You will serve as a TRAINING INSTRUCTOR in the MARINER SKILLS TRAINING CENTER of SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL.

Duties

You will instruct officers, enlisted students on all facets of navigation, seamanship, ship handling, bridge resource management, RADAR fundamentals and leadership in an adult learning environment. You will be required to work independently or in concert with subject matter experts to develop course material in compliance with Navy Education and Training standards You will provide training to and qualify staff members who may serve as navigation, seamanship and ship handling instructors. You will develop, build and integrate instructional tools for delivery throughout the Integrated Learning Environment. You will provide classroom and laboratory instruction and competency assessment to students and staff.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.

Qualifications

I have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-09) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector : 1) Provides safe navigation, seamanship and ship handling principles training and instruction to students; 2) Develops curriculum to support instruction on navigation, seamanship and ship handling principles in the arts and sciences of ship handling surface combatant ships; 3) Provides instructional techniques and competency assessment methods involving use of bridge simulators, advanced ship handling principles, maneuvering characteristics for Surface Ship, and Automatic RADAR Plotting Aids (ARPA) operations; 4) Assesses students on midterms and finals assessments before graduating course; 5) Facilitates lessons in ship handling, navigation, bridge resource management in a classroom setting while keeping students engaged by utilizing lessons and referencing professional experience. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series and https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1700/training-instruction-series-1712/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

I have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in Education or a subject area related to the position to be filled
OR
I have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Education or a subject area related to the position to be filled
OR
I have successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/
OR
I have a combination of experience and graduate education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.


A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL 446 Cushing Road Newport, RI 02841-1209 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]