Job opening: DIRECTOR OF STAFF
Salary: $103 409 - 134 435 per year
Published at: Jul 22 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to be responsible for managing and supervising the execution of experiential and immersive learning curriculum and associated Group Staff, oversees the preparation of assignments, exercises, demonstrations, training aids, and related materials required for immersive experiential learning within education and training programs.
Duties
Plans, develops, executes and evaluates a comprehensive range of immersive experiential educational and training approaches for educational and training curriculum and development.
Teaches in support or relevant Air University programs as required and serves as lead for faculty development opportunities in support of Air University's and OTS's mission.
Evaluates courses, making adjusting as necessary to the immersive experiential design of the curriculum application, learning experience design methodologies, immersive technology implementation, schedules, etc., based on internal and external evaluation analysis including graduate and supervisor feedback and input from other instructors.
Accomplishes special projects and conducts individual and student research.
Develops and maintains professional contacts with a variety of levels and organizational elements, Major Commands, Air Staff, DoD, other government agencies, Air University.
Requirements
- Must complete initial online questionnaire and additional assessment(s)
- U.S. Citizenship is required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- Employee must be willing and able to travel by military and commercial air in accordance with Joint Travel Regulations to perform occasional multi-day temporary duty.
- PCS will NOT be paid
- This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours.
- Work experience in Professional Military Education and with company grade officers is also highly desired.
- Because of the nature of the Air University education programs, incumbent may be required to teach graduate level courses across SOS, the eSchool of Graduate PME, ACSC, lecture-hall, classroom and online teaching sessions.
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-12, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of a wide range of professional concepts, principles, methods, techniques, and practices of one or more specialties of the instructional systems field as well as of learning theory, gained through extended study, experience, and maintained currency with developing trends in the field of learning. Mastery of a wide variety of instructional development methods sufficient to conduct analysis to determine the requirements for revision of existing instructional systems or development of new training programs. Comprehensive knowledge of an extensive variety of instructional program planning methods and techniques sufficient to plan total support, i.e., personnel, equipment, facilities, budget, and other resource requirements. Knowledge and skill in conferring with curriculum designers, course writers, instructors, and subject-matter specialists to coordinate system analysis leading to producing training support equipment, such as simulators, test equipment, and mockups.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-12 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-13 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Professional knowledge in one or more of the following fields: organizational leadership, organizational behavior, critical thinking, psychology, multi-domain operations or associated fields, as well as learning theory and the principles, methods, practices, and techniques of the instructional systems field to administer, advise on, design, develop, or provide educational or training services in formal training programs.
2. Knowledge of and ability to follow foundational instructional design and development processes to analyze, research, design and write educationally sound instructional materials and instructor guides for use in classroom instruction and to construct and validate appropriate evaluation instruments to determine level and extent of student learning and achievement.
3. Knowledge of educational resources, program, principles, policies, practices, and techniques of educational instruction for the adult learner, as well as training resources programs, principles, and policies.
4. Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing and to deliver rich and engaging lectures, for both in resident and online programs.
5. Ability to establish instructional program objectives and assess program toward their achievement and accomplishing special educational/instructional group research studies and projects.
6. Ability to analyze problems related to instructional material or support equipment and develop timely and economical solutions such as develop finished products including lesson plans, training texts, television programs, programmed texts, or computer assisted instruction. Ability to work effectively and constructively with various groups in accomplished assigned projects in both lead and follower capacity.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Contacts
- Address Maxwell AFB
50 Lemay Plaza South
Maxwell AFB, AL 36112
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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