Rail Transportation Training Instructor

** JOB DESCRIPTION*
* ** Marketing Statement*
* The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA's) Technical Training and Development is seeking a Rail Transportation Training Instructor to provide quality academic and practical instruction to adult learners while demonstrating the ability to assess performance, evaluate progress and recommend passing, failure, or additional training for Rail employees and students/trainees under their direction throughout the course of study.

The ideal candidate is detail oriented and executes technical training of a difficult nature involving adult learning and technical principles to include presentation, assessment of classrooms, and practical instruction and has the ability to ask probing questions and effectively communicate with employees to impact behavior change. This position may require serving as safety enforcement agents for special events or emergency management protocol (e.g., severe weather, service disruptions/modifications, and regional events impacting service.

Travel to different WMATA locations is required.

The Rail Transportation Training Instructor maintains and promotes awareness and accountability with safety policies and procedures while performing job functions. Promotes a positive safety culture and encourages reporting of safety concerns consistent with our Agency Safety Plan, other regulatory requirements within the Safety Management System and Just Culture principles.

The Rail Transportation Training Instructor is responsible for providing quality academic and practical instruction to adult learners while demonstrating the ability to assess performance, evaluate progress and recommend passing, failure, or additional training for Rail employees and students under his/her direction throughout the course of study. The incumbent executes technical training of a difficult nature involving adult learning and teaching principles to include presentation, assessment of classroom, practical instruction, and on the

** Principal

Job Duties *
* + Facilitates the presentation of training for both classroom and practical instruction using a variety of instructional techniques and formats such as role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, and lectures.

+ Performs a variety of pre-training activities, to include planning, organizing, coordinating, conducting student orientations and defined interviews, scheduling all required assessments and evaluations, validating dates regarding potential trainees, and reviewing personnel files.

+ Organizes, develops, evaluates and uses course outline/lesson plans, conducts classroom and hands-on training for Rail Supervisors, Rail Vehicle Operators, Interlocking Operators, Station Managers, Rail Traffic Controller, Rail Station Supervisor, and Car Maintenance personnel. Prepares and orders materials for classroom training, checking equipment for operational readiness.

+ Supervises, monitors and instructs students' use of tools and equipment in both real and simulated environments to include stations, yard and mainline operations, roadway preparations, communication procedures, and train recovery/rescue procedures, to build a safety culture through complete understanding of the compliance with all Authority rules and procedures, or methods to include compliance courses.

+ Demonstrates functionality of application and software, basis software training program, manages training schedules, crated training tools such as instructor guides, student guides and user manuals in a professional written or computerized format.

+ Determines training needs of students and develops alternative training methods if expected improvements are not seen. Provides individualized instruction and tutorial or remedial instruction if needed.

+ Maintains and improves subject matter expertise in adult learning and new technologies relative to the Office of Rail Transportation (RTRA) systems and equipment. Integrates changes to improve lessons plans for adult training techniques, i.e., lecture method, lecture and demonstration, student participation and demonstration, use of mock-ups and simulators, questions and answers, student testing and training curriculum on a timely manner.

+ Transfers knowledge and skills to new and current employees critical to the safety of all employees and customers using the rail system.

+ Supervises students while under the control of Rail Training Instruction. Ensures compliance with Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) directives, Metrorail Operating Rules Book (MOR), time accountability and complaint resolution.

+ Acts as expert witness for the Authority in litigation.

** Other Duties*
* + Maintains and promotes awareness and accountability with safety policies and procedures while performing job functions. Promotes a positive safety culture and encourages reporting of safety concerns consistent with our Agency Safety Plan, other regulatory requirements within the Safety…