Supervisory Navigator (Instructor) (Title 32)

Air National Guard Units•Saint Joseph, MO

About The Position

This is a permanent National Guard Title 32 Excepted Service position, GS-2183-13, with the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing. The position supervises unit navigators and electronic warfare officers in a flying squadron and oversees navigation training, standardization, evaluation, and personnel functions. The incumbent also navigates multi-engine aircraft on missions over land and sea, including in-flight refueling, tactical, search and rescue, and airlift missions. The position requires membership in a compatible Missouri National Guard military assignment, qualification as an officer in AFSC 12MX, and completion of AFSC qualification within 12 months of appointment. The incumbent must be a qualified C-130 Navigator Instructor and meet the stated navigation flight-hour requirements. The employee must maintain the medical standards applicable to USAF military navigators/Combat Systems Operators, obtain and maintain the appropriate Secret or Top Secret clearance, and may be required to perform Functional Check Flights. Work may involve travel and hours outside the normal schedule, including evenings, weekends, or holidays.

Requirements

Membership in the Missouri National Guard is required before the effective date of placement; applicants not currently members must be eligible for immediate membership in a compatible military assignment.
Compatible military grade and assignment are required before placement; the selected candidate must be in a compatible military assignment and must not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor or wage leader.
Must be officer AFSC 12MX qualified within 12 months of appointment.
Must have working knowledge of navigation systems and instruments appropriate to the C-130 aircraft.
Must have 36 months of specialized experience, education, or training involving mission, weather, intelligence, and special-instruction information; preparation of navigation flight plans; and knowledge of navigation-system readings and operations.
Must have experience testing and inspecting compasses, navigation systems, or radio and radar equipment; using navigation methods and aids; computing flight factors to establish and project course; and training, evaluating, and certifying lower-graded personnel.
Must have at least 1,000 hours of total navigation time, including 200 hours in the C-130.
Must be certified as a qualified C-130 Navigator Instructor.
Must have graduated from USAF or USN Undergraduate Flying Training (UFT); transcripts must be submitted. Official transcripts are required before placement.
Must wear the military uniform.
Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate Top Secret or Secret security clearance.
Must maintain the same medical standards as USAF military navigators/Combat Systems Operators.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
May be required to complete management-prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment.
May be required to successfully complete a trial period and a supervisory probationary period.

Responsibilities

Perform supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
Direct and control the activities of squadron navigators and electronic warfare officers.
Plan subordinate work, set and adjust priorities, and prepare work schedules.
Develop and monitor navigation ground and flight training programs.
Provide instruction in initial aircrew qualification and mission training, and monitor instruction provided by others.
Maintain current navigation flight and ground training records for individual navigators.
Review legal documentation and recommend appropriate action or forwarding to higher headquarters.
Evaluate training program effectiveness and initiate or recommend corrective action.
Serve as a standardization/evaluation flight examiner and examine navigators on land and water flights for proficiency and compliance with directives.
Review applicable flight and aircrew publications and directives and recommend changes as needed.
Plan, organize, and assign administrative and personnel work at the command level.
Verify qualifications of personnel selected for upgrade to qualified navigator, instructor navigator, or flight examiner.
Analyze flight evaluation data for adverse trends in aircrew performance.
Navigate multi-engine aircraft on in-flight refueling, tactical, search and rescue, and airlift missions over land and sea using applicable navigation methods and aids.