TRAINING INSTRUCTOR

Summary

You will serve as a TRAINING INSTRUCTOR of SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS SCHOOL.

Duties

• •You will instruct staff and students on all facets of Navigation, Seamanship, and Ship handling (NSS), Bridge Resource Management (BRM), RADAR Fundamentals, Automated RADAR Plotting Aid (ARPA), and Leadership.
• •You will operate Ship handling simulators and other computer-based training systems as training tools, simultaneous with the provisions of instruction and competency assessment.
• •You will provide instructor led classroom training regarding bridge watch stander duties based on provided curriculum, and in accordance with the NSS Training Requirements Document (TRD) and applicable Train-to-Qualify (T2Q) program.
• •You will review policy decision and safety investigations/mishap reports affecting NSS for applicability, incorporate pertinent information into current course content, and brief instructors on revised content.
• •You will define and establish instructional and student performance requirements and standards in alignment with Fleet Skill Objects, Human Capital Objects, and Navy Mission Essential Task Lists (NMETLS).

Qualifications

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 experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Instructing students/personnel in navigation, seamanship and ship handling; 2) Utilizing bridge simulators or similar ship handling simulators as instruction techniques and competency assessment methods; 3) Recommending improvements to navigation, seamanship and ship handling training classes; and 4) Evaluating performance of students/personnel to determine effectiveness of instruction and training material. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.