
• SKILLS-This position requires the ability to administer a comprehensive training program and activities directly impacting the safety of DNRC personnel and other agency staff. The position requires skill in public speaking and the operation of various kinds of audiovisual equipment. The position requires effective written and verbal communication skills, program planning, assessing complex and rapidly changing fire prevention and suppression issues and national trends, directing training activities, and adult learning and education.
• ABILITIES-Must have the ability to attain or work towards NWCG wildland fire qualifications as a Safety Officer, Line (SOFF). The work requires clearly and concisely communicating an extensive knowledge of current federal, state, local city/county government, and private industry wildland fire and aviation management policies, procedures, organizational structures, strategies, tactics, and safety into effective performance-based training curricula. The position must attain and maintain PMS 901 Field Manager’s Course Guide Instructor Criteria for 300-600 Level NWCG Courses.
  SPECIAL INFORMATION: Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States. A valid driver’s license is required with less than 12 conviction points in the most recent completed 36 months.
  ELIGIBILITY TO WORK: In accordance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act, the person selected must produce within three days of hire documents that show authorization to work in the United States. Examples of such documentation include a birth certificate or Social Security card along with a driver’s license or other picture I.D., or a U.S. passport, or a “green card”.
  Applicant Pool Statement: If another department vacancy occurs in this job title within six months, the same applicant pool may be used for the selection.
  Training Assignment: This agency may use a training assignment. Employees in training assignments may be paid below the base pay established by the agency pay rules. Conditions of the training assignment will be stated in writing at the time of hire.
  Salary: $ 64,292.80 - 64,292.80 Yearly
  Telework Eligibility: Telework Eligible (Full-time telework is not available. Telework schedule must be supervisor approved.)
  Benefits Package Eligibility: Health Insurance, Paid Leave & Holidays, Retirement Plan
  Number of Openings: 1
  Employee Status: Regular
  Schedule: Full-Time
  Job Type: Standard
  Shift: Day Job
  Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time
  Primary Location: Missoula
  Agency: Department of Natural Resources & Conservation
  Union: 000 - None
  Posting Date: Oct 3, 2024, 5:11:26 PM
  Closing Date (based on your computer’s timezone): Nov 4, 2024, 12:59:00 AM
  Required Application Materials: Cover Letter, Resume
  Contact Name: Stacey Gabrio | Contact Email: Stacey.Gabrio@mt.gov | Contact Phone: 4064443309

The Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation’s Forestry and Trust Land Division recognizes that building a collaborative, professional, and inclusive work environment is critical to fulfilling our mission of managing, protecting, and promoting stewardship of Montana’s forests and lands for the benefit of current and future generations and our trust beneficiaries. We hold ourselves to these high standards as we are accountable to the people of Montana.

• We value and respect each other.
• We create collaborative work environments.
• We build and maintain strong relationships.
• We practice accountability.
• We celebrate our successes and take pride in our work

Essential Functions (Major Duties or Responsibilities): These job functions are the essential duties of the position and are not all-inclusive of all the duties the incumbent may be assigned.

• SAFETY PROGRAM:Perform and oversee safety operations to prevent accidents in wildland fire operations through organized, comprehensive, and systematic risk management, allowing the department to provide for safety and to minimize the number of injuries or fatalities experienced by wildland firefighters, yet still achieve fire operations objectives.
• TRAINING PROGRAM:Utilizing a variety of methods (e.g. IQS, data capture, readiness reviews, NWCG standards, etc.) to research, develop, and administer the DNRC Fire Training Program to ensure efficient and effective program operations that comply with all applicable standards and meet DNRC’s fire and aviation management objectives