Job Description
The IL 404 Army National Guard in Normal, Illinois, is hiring a Training Technician (Title 32) to assist as the primary assistant to the experienced training technician within the operations and training sphere.
Under the direction of the training officer, you’ll aid accomplish perform in operations and training, including forecasting and monitoring training ammunition usage, reviewing person training conditions, coordinating school training quotas, and managing training reservation systems.
This role is perfect for enlisted solution members (NTE E9) who have background with Army education and training programs and wish to register their expertise in a federal technician post.
The role is full-time, indefinite with potential to become permanent, and calls for membership in the Illinois National Guard.
Salary & Compensation
Salary: $45,409 - $65,599 per year.
Qualification
This Title 32 Excepted Offering role has a defined domain of consideration sequence: first.. Current ILNG excepted technicians; second.. Present federal employees; third.. Federal re-employment eligibles; fourth.. Candidates willing to become T32 Dual Status Technicians; fifth.. U.S. Citizens. Military grade is enlisted only, not to exceed E9.
- AREA OF CONSIDERATION: First
- excepted permanent and indefinite temporary technicians within the ILNG. Second
- existing Federal Employees; Third
- Federal re-employment eligible; Fourth
- candidates willing to grow into T32 Dual Status Technicians and earn ILNG membership; Fifth
- U.S. Citizens.
- Military Grades: Enlisted only
- NTE E9.
- GS-07 Level: Must have at least 1 year at the lower-level GS-06, covering insight of Army education and training programs, principles and procedures.
- Experience in performing meetings and counseling techniques; training techniques and instruction ways; assignment analysis procedures; learning procedures; curriculum development; training evaluations; education and training systems and solutions.
- Reliable writing skills; editing practices; instructional media submission; training reporting; plan and curriculum validation; implementation procedures.
- Expertise scheduling training events and facilities. Supporting assistance visits and training meetings; assisting in function center and person post qualification standard development; education institution registration needs; military personnel classification system and policies.
- Know-how with communicative interpersonal skill submissions and distance learning concepts.
- Background as a participant and presenter during training and military or civilian conference events.
- GS-06 Level: Must have knowledge, expertise, or training equivalent to at least 1 year at the lower-level GS-06, with the matching specialized know-how fields as GS-07.
- No substitution of education for background is permitted for this occupational series and grade.
Role Responsibilities
Assist with forecasting, allocating, and monitoring the usage of training ammunition for the command.
- Form recommendations for the reallocation and/or re-forecasting of ammunition to aid training events.
- Assess, validate, monitor and create recommendations concerning the forecasting of person training conditions for subordinate elements.
- Identify training chances and arrange with higher headquarters to obtain school training quotas (Service, NCO, Special, etc.) to encounter command needs.
- Organize through higher headquarters the request for unique internal training course establishment and their availability through the training reservation automation system.
- Confirm ammunition requests handed in by subordinate units are supported by training schemes.
- Function as the main assistant to the experienced training technician/NCO within the operations and training area.
- Help with the accomplishment of operate performed in the domains of operations and training under the direction of the training officer.
Conditions & Requirements
Membership in the Illinois National Guard and in the military grade listed (enlisted, NTE E9) is required before efficient date of placement.
- Selectee must wear the military uniform.
- Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Solution.
- Federal employment suitability determined by a background investigation.
- This role is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (Lautenberg Amendment
- conviction of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may disqualify.
- Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may want to back operational conditions or contingencies.
- Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
- This is an excepted offering post; acceptance constitutes concurrence with these needs as a condition of employment.
Benefits
Finalize advantages package as a federal employee, including health insurance, retirement, and paid exit.
- Eligibility for upsides depends on category of role (full-time, part-time, or intermittent).
- Access to a span of gains designed to make your federal path rewarding.
- Contact the hiring agency for more details on specific benefits offered.
How You Will Be Evaluated
Your resume and supporting documentation will be applied to work out if you gather the qualifications listed on the announcement.
- If minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to decide your level of experience.
- If you rate yourself higher than supported by your submission package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration.
