Training Instructor

Conditions of Employment

cont, A significant portion of course instruction requires the incumbent to conduct training scenarios in and around a hanger/highbay that is exposed to all four seasons of weather. Instruction may include the use of common shipping and receiving equipment (pallet wrappers, carboard crimpers, banding machine, etc.) woodshop equipment (table saw, panel saw, cross-cut saw, band saw) pallets, pallet jacks, cargo restraining chains and devices, cargo boxes, and cargos netting.

Items used for instruction do not typically exceed 40 pounds.

This position has been designated by the Air Force as a Testing Designated Position (TDP) under the Air Force Civilian Drug Demand Reduction Program. Employee must pass initial and periodic short notice drug testing. Illegal drug use by employees in sensitive positions presents a clear threat to the mission of the Air Force, national security, and public safety.

Must possess an associate or higher degree from a degree granting institution that is accredited in accordance with CCAF requirements. 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, to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the GS-1712, Training Instruction series.

BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
This is a Community College Air Force position (CCAF) FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE GS-1712 POSITIONS:
Section 9315 of 10 USC directs the commander of the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) to comply with standards established by the Secretary of Education to confer associate degrees upon enlisted members who have completed the requirements for the prescribed programs of study. To comply with this directive, all faculty members of the Community College of the Air Force must meet minimum educational requirements as prescribed by the accrediting body Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC), i.e. all teachers must hold at least an associate's degree in order for the school to meet accreditation criteria.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems.

• Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s);
• Supervising or administering a training program;
• Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results;
• Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis.

• Successful completion of master's or equivalent Graduate Degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level Graduate education leading to such a Degree OR LL.B or J.D. with a major study in education or a subject area related to the position to be filled.
• NOTE:
  
  You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts.
• OR COMBINATION OF EXPERIENCE AND
  
  EDUCATION:
  
  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%.
• NOTE:
  
  You must submit a copy of your transcripts.

Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-07 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-09 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.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
Knowledge of a wide range of the principles and practical methods, techniques, and tools of instruction to teach a variety of students with a range of differences such as diverse ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest. Knowledge of instructional methods and designs at a practical level to maintain subject-matter expertise. Knowledge of tests and measurement principles, techniques, and objectives. Skill in accomplishing spec