IIT Role Player - Hawaii

Summary

This position generally plays the role of a Role Player, one of several roles of various indigenous people in a foreign culture. The mission is usually scheduled on a military base in a realistic village erected for the purpose of training U.S. military personnel to relate to the general populace of a foreign culture.

Positions Required

• Tagalog/Filipino
• Korean
• Mandarin/Chinese
• Taiwanese
• General Role Player
• Opposing Forces Role Player

Work Schedule

Part Time On Call - Mission Based

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Always adheres to military training standards including but not limited to:
• Staying within assigned training lane
• Remaining "in role" during training mission
• Following required security rules for the assigned military base
• Accurately portraying culture to U.S. military personnel
• Participate in BFA weapons handling and operation training when required
• Perform in urban/mounted operations training and may be shot at using blank-firing weapons
• Role players may be required to "die in place" or to be captured after a simulated firefight
• Integrate into military scenarios using weapons, equipment, and various vehicles in a multitude of situations such as hostile forces, ambushes, sniper, friendly forces, police, host nation civilian, terrorist, etc
• Portrays an assigned role
• Stays in character, applies independent judgment within the scripted scenario or ad lib if directed. Utilizes creativity to make the situation real in a training environment
• Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions
• Conforms to all safety rules and use all appropriate safety equipment
• Dress in costume appropriate to the role
• Maintain regular and punctual attendance
• Communicates with co-workers, supervisors, military personnel, and others in a courteous and professional manner

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications:
• Must be able to gain and maintain access to US military installations
• Must obtain and maintain any necessary security access and/or commercial/government agency background and reference check
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Role players shall be physically capable of performing their assigned work
• Able to work for one or more days at a time at secured locations and work up to 12 hours per day
• Must have flexibility in scheduling work hours and available for occasional travel
• Speaks the required language and acts in a manner consistent with the assigned role
• Fluent in English and targeted language

Desired Skills & Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Role Player preferred
• Experience in improvisational or semi-scripted acting preferred
• Specifically oriented on skills that help individuals and small unit leaders to perform their duties and maximize unit training effectiveness
• Play a major role in support of unit training execution and after-action review, the unit Chain of Command is ultimately responsible for conducting the training and any resulting assessment or evaluations
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to evaluate and respond realistically to actions of other role players, including U.S. military personnel
• Ability to provide accurate cultural knowledge of the region being duplicated in the mission
• Improvise convincing reactions to changing and unscripted U.S. military character and trainee movements within the training environment
• Experience in improvisational or semi-scripted acting preferred

Driving Requirement

• If selected to be a driver for the company, in a company owned or rented vehicle then it will be required to obtain/maintain a valid state driver's license and be insurable on the company's automobile insurance policy
• Selected drivers may be required to drive when traveling for training and/or short occasional amounts of local driving. The expected driving time up to 10%

Travel

Travel is required under this contract, up to 10%, to the training site(s) at other government facilities

Physical Demands

• Frequent bending, lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds
• Walking and/or standing, climbing stairs, and walking on uneven ground
• Occasionally sitting for long periods of time
• Must be able to walk up to 2 miles over rough and uneven terrain in a tactical field environment
• Frequent use of hands/fingers, handling objects, reaching with hands and arms, talking and hearing
• Seeing up close, at a distance, along the periphery, with depth perception and the ability to adjust focus
• It is Katmai's business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities
• Able to function in the following environmental factors: outside and inside; excessive heat; excessive cold; excessive humidity; excessive dampness or chilling

Work Environment

• Our mission is to train US Marines; therefore, we work side by side with them in all climates and conditions
• Work is primarily performed in a maintenance facility as well as outdoors in military training areas
• Work is often performed outdoors, in tactical field conditions, including inclement weather such as high humidity, heat, cold, sleet, snow, high wind, rain, and various local conditions
• Field conditions are austere at times. Environment may be subject to temperatures ranging from 10 (-) degrees F in the winter to 125 (+) degrees F in the summer
• Employee may be exposed to sharp objects, heat and cold, chemicals, and lead
• Training support exposure to high levels of noises and vibrations due to the use of military weapons and equipment
• Katmai strictly adheres to the Occupational Safety and Health Standards (OSHA) regulations
• Use of personal protective equipment is mandatory if applicable
• Employee will be exposed to a wide variety of people in differing functions, personalities, and abilities
• Video filming and/or still photographs by the military may take place during active training missions or while at rest for purposes of recruitment, training, and education

Posters

• Know Your Rights (English)
• Know Your Rights (Spanish)
• Pay Transparency Poster
• Right to Work Poster
• Right to Work Poster (Spanish)
• E-Verify Poster
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish)
• Right to Work Poster

Access Control

Shall comply with applicable installation, facility and area commander installation/facility access and local security policies

Benefits

Compensation & Benefits Package: Pay range: $17.93
Eligible Benefits: SCA Health and Welfare Fringe: Up to 40 hours per work week as determined by the Wage Determination for the workplace locality