Mine Safety Emergency Response and Training Specialist

Are you ready for a role that allows you to you teach, lead, and support life-saving emergency response efforts?  As a Mine Safety Emergency Response and Training Specialist with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), you will deliver essential training and assist with rescue readiness across the mining industry.  You will help miners build the skills they need to prevent hazards and respond to crises.  Apply today to begin a career where your work directly supports the safety and well-being of others!

This position develops and delivers training for miners while helping to maintain mine rescue equipment, facilities, and emergency readiness.  It plays an important role in preparing miners and rescue teams for safe operations and effective response during emergencies.  As a Mine Safety Emergency Response and Training Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Rescue Training: Conduct classroom and underground instruction on mine rescue principles, gas detection, ventilation, fire response, and equipment procedures
• First Aid Instruction: Teach basic and refresher first aid courses covering wound care, shock management, burns, fractures, and patient transport
• Safety Courses: Lead annual safety and health training for various mining groups on regulations, hazards, evacuation, respiratory devices, and accident prevention
• Equipment Maintenance: Repair, test, and calibrate mine rescue vehicles, breathing apparatus, gas detectors, communication tools, and related equipment
• Emergency Response: Remain on call for deployment to mine emergencies and provide technical assistance, rescue support, and equipment readiness
• Record Management: Maintain accurate records for training, equipment inventories, class attendance, testing schedules, and regulatory notifications

Interested in learning more?  Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 3 days per week.  In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania.  If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Tremont.  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.  Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary: Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $73,692.00 (before taxes). 
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email.  Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Five years of underground mining experience, including one year of experience as a mine rescue instructor within the past five years; or
• Five years of underground mining experience, including two years of experience as a member of a mine rescue team.

Special Requirement:

• This position requires possession of a valid Pennsylvania driver’s license.

Other Requirements:

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. 
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position. 
• All application materials and interview responses must reflect the applicant’s own experience, qualifications, and work. Applicants may use generative AI tools for preparation purposes only. Use of AI to misrepresent or falsify information, or to assist during interviews, is not permitted. Review the Guidance for Generative AI Tools & Job Seekers for additional information.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.pa.gov/agencies/employment/how-to-apply.html and click on Veterans.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS): 

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position.  No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions. 
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.