- If spotted among the top qualified candidates, you’ll be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.
- Qualifications will be evaluated on competencies such as Attention to Aspect, Records Collection and Analysis, and Education and Training.
Required Documents
Resume that clearly shows expertise meeting the conditions of this role. Must involve your title, address, phone count, perform schedule, hours worked per week, dates (Month and Year) of employment, and duties performed.
- If currently an onboard ILNG technician, you MUST cover your most recent SF-50.
- NGIL Form 73
- Illinois National Guard Technician Scheme Supplement to Application for Dual Status (DS), to reflect military qualifications. Applicants with no military qualifications must hand in form stating 'not suitable' and signature on page 2.
- Other supporting documents as relevant: Certifications, DD-214, Authorized Transcript.
- Documents NOT accepted: photographs, copies of post descriptions, training certificates, performance ratings, awards, and letters of appreciation.
- If relying on education to encounter qualification requirements (not applicable for this series), education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
How to Apply
Open the official submission portal and with your the formal submission portal/Login.gov account. If you don’t have an account, create one before beginning the application.
- Finish the online submission/Occupational Questionnaire. Abide by the prompts to pick your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your application package.
- Upload additional documents as needed. Remark that uploaded documents may obtain several hours to evident the virus scan process.
- After reviewing your submission package, wrap up the Include Personal Info section when appropriate and carry on with the submission procedure.
- Verify that all needed documentation is included, then send in the submission by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing date (July 13, 2027).
Additional Information
This is an unseal continuous announcement. First cutoff will be August 11, 2026. Recruitment will continue through the closing date until the role is filled.
- Agency contact: ERIC REZBA, Phone 309-567-5808, Email [email protected].
- Address: IL 404, 1510 Millenium Blvd, Normal, IL 61761-9569 US.
- If you’re a male candidate born after 12/31/1959, you must be registered under the Military Selective Service Act or you aren’t eligible for appointment.
- You should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal public sector and upholding the guideline of law and the United States Constitution.
- Verbiage displayed on your resume must be your own words. Resumes received in verbatim from role descriptions won’t be considered.
- Volunteer function is credited as qualifying know-how; contain points with dates and hours.
About Company
The IL 404 is a unit of the Illinois Army National Guard, headquartered in Normal, Illinois. As part of the Army National Guard, it supplies trained and equipped forces for federal and state missions, covering overseas deployments and domestic emergency response. This Training Technician post backs the unit's operations and training mission by managing training resources, scheduling, and coordination. Functioning here means serving your state and country though building a profession in federal solution with structured settle and advantages. IL 404 is named as the hiring organization for the TRAINING TECHNICIAN (TITLE 32) post.
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FAQs
Do I want to be a existing participant of the Illinois National Guard to register?
Not necessarily. The field of consideration includes existing ILNG technicians first. But also present federal employees, federal re-employment eligibles, candidates willing to turn into T32 Dual Status Technicians and earn ILNG membership, and in the end U.S. Citizens. If you aren’t currently a participant, you must be willing to join the Illinois National Guard and gather military grade needs (enlisted, NTE E9).
Can I substitute education for the needed expertise?
No. For this occupational series and grade, you must gather the qualification need using expertise alone. Education can’t be substituted for know-how.
What is the picking workflow timeline?
This is an unseal continuous announcement with an first cutoff on August 11, 2026. Submissions will be reviewed periodically until the role is filled. After you send in your application, you’ll get a confirmation email. Your submission will be evaluated by Human Resources, and you’ll be notified of the status after evaluation.
Is this role remote or telework eligible?
No. This role isn’t telework eligible and isn’t a remote role. You’ll operate onsite at the IL 404 location in Normal, Illinois.
What documents are needed if i’m not currently an ILNG technician?
You must hand in a resume that evidently displays your background, such as operate schedule, hours per week, dates, and tasks. You also need to send in the NGIL Form 73 (Illinois National Guard Technician Program Supplement) to reflect military qualifications. If you’ve no military qualifications, state 'not suitable' and sign page 2. Other optional documents involve certifications, DD-214, and authorized transcript…