Air Force Education Instructor full time (Must have Air Force experience)

InfiniSource Consulting Solutions•Montgomery, AL

About The Position

The Education Technician/Instructor supports the Air Force Civilian Associate Degree Program (CADP), an Associate of Applied Science degree program in Air Force Leadership and Management Studies administered by the Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development through the Civilian Leadership Development School. The program provides foundational leadership, management, behavioral, and air power development for Air Force civilians. The role primarily serves as an academic advisor and also teaches CADP courses that prepare students for the Foundational Studies segment and explain CADP processes, academic advising, Civilian Tuition Assistance (CivTA), and general academic and study skills. The position advises students on degree plans, approved courses and exams, transfer credits, degree requirements, and progress toward graduation. It maintains student records and advising documentation, coordinates draft transfer-credit packages for government review and AU Registrar processing, tracks student completion and cohort metrics, and develops student guides and reports. The instructor teaches seminars using conference lines and government-provided webinar services, reviews student work and participation, and attends required instructor training. The role must follow applicable federal and Air Force policies and protect confidential student information.

Requirements

At least one year of experience as an instructor in online university-level education.
At least one year of experience using a learning management system such as Blackboard or Canvas.
At least one year of experience teaching live using Microsoft Teams or a similar collaboration platform.
At least one year of experience teaching live using Adobe Connect or a similar collaboration platform.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
A bachelor's degree in Education, Counseling, Social Work, or a related field, plus two years of academic-setting advising or counseling experience; alternatively, a master's or terminal degree in one of those fields, with the posting also stating a two-year academic advising or counseling experience requirement.
Air Force civilian or military experience within the seven years before initially teaching in the program, or completion of Air Force intermediate- or senior-level Professional Military Education within the preceding seven years. The posting notes this recency requirement may be exceeded after teaching in the program.
Two years of Air Force academic writing experience.
Ability to speak, read, write, and understand English and explain written communications and instructions.
Ability to communicate and present information effectively to senior management, contracting officials, clients, and coworkers.
Ability to organize work, define and solve problems, set and manage priorities, collect data, establish facts, draw conclusions, analyze information, and formulate plans of action.
U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.

Responsibilities

Create and execute education support project plans using a project delivery approach.
Provide academic advising to CADP students and help them understand general education, elective, and degree requirements.
Assist students in completing or updating advising sheets/degree plans based on approved courses, CLEP/DSST exams, accreditation requirements, and AU Registrar standards.
Help students identify approved CLEP/DSST exams that meet requirements and discuss available choices.
Document individual advising sessions in established CADP/AU systems and track advising sheets.
Update student records in AFVEC and other associated CADP/AU systems when advising sheets change.
Identify students missing advising sheets by the end of SOAR and help them develop plans based on academic strengths, challenges, and transfer credits.
Use CADP, AU, and Registrar spreadsheets and systems to track raw data, deliverables, completion, and other metrics.
Develop draft transfer-credit packages based on advising sheets, transcripts, student requests, and approved courses and exams; submit drafts to the government for review and coordinate packages for AU Registrar acceptance.
Support student success in credit-by-exam testing for Foundational Studies requirements.
Communicate with students by phone, email, or collaboration platforms in ways that support their understanding.
Advise students on Air Force CivTA and CLEP/DSST processes, registration, and available study resources.
Maintain an AFAEMS account, once coordinated by the government, and update advising sheets through the system.
Use CLEP and Prometric/DSST information resources and guide students through exam registration using established guides.
Update or create credit-by-exam registration guides and develop or update student reference materials on CivTA and CLEP/DSST.
Make routine student contacts to monitor progress toward degree requirements and projected graduation dates.
Update records showing completion of degree requirements and track progress and satisfactory progress against CADP schedules.
Contact and advise students who are not on schedule to complete degree requirements.
Provide student completion information to CADP/AU spreadsheets, reports, and systems; submit weekly cohort metrics and other periodic or ad hoc reports as needed.
Escalate unclear policy questions and unusual or challenging issues to the government.
Support graduation and degree-completion identification, including advising students on progress and reporting students not on track for graduation at least once per term.
Review transcripts and course credits for students identified as ready or on track for graduation, beginning three months before graduation.
Answer basic questions about CADP policies and procedures and refer students to educational resources as appropriate.
Follow applicable federal, AETC, AU, Eaker, CLDS, and CADP policies and protect student rights, privacy, and confidential records.
Teach CADP courses and seminars, including live webinars using conference lines, a government-provided webinar service, webcam, and chat functions.
Review student discussion-board work and provide feedback; monitor progress and participation in exercises, quizzes, and other interactive activities.
Attend the Academic Instructor Course and other required CADP-specific instructor training.