Training Specialist

Training Specialist I -

Salary: $1,923.08 biweekly + benefits

Location:

West Palm Beach

Supervisor:
William Cline

Broadband Code: 13-151.01

Class Code: 1322

Region:
South

County:
Palm Beach

Working Hours:

8:00am – 5:00pm

Additional benefits include a supplemental housing allowance of $2,500 bi-annually for employees who live and work in in the following counties:
Broward, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, and Palm Beach.

Employment in this position is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal history record check.

Minimum Qualifications:

Six years of experience in education or natural resource-related fields. A bachelor's degree in a related field can count toward four of the required six years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Prefer a bachelor's degree in education or natural resource related field. Prefer public speaking experience.

Our organization:
The FWC envisions a Florida where fish and wildlife are abundant and thriving in healthy and connected natural landscapes with vital working lands and waterways; where natural resources are valued and safely enjoyed by all; and wherein natural systems support vibrant human communities and a strong economy.

Our Mission:
Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.

This position is in the Division of Hunting and Game Management. This is an exciting opportunity for an outgoing, self-motivated individual to serve as the south regional hunter safety coordinator. This is a managerial position encompassing strategic planning, development, and coordination of volunteer resource activities for the hunter safety program. Tasks include:

• Providing oversight of Florida's Hunter Safety Program in the northeast region
• Recruits, trains, supervises, and provides support to the volunteer instructors teaching Florida's Hunter Safety Course
• Oversees an on-going analysis and monitoring system to ensure goals and objectives for course offerings and qualified volunteers are being met at every county in the assigned region
• Ensures that the course is taught in accordance with the prescribed outline in the instructor's manual and operating under the guidelines established in the policy and procedures manual
• Maintains a liaison with instructors to provide incentive and assistance with training programs, training problems, and for the purpose of evaluating achievements and effectiveness of the training program
• Responsible for overseeing the proper maintenance and accurate accounting of all inventory assigned to the assigned region
• Certifies and issues completion cards to the students who successfully complete the Hunter Safety Course
• Assist in compiling investigations of all hunting-related incidents within the assigned region for purpose of reporting, developing and evaluating data for the prevention of future accidents
• Properly records all student training and volunteer instructor activity for the region in the agency's record keeping system and forwards to the office of the state coordinator all essential training records and reports necessary for instructor and student certification
• Promoting and providing additional hunter safety training activities
• Assist with the planning, administration and implementation of the National Archery in the Schools Program, Easton Archery Range Programs, Youth Hunter Education Challenge and Outdoor Weekend Learning Seminars
• Maintains progressive liaison with citizen groups, school organizations and news media for implementation and promotion of hunter safety and firearms safety training activities
• Provides information relative to wildlife conservation, hunting and firearm laws to the general public
• Provides technical assistance related to firearms qualifications and safe and proper use of firearms and shooting ranges to city, county and state governmental agencies
• Assisting in supervision of Commission managed shooting ranges
• Assists in overseeing compliance with Florida Department Environmental Protection's best management practices for shooting ranges for all FWC managed facilities within the assigned region
• Works closely with local…