Training Support Officer (Title 5)

Army National Guard Units • Saint Augustine, FL

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About The Position

This National Guard position is for a Training Support Officer (Title 5), Position Description Number T7200000, in the Florida Joint Force Headquarters (FL JFHQ). The role manages and supervises Training Support Center operations and prepares and manages the Army National Guard Training Center Soldier Training Support Program. It supports the training needs of warrior stakeholders in the assigned AR 350-52 area of responsibility, including core and directed Mission Essential Task List requirements, Combined Arms Training Strategies, and Programs of Instruction.

The position oversees Training Aids, Devices, Simulators, and Simulations (TADSS), including Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement Systems (MILES) and virtual TADSS. It provides system familiarization and training for instructors and operators, manages TADSS maintenance, and handles the loan, issue, storage, publication, and distribution of training products and graphic training aids. The role also designs and manages local TADSS and coordinates packaging and shipping within the Army Training Support System Enterprise.

The Training Support Officer plans, programs, and executes Soldier Training Support Program resources and budget requirements; prepares the annual Training Support Center operational budget; maintains training records and submits required utilization reports; and attends program-related conferences and professional business forums. The incumbent oversees the maintenance and safe use of training products, services, and facilities, stores and issues training supplies and equipment, controls training activities for doctrinal correctness, and oversees training support modernization projects under the military construction program.

This Excepted Service Title 5 position is open to current onboard Title 5 federal employees within the agency. A permanent change of station or recruitment/relocation incentive may be authorized if determined to be in the best interest of the Florida National Guard. Depending on the selectee’s current status, the appointment may be a temporary promotion or an indefinite appointment, with conditions tied to the military incumbent’s tour and reemployment rights.

Requirements

• Current onboard Title 5 federal employee within the agency; the position is in the Excepted Service under Title 5, P.L. 114-328, Sections 932 and 1084 (FY17 NDAA).
• Meet federal employment suitability requirements as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Possess or be able to acquire the appropriate security clearance for the position.
• Enroll in Direct Deposit.
• Upload the most recent SF 50 to be considered.
• General experience, education, or training providing knowledge of organization, management, and administration principles; experience compiling reports and correspondence and conveying information through person-to-person contacts; progressively responsible experience providing technical guidance and assistance in comparable work; and experience using computer and automation systems.
• At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-09 level or equivalent, involving program or managerial experience in work or functions directly related or comparable to the position.
• Experience developing and recommending policy; organizing and carrying out programs; and evaluating and recommending changes to operational methods.
• Experience in supervisory, staff, or technical work involving study, analysis, or evaluation to develop or improve managerial or administrative policies, practices, and procedures.
• Experience preparing written communications and oral presentations.
• Experience managing the function of the work to be performed and leading, directing, and assigning personnel work.
• In lieu of specialized experience, successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.M. may qualify.

Responsibilities

• Manage and supervise Training Support Center operations.
• Prepare and manage the ARNG Training Center Soldier Training Support Program.
• Manage the loan, issue, and storage of TADSS, including MILES.
• Provide and manage virtual TADSS support, including training system instructors/operators and maintaining TADSS.
• Provide training and familiarization for systems and non-systems TADSS.
• Manage the loan, issue, publication, and distribution of graphic training aids.
• Design and manage local TADSS and package and ship TADSS products within the Army Training Support System Enterprise.
• Plan, program, and execute Soldier Training Support Program resources in accordance with AR 1-1 for Training and TBAS Management Decision Packages.
• Prepare and submit annual Training Support Center operational budget requirements.
• Establish and maintain training records and submit required utilization reports to Installation, Command, ARNG, and DA program offices.
• Attend program-related conferences and professional business forums.
• Oversee maintenance and safe use of training products, services, and facilities.
• Store and issue training support supplies and equipment, and control training activities for doctrinal correctness.
• Oversee training support modernization projects under the military construction program.
• Lead, direct, and assign work of personnel.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are directed to contact the hiring agency for details.
• Permanent change of station expenses may be authorized if payment is determined to be in the best interest of the Florida National Guard.
• Recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized if payment is determined to be in the best interest of the Florida National Guard.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree