Air Battle Manager (Instructor)

Air National Guard Units • Kingsley Field, OR

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About The Position

This National Guard position is an Air Battle Manager (Instructor), GS-2101-12, in the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing. Located at an Air National Guard Air Control Squadron within the Theatre Air Control System, the position is directly subordinate to the Air Operations Center. It is a dual-status technician position requiring military membership, a compatible military skill assignment, and classification. The role plans, organizes, evaluates, and trains Battle Management Command and Control activities, including the Air Battle Manager and Weapons Director career fields. The incumbent must maintain qualification as an instructor, evaluator, or trainer for ABM or WD and may supervise programs including Training, Standards and Evaluation, Weapons and Tactics, and Mission Training Planning.

The incumbent instructs and evaluates ABM/WD personnel, develops and maintains training programs and course materials, monitors student progress, and schedules initial, upgrade, and proficiency training. Training may include classroom, live, distributed, and simulation missions, as well as the operation of complex electronic and communications equipment. The position also serves as an ABM or WD crew member performing mission operations and related air operations command-and-control and staff duties in support of combat, peacetime, humanitarian, and Personal Recovery missions.

The role evaluates training effectiveness, supports process improvement, coordinates with contractors and maintenance personnel, and maintains training records. Work may involve classified information, occasional work outside normal duty hours, shift work, or overtime. National Guard membership is required, and applicants must meet the stated military assignment, rank, flight physical, security, and other employment conditions.

Requirements

• National Guard membership is required; the position is a dual-status technician role requiring a compatible military skill assignment and classification.
• Open to enlisted members only; required military rank is A1C/E-3 through SSgt/E-5.
• Must maintain a current Class 3 Flight Physical.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain the necessary security clearance; duties may involve access to classified information.
• Federal employment suitability is required and determined by a background investigation before appointment.
• Must meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
• Must participate in direct deposit.
• A qualifying domestic-violence misdemeanor conviction disqualifies an individual from performing the position's duties under the Lautenberg Amendment.
• Must be able to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers.
• May be required to work outside normal duty hours, including shift work and overtime.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• Applicants from outside the Oregon Air National Guard must submit documentation showing award of AFSC, such as a technical school certificate, Data Brief, vMPF rip, or DD214.
• For GS-12, one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade is required.
• Required experience, education, or training includes following directives and regulations, interpreting and applying published directives or regulations, and communicating with others.
• Required experience, education, or training includes routine and non-routine preflight, in-flight, post-flight, ground, or command-and-control duties according to specific transportation functions.
• Must have experience receiving, interpreting, extracting, and disseminating relevant data for mission planning or execution.
• Must have experience coordinating and negotiating orally and in writing with organizations or personnel to resolve differences or problems.
• Must have experience that provides the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties, typically in or related to the work of the position.

Responsibilities

• Instruct Air Battle Manager or Weapons Director personnel and maintain qualification as an instructor, evaluator, or trainer.
• Plan, organize, evaluate, and train Battle Management Command and Control mission activities.
• Develop lesson plans, course outlines, training plans, tests, instructional standards, and other training materials in accordance with syllabi and directives.
• Develop, establish, validate, and maintain unit computer-based training programs using training and tracking software.
• Analyze training requirements using unit objectives, mission requirements, readiness reports, review boards, standards and evaluation reports, and directives.
• Monitor personnel training status and accomplishments; arrange supplemental or remedial training as needed.
• Schedule upgrade and proficiency training, and conduct training for instructors and examiners in instructional methods, student assessment, and training techniques.
• Conduct initial, upgrade, and proficiency training for worldwide capability to established standards and Air Force instructions.
• Evaluate training program effectiveness and recommend improvements to instructional methods and processes.
• Identify resource and funding requirements and perform cost, task, and student-load analyses.
• Work with training contractors; participate in workshops, course reviews, and conferences; and provide feedback on courseware and instructional effectiveness.
• Conduct tests of sophisticated electronic communications systems and coordinate with maintenance and contractor personnel regarding technical manuals, regulations, and work standards.
• Maintain classroom and crew training-device instruction for weapons-system upgrades to communications and mission radar systems.
• Maintain academic and positional ground-training records; counsel students; assess potential and readiness for evaluation; and recommend or initiate military classification action as appropriate.
• Serve as an ABM or WD crew member performing mission operations and air operations command-and-control and related staff duties for combat, peacetime, humanitarian, and Personal Recovery missions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are advised to contact the hiring agency for details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed