Job Overview
The Department of the Air Force, Air National Guard Units, is currently accepting applications for the Training Technician (Title 5) position. This is a Title 5 Excepted Service role assigned to the Illinois Air National Guard, IL 182nd Air Wing. The position plays a critical role in ensuring training readiness and compliance across assigned units.
This announcement is open continuously, with the initial cutoff date set for January 27, 2026. Applications will remain open until the position is filled or the closing date is reached.
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Key Position Details
Employment Information
- Location: Peoria, Illinois
- Vacancies: 1
- Work Schedule: Full-time
- Appointment Type: Temporary, Indefinite, or Temporary Promotion
- Service Type: Exceptional Service
- Remote Work: Not available
- Telework: Not eligible
- Travel Requirement: Occasional travel required
- Security Clearance: Secret
- Promotion Potential: GS 9
Compensation
- Salary Range: $50,460 to $80,243 per year
- Pay Scale and Grade: GS 7 to GS 9
This role offers a competitive federal pay package along with long-term career growth potential.
Important Dates
- Opening Date: January 13, 2026
- Closing Date: January 12, 2027
Position Summary
The Training Technician serves as a key education and training specialist, coordinating, managing, and evaluating formal military training programs for officer and enlisted personnel. The role ensures that all assigned units meet mandated training objectives while remaining compliant with National Guard Bureau guidance and federal regulations.
Core Responsibilities
Training Coordination and Administration
The technician schedules initial skills, refresher, proficiency, and mission essential training programs. This includes verifying eligibility, prerequisites, and course availability while validating training and travel orders for regulatory accuracy.
Operational Training Support
The role supports unit readiness by coordinating ancillary, wartime, and unit training requirements. It also manages formal schools and Mission Essential Skills Training programs aligned with wing objectives.
Resource and Budget Oversight
The technician serves as a resource advisor for training funding, analyzes annual training guidance, and adjusts resources in response to mission priorities and budget changes.
Program Evaluation and Reporting
Responsibilities include evaluating training effectiveness, identifying gaps, and preparing detailed reports, summaries, and briefings on training status and resource utilization.
Instruction and Curriculum Development
The position involves developing lesson plans, instructional materials, and assessment tools. Additionally, the technician conducts classroom instruction, supports distance learning, administers examinations, and maintains accountability for testing materials.
Candidate Eligibility and Consideration
Areas of Consideration
Candidates are reviewed in the following priority order:
- Priority Placement Program matches
- Veterans Preference eligible applicants
- Current Illinois National Guard excepted technicians
- Current federal employees
- Federal reemployment eligible individuals
- United States citizens
Experience Requirements
General Experience
Applicants must demonstrate the ability to follow directions and understand training-related regulations, procedures, and instructional materials necessary to perform the duties of this role.
Specialized Experience
GS 9 Level
Applicants must have at least 1 year of experience equivalent to the GS-7 level, demonstrating knowledge of Air Force or Army education and training programs. Experience must include curriculum development, training evaluations, instructional methods, scheduling training events, counseling techniques, reporting practices, and practical communication skills.
GS 7 Level
Applicants must have at least 1 year of experience equivalent to the GS-6 level, with exposure to military education and training programs, instructional techniques, training administration, and participation in training or conference events.
Paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer service, is fully credited if it meets qualification requirements.
Education Requirements
This position does not allow substitution of education for experience. All qualification requirements must be met through demonstrated expertise.
Employment Conditions
Appointment to this position requires compliance with federal employment suitability standards, including background investigation and selective service registration where applicable. The role may require irregular work hours, temporary duty travel, and emergency response availability as designated essential personnel.
Evaluation Process
Applicants are evaluated based on qualifications, documented experience, and responses to the assessment questionnaire. Highly qualified candidates may be referred to the selecting official for further consideration.
Evaluation criteria include customer service, education and training program administration, planning and evaluation, and program management.
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Application Process
How to Apply
Interested candidates must complete the online application and occupational questionnaire through the official USAJOBS portal. All required documents must be submitted before 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the announcement closing date.
Applicants should ensure their resumes clearly address the general and specialized experience requirements in their own words. Incomplete or verbatim submissions may be excluded from consideration.
Application status updates can be tracked through the applicant’s USAJOBS account dashboard.
Contact Information
Human Resources Contact: Mayra Rocha
Phone: (309) 633 5262
Email: mayra.rocha@us.af.mil
Duty Location Address:
IL 182 AW
2416 S Falcon Blvd
Peoria, IL 61607
United States
Next Steps
After submission, applicants will receive an email confirmation. The Human Resources Office will review applications for eligibility and qualifications, then notify applicants of their selection status.