Training Instructor (Instructional Methods)

Air Education and Training Command • Goodfellow AFB, TX

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About The Position

The position serves as an Instructional Methods Training Instructor, performing classroom-related instructor duties while supporting curriculum development, modification, and revision for initial skills, advanced, and supplemental training courses using approved curriculum. The instructor teaches assigned blocks of instruction in basic or advanced technical and administrative faculty-development courses; researches, develops, revises, and recommends updates to course materials in accordance with established learning objectives; and plans, develops, delivers, and evaluates training programs. The role also maintains professional and technical proficiency and completes special projects related to the specialty area, including staff surveillance visits to training activities and oversight of the Master Instructor program. The instructor mentors technical training instructors. The position encompasses resident and mobile training worldwide and may involve temporary duty travel by military or commercial aircraft. It is designated as a Technical Training Essential Position and a faculty position with the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF). The role requires an associate degree and the ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance. It is subject to random, initial, and periodic short-notice drug testing.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Must complete the initial online questionnaire and additional assessment(s).
• Must meet the GS-1712 Training Instruction qualification requirements, including at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 level or equivalent, qualifying education, or an acceptable combination of education and experience.
• Must have an associate degree from CCAF or a regionally or nationally accredited postsecondary institution in the discipline, or in combination with appropriate work experience in faculty development, instructional systems design, and methods and techniques of instruction.
• Qualifying specialized experience includes teaching or instructing in adult education, secondary school, college, military, or industrial settings; supervising or administering training; developing or reviewing training materials and evaluating results; or regularly training or instructing others in the relevant occupational or subject-matter field.
• Must meet applicable federal time-in-grade requirements; one year at GS-09 is required for GS-11 merit-promotion applicants where TIG applies.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• Must pass initial and periodic short-notice drug testing; the position is designated for random drug testing.
• Must submit transcripts when qualifying on the basis of education, or education in combination with experience.
• Must communicate effectively orally and in writing, establish and maintain effective working relationships, analyze problems, and develop appropriate solutions.
• Must be able to travel for temporary duty and support resident and mobile training worldwide.
• Male applicants must be registered for Selective Service, as applicable.
• Must use direct deposit as a federal employee.

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching or instructing in adult education, secondary school, college, military, or industrial settings.
• Experience supervising or administering training programs.
• Experience developing or reviewing training/course materials, aids, or devices and evaluating training results.
• Experience training or instructing others regularly in the relevant occupational or subject-matter field.
• A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a doctoral degree, or a related LL.M. may be used as an education qualification pathway.

Responsibilities

• Teach assigned blocks of instruction in basic and/or advanced technical or administrative faculty-development courses.
• Research, develop, revise, and recommend updates to faculty-development course materials in accordance with established learning objectives.
• Plan, develop, execute, and evaluate a comprehensive training program.
• Maintain professional and technical proficiency in the specialty area.
• Complete special projects related to the specialty area, including staff surveillance visits to training activities.
• Oversee the Master Instructor program.
• Mentor technical training instructors.

Benefits

• Federal employees receive access to a comprehensive benefits package for themselves and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree