SERE Wing Developer Coach-Mentor

Cornerstone Signals & Cyber Technologies LLC•Fairchild AFB, WA

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Cornerstone Signals & Cyber Technologies LLC (Cornerstone) is seeking an experienced former U.S. Air Force Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) Specialist/Instructor to serve as a SERE Wing Developer supporting the 66th Training Squadron (66 TRS) at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington. The SERE Wing Developer will coach, mentor, and professionally develop SERE Specialist candidates as they prepare for the physical, mental, and professional demands of SERE initial skills training and the SERE career field. The Wing Developer will combine extensive SERE career-field experience with physical-fitness coaching, human-performance education, mental-resiliency development, and structured mentorship to prepare candidates for successful entry into the training pipeline. The position will support an average daily student load of up to approximately 45 SERE candidates and will require an individual who serves as a credible example of the standards, professionalism, resilience, physical readiness, and leadership expected within the SERE community.

Requirements

Be a graduate of the U.S. Air Force SV81A SERE Specialist Training Apprentice Course.
Possess six or more years of experience as a former U.S. Air Force SERE Specialist/Instructor.
Possess or obtain and maintain American Heart Association or American Red Cross CPR/First Aid certification.
Possess or obtain and maintain a valid Lifeguard Certification.
Possess an approved Personal Trainer Certification from one of the Government-accepted certification organizations, including ACSM, ACE, NASM, NSCA, or the Cooper Institute.
Possess a valid state driver's license.
Successfully complete all required background screening and installation-access requirements.
Demonstrate strong coaching, mentoring, communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrate the judgment and professionalism necessary to work closely with Air Force personnel and candidates in an initial-skills-training environment.
Maintain the physical capability necessary to personally demonstrate required fitness activities and techniques.

Nice To Haves

Recent experience mentoring or instructing SERE candidates
Familiarity with Fairchild AFB and the 66 TRS training environment
Current fitness and professional certifications
Demonstrated success developing personnel for demanding military training programs

Responsibilities

Coach and mentor SERE Specialist candidates throughout the Pre-Team candidate-development phase.
Provide candidates with SERE career-field knowledge, Air Force Specialty Code insight, and realistic expectations regarding SERE training and operational demands.
Provide physical-fitness coaching, human-performance instruction, nutrition education, remedial skills development, and mental-resiliency training in accordance with approved Government guides and lesson plans.
Establish, monitor, and adjust individual candidate fitness and development goals.
Evaluate candidate performance in areas including physical fitness, stress tolerance, teamwork, communication, problem solving, trainability, integrity, and professional development.
Administer the Air Force Special Warfare/SERE/EOD Initial Fitness Test (IFT) when requested and assist candidates in developing plans to improve performance.
Explain and physically demonstrate proper techniques and all points of performance associated with required IFT exercises and developmental events.
Develop strength and conditioning, mentoring, combat-skills, troop-leading, and other developmental lesson plans when requested by the Government.
Implement approved lesson plans and training modifications in accordance with Air Force and 66 TRS guidance.
Prepare and support Risk Management activities, including DD Form 2977 Deliberate Risk Assessment Worksheets, for developmental physical-training activities.
Track candidate development and prepare monthly activity and student-development reports documenting training goals, performance progression or regression, projected development, and IFT results.
Maintain appropriate contractor-to-student ratios and comply with applicable safety and emergency-action requirements during physical and field-training events.
Safeguard candidate information, Government records, equipment, and facilities in accordance with applicable Privacy Act, records-management, security, and operational-security requirements.
Maintain professional and impartial relationships with candidates in accordance with applicable Department of Defense and Air Force policies governing entry-level training.
Support training at Fairchild AFB and, when authorized, at surrounding training locations including the Colville National Forest.
Perform other SERE candidate-development duties within the scope of the contract and Government-approved training program.