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Job opening: Athletic Instructor

Salary: $85 236 - 110 803 per year
Published at: May 13 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: The U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY is an academic institution located in the Hudson River Valley, 50 miles from New York City. The historic site is the oldest continuously occupied military post in America. West Point is a self-contained city with housing, a Department of Public Works, libraries, hospital, fire department, chapels, and restaurants. Employees have access to Eisenhower Hall Theater, Hudson Valley's performing arts center, and recreational facilities.

Duties

Serves as head athletic trainer and assistant professor of physical education in the Department of Physical Education and Athletics at the USMAPS. Implement and organize a year-round athletic training program for 8 varsity athletic teams, 6 club sports teams, and all other cadet candidate physical training activities. Develop course materials and teach post high school and college level courses in Physical Education to men and women in the United States Army. Develop and implement the physical training portion for the USMAPS summer training program for injured students. Assist injured students with their personal conditioning and rehabilitation programs.

Requirements

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • One year trial/probationary period may be required.
  • Incumbent must be a certified athletic trainer in the State of New York and is required to obtain and maintain annual professional certification.

Qualifications

This is a temporary appointment in the Excepted Service not to exceed 12 months. Who May Apply: All U.S. Citizens 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. Basic Requirement: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, such as physical education, etc. -OR- B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position such as physical education or any other related fields, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the four-year course of study described in A above. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes 1) coaching athletes in various sports at the high school level or higher; and teaching course in physical education at the high school level or higher. 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, such as: Chemistry, Physics, Biology or any other related fields appropriate to 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. In addition to meeting the requirements above, your application will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency (knowledge, skills, abilities) in the following areas: SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTORS/KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Applicants will be evaluated on the following factors: 1) Academic accomplishment (master's degree or PhD preferred) in physical education or subject matter related to the position. 2) Ability to teach in a Physical Education program at a four-year college, junior college, or Preparatory School. 3) Mentorship of at-risk youth, social activism, community relations, and mentorship of athletes. 4) Ability to support the personal growth and development of post-high school students from diverse backgrounds through mentorship and extracurricular activities.

Education

Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html.

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: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

You must submit your foreign education evaluation with your application If your degree is completed in a foriegn college or university.

Contacts

  • Address BR-W1FBAA US MILITARY ACADEMY DO NOT MAIL West Point, NY 10996 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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