Secondary Firearms Instructor - Part Time

About the role

GDIT has an amazing opportunity for a Secondary Firearms Instructor (SFI) to provide world-class support to our clientele. As a Secondary Firearms Instructor (SFI), you are the foundation of our overall approach to support. When we succeed, you succeed and together our best becomes better. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Secondary Firearms Instructor (SFI), you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Secondary Firearms Instructor (SFI) joining our team to bring professionalism and initiative to a fast-paced environment that offers options for training, certification, and career advancement.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Lead Firearms Instructor (LFI) during the Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) Requalification Training sessions.
• Assists the LFI as directed in the preparation, completion, and post session clean-up requirements of all FFDO Semi-annual Firearms Requalification sessions.
• Ensures student safety during dry-fire and live-fire training venues.
• Provides one-on-one instruction to students during the pre-qualification (warm-up) course of fire; and any remedial training as designated by the LFI.
• Effectively communicates law enforcement training concepts and issues to a diverse audience.
• Instructs in accordance with the principles of basic adult education, as well as platform and practical area instruction for law enforcement.
• Interprets, applies, and adheres to established program policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and lesson plans.
• Keeps all Sensitive Security Information (SSI) and Sensitive Personally Identifying Information (SPII) secured appropriately both during and after a re-qualification session in compliance with TSA MD 2100.2 and TSA MD 1400.3.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of formal experience as an instructor in ALL of the following law enforcement disciplines: firearms; defensive tactics/measures; and use of force.
• Must be a current or former certified law enforcement official or civilian employee having completed a military, state, county, or municipally certified firearms training program.
• Associates Degree, or the equivalent combination of education, technical certifications or training, or work/military experience.
• Must comply with all Federal, state, and/or local requirements.
• Must successfully complete the security application and pass a background investigation clearance prior to starting.

Working conditions

The work is typically performed at an indoor or outdoor gun range. Employees will be required to handle weapons and ammunition in the course of their duties. Exposure to high volumes of noise due to the firing of weapons will occur and employees are required to wear hearing protection in the form of foam ear plugs as well as external hearing protection. Exposure to expelled gun-powder as a result of fired ammunition is expected; and the employees must wash hands after handling ammunition. Work may require some physical effort in the handling of light materials, boxes, or equipment.

Pay

The likely hourly rate for this position is between $30.44 - $41.18.

Schedule

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 8

Benefits

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.