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Training Instructor (Vocational Training Instructor-Personal Fitness Trainer)
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System · Estill, South Carolina · Closes today
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), The public.
This job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Current or former federal employees who qualify under CTAP or ICTAP get selection priority if they meet the listed rules.
Experience: You need at least one year of specialized experience at the next lower grade, which is GS-10. Qualifying experience includes teaching or instructing, supervising a training program, developing training materials, or regular work that required instructing others.
Education: Undergraduate or graduate study in education or a subject related to the job can meet the basic requirement. For the additional requirement, a doctoral degree or three full years of graduate study is one option, alongside experience or a mix of education and experience. Schools must be accredited by a body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current Fitness Trainer certification from a recognized agency such as NSCA, ISSA, IFPA, NFPT, or an equivalent
- At least one year of experience as a fitness industry instructor that includes that certification
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes today (November 4, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: Your application is rated Best Qualified, Highly Qualified, or Qualified based on your questionnaire answers and USA Hire assessments covering skills like attention to detail, customer service, decision making, and teamwork. Overstating your experience or cheating on an assessment can get you removed from consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, a security clearance (Other), then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- Clearly address the Selective Factor in your resume and upload your fitness certification when you apply.
- List start and end dates in MM/YYYY format and hours per week for every job, or the experience may not get credit.
- Documents must be received by the Consolidated Staffing Unit by 11:59 p.m. Eastern on 11/04/2026, and file names should avoid special characters like % or #.
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