Transition Course - Alternate Instructor

Are you looking for a Challenge? Looking for an innovative organization and the opportunity to learn and grow professionally? We can help! We are seeking an Alternate Instructor to support Army University’s Army Strategic Education Program – Transition Course (ASEP-T), an executive career-transition program for retiring and separating U.S. Army General Officers and their spouses. This is a Key Personnel position.

Courses are delivered in person in the National Capital Region (historically the AUSA Conference and Events Center in Arlington, VA) and online, with five (5) five-day courses per year, one (1) Introductory Transition Module, and up to eight (8) Four-Star Executive Sessions annually.

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The Alternate Instructor
partners with the Primary Instructor to teach, present, or facilitate the majority of ASEP-T, a five-day executive education course that prepares transitioning General Officers and their spouses to move from senior military leadership into the civilian workforce in accordance with the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act, Transition Assistance Program (TAP), and Soldier for Life requirements. The Alternate Instructor
steps in as lead whenever the Primary Instructor is unavailable, ensuring at least one qualified instructor is present for the entire course.

Using executive adult learning models and challenging experiential exercises, the Alternate Instructor helps General Officers translate their military experience into civilian executive terms, build transition plans, resumes, and networking strategies, and prepare for interviews and offer negotiations. The Alternate Instructor also provides individual counseling, supports the spouse curriculum, and contributes to continuous course improvement in coordination with the ASEP-T Course Director.

You will:

• Co-instruct five (5) five-day ASEP-T courses per year (approximately eight hours per day) for up to 18 General Officers in person or 22 online, plus their spouses.
• Serve as lead instructor when the Primary Instructor is unavailable, ensuring continuity of instruction throughout every course.
• Help develop and maintain a current, modular curriculum adaptable to face-to-face and online delivery (e.g., Zoom, Teams) that meets VOW Act, TAP, Soldier for Life, and Department of Labor requirements.
• Guide participants in building individual transition plans, including pre-separation timelines, realistic career goals, interest/aptitude assessments, and translation of military experience into civilian terms.
• Instruct on resumes/CVs and cover letters, networking plans, Linked In and social media, job search methods, personal branding, interviewing, civilian salary scales and negotiation, and post-interview actions.
• Facilitate experiential exercises, including internet- and AI-enabled exercises, resume building, mock interviews, and mock offer negotiations.
• Conduct individual counseling sessions with participants (and spouses, as applicable), including in-depth resume critiques, transition plan feedback, strengths assessments, and networking plan and…