Services Educational Specialist (instructor)

Course Director/Instructor

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a course director/instructor for Air Force Manpower, Personnel and Services courses, to develop courses in the Force Support leadership development arena, and to provide input to various projects designed to enhance the content and delivery of human resource instruction.

Responsibilities include:

• Planning, developing, instructing, and evaluating courses in the assigned Force Support leadership development area.
• Instructing and/or preparing guest faculty to teach assigned courses, which includes familiarization with course materials and a thorough understanding of course content, objectives, and teaching methodologies.
• Developing and maintaining professional contacts with a variety of levels and organizational elements--MAJCOMs, FOAs, Air Staff, DoD, OPM, and other government agencies.
• Working closely with Air Force policy representatives on critical, short-notice education/training needs to meet one-time requirements.
• Upon request, developing courses to satisfy specialized situations.
• Participating in projects as a subject matter expert to identify education needs, both short- and long-term.

Requirements include:

Conditions of Employment:

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-11, or equivalent in other pay systems.

Examples of specialized experience includes:

• Comprehensive, expert knowledge of the FSS career field with emphasis in the A1 functional areas including manpower, personnel, and/or services, specifically the business operations of legacy MWR or Services.
• Applying knowledge of training methods, techniques and tools to design, develop, maintain and conduct complete courses.
• Knowledge of current policies and procedures for other installation functional specialties sufficient to integrate those policies and procedures into the Service & MWR management curriculum.
• Knowledge of military command structure, missions, programs, and organizational relationships.

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-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level.

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:

• Expert, professional knowledge of Al functional areas, specifically the business operations areas of legacy MWR or Services (i.e., golf course, officers' club, Bowling Center, Arts & Crafts, Community Center, etc.) and the associated distinctions between Category B and C funds, cost of goods and cost of labor analysis, etc.
• Ability to manage and direct the overall presentation of a course of instruction, either resident or non-resident.
• Ability to compile, assemble, construct and write educationally sound instructional materials and instructor guides for use in classroom instruction.
• Ability to effectively instruct specialty materials in various educational mediums and developmental settings.
• Ability to work effectively and constructively with various groups in accomplishing assigned projects.
• Ability to compose and deliver both written and oral presentations. Ability to interpret and apply a variety of complex Al instructions and standards. Ability to interpret and apply a number of complex and sometimes contradictory procedural guidelines.