Supervisory Training Specialist

Transportation Security Administration•Warwick, RI

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce. This Supervisory Training Specialist position is located at Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport (PVD), Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If selected for this position, you will serve as a liaison concerning training matters between the Federal Security Director (FSD) and TSA Headquarters, including the Office of Training and Development (OTD) and the Headquarters Aviation Programs Office. As a Supervisory Training Specialist, you will supervise employees performing training work, manage projects within assigned resources, and resolve routine problems that impact the objectives of the organization unit.

Requirements

You must possess U.S. Citizenship or be a U.S. National.
You must have reached the minimum age (18) at the time of application.
You must complete a favorable Background Investigation (BI).
Selective Service registration is required.
Unless previously completed, you must satisfactorily complete a one-year supervisory trial period to continue in this supervisory/managerial position.
If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre-employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment.
Applying to this announcement certifies that you give permission for TSA to share your application with others in DHS for similar positions.
Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance, and Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring.
Scheduling, evaluating, and facilitating training
Providing guidance and advice to senior-level management and staff
Coordinating plans, programs, standards, and procedures for training

Responsibilities

Assisting in the planning, directing, scheduling, and evaluation and integration of training and professional development products and services with the airport environment.
Promoting the availability of these products and services to the workforce in accordance with the OTD's strategic training direction.
Serving as a resource to the Federal Security Director management staff with regard to coordinating plans, programs, standards and procedures governing airport-wide training, career development, screener recertification, and screener performance improvement programs and activities.
Providing advice and guidance to the FSD management staff pertinent to the training needs and workforce performance improvement programs generated in support of the airport functions.
Assisting with briefings for senior-level management and staff on training and development issues.
Ensuring that training products respond to TSA goals and objectives.
Documenting training activities and accomplishments and ensuring the currency of training database and materials.
Assisting in managing instructors.
Scheduling new hire training.
Acting as a TSA Approved Instructor (TAI) or Test Administrator.
Serving as a first line supervisor for the organization.
Assigning work, setting priorities, and reviewing and evaluating work and performance of subordinates.
Approving leave.
Coaching and developing employees.
Recommending corrective or disciplinary actions.
Assisting in budget planning and projecting short-term needs.
Managing projects within assigned resources.
Resolving routine problems that typically impact the objectives of the organizational unit.
Coordinating with customers outside the immediate organization when required.

Benefits

health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance
retirement plan
Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]
Flexible Spending Account
Employee Assistance Program
personal leave days
paid federal holidays
flexible work schedules
situational telework may be permitted in accordance with departmental policy telework
tuition reimbursement
transportation subsidies
uniform allowance
health and wellness programs
fitness centers
Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.