TRAINING INSTRUCTOR.

About the Role

You will evaluate, counsel, and remediate student performance on a continuing basis, including administering tests and preparing training materials. You will assess students to determine satisfactory or unsatisfactory progress in attaining specific objectives related to information technology network education.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the maintenance of curriculum master course control documents for assigned courses.
• Provide subject matter expertise for curriculum development and revise lesson plans.
• Perform preventative and corrective maintenance for training records.
• Deliver training on various subjects, including:
  • Information Systems Security
  • Sub-netting
  • Introduction to Operating Systems (CCNA, UNIX/LINUX, Windows, and DOS)
  • Basic network infrastructure
  • Other IT-related courses
• Conduct vulnerability scanning and assessments, configure routers, switches, and firewalls, and implement intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Operate, troubleshoot, and restore external communication suites for Radio Frequency (RF) communications and Automated Digital Network System (ADNS) or comparable tactical data network systems.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check.
• Current federal employees must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level (time-in-grade requirement).
• Retired military members appointed within 180 days of retirement may be subject to specific provisions.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty.
• This is a Cyberspace Workforce position (work role code 712 - Cyber Instructor, proficiency level Intermediate). You must obtain and maintain qualifications in DoDM 8140.03 Cyber Workforce Qualification and Department of Navy policies.
• Successful completion of a pre-employment drug test (including marijuana) is required.
• Must obtain and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• May require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS locations, including remote or isolated sites. Must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods.

Qualifications

Individual Occupational Requirements (IORs): Experience demonstrating practical knowledge of the subject area, methods, and techniques of instruction. Examples include:

• Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment.
• Supervising or administering a training program.
• Developing or reviewing training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluating training results.
• Working in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled, requiring training or instructing others regularly.

In addition to meeting the IORs, your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent private/public sector experience. Specialized experience includes:

• Delivering highly technical training in a classroom or laboratory environment and evaluating student performance.
• Developing test instruments and assisting with the configuration management of curriculum materials.
• Managing and securing network infrastructure, including vulnerability scanning, configuring routers/switches/firewalls, and implementing intrusion detection/prevention systems.
• Operating, troubleshooting, and restoring external communication suites for RF communications and ADNS or comparable tactical data network systems.

Benefits

A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits designed to make your federal career rewarding. Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.