Training Instructor (Vocational Training Instructor - Custodial Services)
About The Position
The Training Instructor serves in the Education Department of a Federal Bureau of Prisons correctional facility, delivering vocational and apprenticeship training in Custodial Services. The instructor selects or develops curriculum, designs systems to organize coursework and track student progress, and ensures programs comply with Bureau policies, Department of Labor and Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training regulations, and standards set by relevant certifying organizations. The role may also coordinate other vocational or occupational training programs, including developing, reviewing, and evaluating vocational trades programs. Like all correctional institution employees, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining institutional security. Correctional duties take precedence over other responsibilities and are performed regularly. Applicants must meet the applicable education or specialized-experience qualifications and the role-specific selective placement requirements. These include a current, valid industry-recognized custodial-services credential and recent custodial-services experience. GS-11 applicants must also have at least one year of relevant instructional experience developing and delivering lessons and competency-based training. Appointment is subject to screening and background requirements, and successful completion of a three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Meet the applicable basic education or specialized-experience qualification requirements for the grade level.
- Possess and maintain a current, valid, industry-recognized credential in custodial services, environmental services, facilities custodial operations, or the cleaning industry, appropriate to the instructional model.
- For GL-09: At least two years of verifiable custodial-services, environmental-services, facilities custodial-operations, or commercial-cleaning experience within the past four years.
- For GS-11: At least three years of verifiable custodial-services, environmental-services, facilities custodial-operations, or commercial-cleaning experience within the past five years.
- For GS-11: At least one year developing and delivering instructional activities and lesson plans for students pursuing custodial-services or related employment, incorporating competency-based training, industry safety standards, and hands-on skill development.
- Meet the applicable grade-level education, specialized-experience, or combination-of-education-and-experience requirements.
- Pass required pre-employment screening, including interview, urinalysis, physical, background investigation, NCIC screening, and credit check.
- Successfully complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia.
- Applicants claiming CTAP or ICTAP selection priority must meet the applicable eligibility criteria, be rated well-qualified, and submit the required supporting documents.
Responsibilities
- Select and/or develop curricula focused on vocational training in Custodial Services.
- Deliver classroom training for vocational and apprenticeship courses in Custodial Services.
- Develop curriculum designs and record-keeping systems to organize coursework and track student progress.
- Ensure training programs comply with Bureau policies, Department of Labor and Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training regulations, and applicable certifying-agency standards.
- Coordinate occupational training programs and classes as an apprenticeship program coordinator.
- Develop, review, and evaluate vocational trades programs.
- Maintain the security of the correctional institution as a regular and recurring responsibility.
Benefits
- Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on the position and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
