Senior Training Specialist

Role Responsibilities

Are you interested in sharing your knowledge and practical expertise with the intent of leading the next generation of wildfire and forestry professionals by designing advanced, field-ready training that strengthens safety, competence, resilience, and operational excellence? If so, we want you to join our team as a Senior Training Specialist.

Reporting to the Director of the HTC, you will provide leadership and subject matter expertise in adult education, administering training programs that directly influence staff knowledge, skills, safety, and operational effectiveness. You will have the autonomy to design, develop, and deliver training programs, evaluate their effectiveness, and mentor staff across multiple positions.

Shared Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deliver high-quality training programs to meet operational and succession planning needs.
• Ensure continual improvement of training programs and delivery methods, aligning with legislation, policies, technologies, and best practices in Adult Education.
• Administer contracts and legal agreements to secure external training services.
• Address conflict and provide guidance to students and staff.
• Support external clients, stakeholders, and national partners.
• Mentor, coach, and advise staff to build workforce competency.
  

Position-Specific Responsibilities

Forestry-Focused Senior Training Specialist:

• Lead design, development, and delivery of Forestry and Wildfire Training programs to meet operational and succession planning needs of the Forestry Division.
• Provide leadership in Forestry-related training programs, ensuring staff are prepared for operational and field requirements.
• Advise on development of Forestry Standard Operating Procedures, policies and Operational Ground Rules.
• Support provincial and local Forestry projects, field operations, and participate in wildfire response activities.
• Evaluate Forestry and Wildfire training curriculums and delivery mechanisms to ensure ongoing improvement.
  

Wildfire-Focused Senior Training Specialist:

• Lead design, development, and delivery of Wildfire Training programs to meet operational and succession planning needs of the Forestry Division.
• Support provincial and local Wildfire projects, field operations and participate in wildfire response activities.
• Advise on development of Wildfire Standard Operating Procedures and Business Rules.
  
• Evaluate Wildfire training curriculum and delivery mechanisms to ensure ongoing improvement.
  

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APS Competencies

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies: https://www.alberta.ca/system/files/custom_downloaded_images/psc-alberta-public-service-competency-model.pdf.

• Creative Problem Solving: Ability to assess options and implications in new ways to achieve outcomes and solutions.
• Systems Thinking: The work done within the APS is part of a larger integrated and inter-related environment. It is important to know that work done in one part of the APS impacts a variety of other groups/projects inside and outside the APS. Systems Thinking allows us to keep broader impacts and connections in mind.
• Agility: Ability to anticipate, assess, and readily adapt to changing priorities, manage resilience in times of uncertainty and effectively work in a changing environment.
• Build Collaborative Environments: Leads and contributes to the conditions and environments that allow people to work collaboratively and productively to achieve outcomes.
• Develop Self and Others: A commitment to lifelong learning and the desire to invest in the development of the long-term capability of yourself and others.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirement:

A related degree plus 4 years related experience.

Equivalency: A related two-year diploma plus 6 years’ related experience.  Additional related education considered in lieu of experience on a one-for-one basis.

Forestry-Focused Position:

• Education: Related degree in Natural Resource, Forestry or Education.
• Experience: Minimum 4 years of relevant experience in Forestry training or field operations.
• Equivalency: Two-year diploma plus 6 years’ related experience.

Wildfire-Focused Position:

• Education: Related degree in Natural Resource, Forestry, or Education.
• Experience: Minimum 4 years of related experience in Wildfire operations, training, or management.
• Equivalency: Two-year diploma plus 6 years’ related experience.

Assets:

• Working knowledge in Adult Education, curriculum development and delivery (including understanding of task analysis, job skills inventories, learning styles, learning models, evaluation techniques and tools), with at least four years’ experience developing and delivering training for adult learners.
• A background in education.
• Past wildfire and forestry experience.
• Teaching Assistant.

Minimum recruitment standards outline the minimum education and experience required for appointment to a job classification. Refer to https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-minimum-recruitment-standards.

Notes

These are permanent, full-time positions with standard weekly hours of 36.25, Monday to Friday. The incumbent may be requested to work overtime, including evening and weekends due to the emergency nature of wildfires.

The ability to travel within the Forest Area, throughout the province and other countries is required.

Candidates from this competition may be considered for future similar or lower classification level within the ministry.

Candidates may be asked to complete a written assignment as a part of the interview process.

Application Information:

• In your application, please include a cover page detailing your interest, and role related experience and education.
• In your resume include dates (including months and years) associated with all education and work experience. Also, please indicate whether your work experience is casual, part-time or full-time. For example, January 15, 2006 - June 25, 2009: Assistant (PT three 8 hrs. shifts/week).
• Three (3) work-related references are required for those selected for an interview.
  

Any costs associated with obtaining the required documents/checks as noted or interview travel expenses will be the responsibility of the candidate. Out-of-province applicants can obtain the required documents/checks from the province they currently reside in.

Links and information on what the GoA have to offer to prospective employees.

• Working for the Alberta Public Service - https://www.alberta.ca/advantages-working-for-alberta-public-service.aspx.
• Public Service Pension Plan (PSPP) - https://www.pspp.ca.
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP) - https://www.mepp.ca.
• Alberta Public Service Benefit Information - https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-public-service-benefits.
• Professional learning and development - https://www.alberta.ca/professional-development-support-directive.
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool – https://researchapscareers.alberta.ca.
• Positive workplace culture and work-life balance.
• Leadership and mentorship programs.