About the Position: This position serves as a Training Instructor (Special Forces/Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape) for the U.S. Army JFK Special Warfare Center and School.

Duties

Ensure currency, adequacy and accuracy of course documents such as course charts, plans of instruction, and training and proficiency standards. Recommend or establish appropriate scheduling of assigned course or performs coordinative duties as required. Plan and present material in accordance with lesson plans and within the prescribed course framework. Exercise control over resource management contracts, priorities, and schedules. Conduct program reviews to determine the adjustments needed in equipment, operations, methods, personnel authorizations, or assignments.

Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• The employee may be required to work overtime.
• Position requires working on rotating shifts. The employee is required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• This position requires employee to work under adverse environmental conditions. Work is performed in and outdoors and the employee may be exposed to inclement weather.
• This position requires the employee to drive a motor vehicle. An appropriate, valid driver's license is required for the position.
• Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) travel is occasionally required 10% of the time.
• This position requires a pre-employment physical.
• Employee must be physically fit IAW regulatory requirements.
• Employee must graduate a DoD SERE Course, unless they are a former Prisoner of War and complete the Special Operations Instructor Course.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesDefense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience that demonstrates a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction, which includes providing training instruction that directly delivers instruction or training services to learners and instructors; training entry level soldiers in basic and advanced techniques of Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE); and evaluating the effectiveness of course content recognizing/addressing student learning problems. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree \ in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Curriculum DevelopmentEducation / Training Program AdministrationInstructional Delivery and Learner DevelopmentLearning and Program Evaluation Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address DN-APF-W1E0AA USAJFK SPECIAL WARFARE CNTR SCHOOL DO NOT MAIL Fort Liberty, NC 28310 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk