Supervisory Training Instructor (Aircraft Maintenance)

Air Education and Training Command•Pensacola, FL

About The Position

Serves as the first-level supervisor for the 359 Training Squadron Det 1 Aircraft Structural Maintenance (ASM), planning and directing work, organizing activities, and overseeing assigned nonsupervisory employees. Ensures courses comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs. Develops and revises lesson plans and training materials, teaches assigned basic and/or advanced technical or administrative instruction, and represents the ASM Flight with installation and functional-area organizations. The position is a Community College of the Air Force faculty role and requires at least an associate's degree from CCAF or a regionally or nationally accredited post-secondary institution in the discipline, or a relevant degree combined with appropriate work experience in Munition Systems and instructional methods and techniques. Work is performed in a classroom environment with ordinary risks and common safety precautions. The employee may need to work evenings, weekends, or holidays, travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft, stand for extended periods, and lift or carry up to 50 pounds. A pre-employment physical and the ability to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance are required.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Males must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
Meet the OPM qualification standards for GS-1712 Training Instruction positions, including the applicable Individual Occupational Requirements.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-09 demonstrating practical knowledge of the subject area and instructional methods and techniques; qualifying knowledge includes aircraft maintenance procedures, aircraft system theory, common test equipment and tools, technical orders, automated maintenance management systems, safety, security, management and maintenance directives, and instructional methods for diverse students; or qualify through the stated education or combination-of-education-and-experience pathways.
Alternatively, have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, with a major study in education or a subject area related to the position.
Alternatively, a combination of education and experience may qualify if it totals at least 100% of the requirements.
For CCAF faculty, hold at least an associate's degree from CCAF or a regionally or nationally accredited post-secondary institution in the discipline, or an appropriate degree combined with relevant work experience in Munition Systems and instructional methods and techniques.
Merit-promotion applicants must meet the applicable federal time-in-grade requirement: one year at GS-09 for the GS-11 level, when TIG applies.
Demonstrate knowledge of instructional principles and methods for teaching students with diverse ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest.
Demonstrate knowledge of Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Systems practices and procedures.
Demonstrate knowledge of Air Force technical training administration, policies, and procedures.
Demonstrate knowledge of safety, security, personnel management, and EEO regulations, practices, and procedures.
Demonstrate the ability to plan, organize, and direct the functions and staff of a small- to medium-sized organization.
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication and the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
Submit transcripts when qualifying based on education; foreign education must be shown to be equivalent to U.S. education.
Obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance.
Complete a pre-employment physical.
May be required to serve a one-year probationary period or a two-year trial period, depending on position type.

Responsibilities

Plan, organize, and direct the activities of the 359 Training Squadron Det 1 Aircraft Structural Maintenance (ASM), ensuring courses comply with legal and regulatory requirements and meet customer needs.
Exercise supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
Develop and/or revise lesson plans and training materials.
Instruct students through assigned blocks of instruction at basic and/or advanced technical or administrative levels.
Represent the 359 Training Squadron Det 1 Aircraft Structural Maintenance (ASM) Flight with installation and functional-area organizations.
Work on special projects as directed.