About the Position: Serves as training instructor and participates in course development. Responsible for both preinstructional and instructional actions including overall maintenance and improvement of assigned course areas of recovery operations training. Applies a variety of instructional techniques including lecture, seminar, conference and group discussion, programmed instruction, self-paced instruction, and multimedia instruction.

Duties

Strives to improve instruction by developing different approaches and methods. Initiates minor changes to improve course layout or to add additional material. Evaluates student achievement and diagnoses student learning difficulties for particular low and high ability students or groups and improves instruction through the application of innovative or advanced instructional techniques. Job performance requires a thorough specialized technical knowledge in advanced principles of wheel and track vehicle recovery operations. Responsible for both pre-instructional and instructional actions including overall maintenance and improvement of assigned course areas of recovery operations training. Assists in the review and/or preparation of course development including job analysis, task inventory, job task data cards, and task analysis information sheets. Instructs in schoolhouse and on Mobile Training Teams on all areas of vehicle recovery operations.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

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 EmployeesDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority 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 which includes demonstrating a practical knowledge of principle wheel and track vehicle recovery operations and of the methods and techniques of presenting classroom instruction, training methods and techniques, lesson plan or course material development and review, adult education practices and procedures, implementing technology and alternative facilitation into the classroom. 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: Adult Teaching & Learning. 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: AccountabilityAutomotive and Wheeled Vehicle Operation and MaintenanceInstructional Delivery and Learner DevelopmentOral CommunicationTechnical Credibility 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 AQ-APF-W1D4AA US ARMY ORDNANCE SCHOOL DO NOT MAIL Fort Gregg-Adams, VA 23801 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk