Training Technician

Role Responsibilities

Reporting to the Senior Training Specialist, the Wildfire Support Training Technician is essential to maintaining a defensible training program for all front-line staff. The Training Technician maintains existing wildfire training courses while identifying effective and efficient changes to the program. This role supports staff and contractors to ensure their preparedness before being deployed to the Fireline. This position assists critical Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) work, supporting Forestry's D&I Working Group. 

The Training Technician is instrumental in developing new online training courses and content; delivering advanced operational and aerial suppression training; coaching and mentoring wildfire crew, leaders, and rappel spotters, while auditing and updating existing Operational Wildfire training courses. This position supports the creation and maintenance of Air Attack Officer and Helicopter Coordinator aerial training simulations while supporting wildfire training workload as required. 

This role provides satisfaction in developing and enhancing knowledge of best practices, quality training materials, and ensuring consistent and polished products of the Forestry Capability Development Branch. 

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements: 

• High school diploma. 
• PLUS, one year of related experience. 
• Alberta Class 5 Driver's License or equivalent. 

Equivalencies will be considered. 

Assets: 

• Strong Computer literacy and experience with Microsoft Office Suite. 
• Technical knowledge of wildfire operations, Fireline suppression knowledge and/or experience. 
• Understanding of the Forest Operations Branch standard operating procedures, policies, and expectations. 

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. 

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. 

About Your Competencies - 

Agility: The capacity to anticipate, evaluate, and swiftly adapt to shifting priorities, maintain resilience during uncertain times, and excel in a dynamic work environment. 

Building Collaborative Environments: Taking the lead in creating conditions and atmospheres that foster effective collaboration, enabling individuals to work together productively to achieve shared objectives. Demonstrates respect for others’ input and expertise and is willing to learn from others by encouraging open and considerate discussion of issues. 

Systems Thinking: Recognizing that tasks performed within the Alberta Public Service (APS) are part of a broader, interconnected environment. It is essential to comprehend that activities within one segment of the APS can have far-reaching impacts on other groups and projects, both within and outside the organization. Systems thinking helps us consider these wider consequences and connections. 

Creative Problem Solving: The ability to evaluate options and consequences in novel ways to develop innovative solutions and achieve desired outcomes. 

Drive for Results: Effectively sets goals to prioritize work and proactively seeks advice or guidance when needed. Recognizes program objectives and ones’ own contributions through service delivery, performance, and interpersonal interactions to ensure future success. 

Develop Self and Others: Takes initiative to stay current on skills, approaches, and technologies in their field of work. Reflects on own performance to understand success, participates in developmental activities, and contributes to team learning by sharing information, knowledge, and experiences. 

Notes

This competition is recruiting four (4) seasonal temporary wage Training Technicians in the Hinton Training Centre. The estimated term of employment is five (5) months. A valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s License or equivalent is required.  

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. 

 
What We Offer: 

• Wage employees receive 11.2% in addition to regular wage earnings in lieu of paid holidays and vacation leave: 

• 5.2% of regular wage earnings instead of paid holidays 

• 6% of regular wage earnings instead of annual vacation pay.  

• Shift differential and opportunity to work overtime, evening, and weekend shifts.