Teaching Assistant

Kent, Campa and Kate•Arlington, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Teaching Assistant - Arlington, VA Background: Kent, Campa and Kate Incorporated (KCK) is a federal contracting company that provides professional services to Government Agencies. We are currently seeking candidates for a full-time Teaching Assistant position in Arlington, VA supporting the National Foreign Affairs Training Center (NFATC), formerly referred to as the Foreign Service Institute (FSI). Position Summary: This position supports the Diplomatic Tradecraft and Regional Area Studies Training (DTET) directorate, Public Diplomacy (PD) division. The Teaching Assistant handles differing situations, problems, and deviations in the work of the office according to the COR’s or GTM’s general instructions, priorities, duties, policies, and program goals. The TA uses judgement and initiative to determine the approach or action to take in non-routine situations, interprets and adapts guidelines, including unwritten policies, precedents, and practices. Additionally, the Teaching Assistant supports course delivery duties to include preparing course materials administratively (i.e., photocopying, posting article links to FSILearn, etc.), preparing name tents, door signs, classroom preparation and clean up, audio-visual requests, GSO requests, coordination with program analyst on logistical arrangements (bus, field trips, etc.).

Requirements

Secret Clearance
High School Diploma
U.S. citizenship
At least two (2) years of experience in a related field
Superior organization skills with a high level of attention to detail
Effective oral and written communication skills
Must be able to effectively perform their role using a variety of virtual training platforms, including but not limited to MS Teams, WebEx, Zoom for Government, Google Meet, etc

Nice To Haves

Associates or Bachelor's degree
Work experience in an educational or training institute

Responsibilities

Performs all administrative and operational duties associated with the Program Assistant II position
Reserves rooms for all courses; takes initiative to change room reservations to fit the needs of the course/students; Negotiates room needs with other program offices, updates course chair on any changes
Tracks registration/enrollment data daily as courses draw near; prepares enrollment reports and sends them to course coordinators and program chair; contacts students, as needed, to verify correct enrollment
Schedules speakers and confirms routine speakers as needed; notifies course chair of any changes in speakers’ schedules and proposes schedule modifications as necessary; Researches and recommends new speakers or replacement speakers
Ensures all guests and speakers are on the visitor’s list and escorted to the appropriate classroom if necessary
Liaises with students, instructors, and speakers, during class to provide guidance and support to the chairs and coordinators, to include in-class support; advises students on proper course enrollment, NFATC policies, required course materials, or supplemental learning materials needed
Tracks and assigns Zoom for Government accounts and supports virtual classes as required
Prepares, disseminates, and collects surveys, evaluations, and needs assessment questionnaires
Sets up and maintains various program websites including FSILearn
Collects data related to evaluations, needs assessments, or other similar activities
Notifies other NFATC offices (Registrar; Acquisition, Budget) of policy changes or new procedures within a component
Prepares written guidance on new or updated programs or SOPs for the offices
Researches potential course topics
Prepares professional materials to include slides and presentations, literature reviews, briefing papers, and analysis
Proficiency with research software, ProQuest databases, and reference materials, in order to research and produce course materials
Contributes substantively to the design, development, and evaluation of courses, creates and implements polling applications, such as Survey Monkey and/or Qualtrics, analyzing data, and drafting reports on the findings
Facilitates classroom activities as appropriate, runs short course sections based on expertise, or serves as class facilitator when chair is temporarily unavailable
Attends local events to increase program-related knowledge to support chair and program development
Assists with the planning, logistics, and delivery of special events. These may include roundtables, panels, or exercises held offsite but led by our staff. Event planning may include schedule planning, research, logistics (Audio/Visual and room set-up), and outreach efforts
Assists in drafting briefing books or special, one-time reports for external offices; researches information for these reports; format and edit these reports
Writes and drafts payment at post cables, Department Notices, and Weekly Highlights for components.