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Kansas city, MO
$130,000 - $170,000 PA
12 hours ago
Full Time
Senior Level
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Lead Master Instructor
This position is located in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Weather Service (NWS), Office of Business Operations and Accountability (BOA), Human Capital Management Division (HCMD), Employee Services and Mission Support Training Unit (ESMSTU), with 1 vacancy in Kansas City, MO.
This position is also announced under vacancy number NWS-26-13049579-DE, which is open to all US Citizens or Nationals. You must apply to both announcements if you want to be considered for both. As a Lead Master Instructor, you will perform the following duties: Serve as a technical authority or team leader to lead the Employee Services and Mission Support Training Unit (ESMSTU) to coordinate instruction with similar programs in other federal agencies to benchmark our offerings and capabilities. In order to act as primary or assistant instructor on curricula, develop and maintain functional competencies in appropriate professional fields, systems, and applications related to the services provided by the National Weather Service (NWS), and systems and applications utilized in the assessment and communication of weather-related events. Serve as a Lead Master Instructor, facilitator, and training program analyst responsible for developing and providing subject matter expertise in the development of training and resources to meet the needs of the organization. Coordinate topics, instructors, and logistics for all residence courses under the scope of ESMSTU. Will personally deliver training to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) employees of all personnel using best practices. Visit NWS field offices to gain knowledge in and stay current on NWS field procedures and culture. Serve as a team leader with a focus on multiple professional and technical performance support solutions to enable NWS employees to reach optimum performance in present assignments and future responsibilities. Coordinate and integrate permanent and temporary instructors assigned to the division, based on the training needs of the target audience. Plan, coordinate, and provide classroom instruction (including seminars, conferences, practical exercises, lectures, and other activities) for resident and mobile courses, and instruct and certify teaching team and seminar instructors. Mentor and develop associated instructors, ensuring they use adult learning techniques based on the experiential learning model. Ensure associated instructors follow established lesson plans and control student activities and behavior for effective learning conditions in an adult learning environment. Research and evaluate the development of instructional materials to include simulations to integrate into technology instruction where applicable, and assist curriculum developers, block and lesson authors in enabling curricula. Assist with the development of exercise and practical exercise scenario support products, utilizing established curriculum development guides and faculty development and quality assurance programs. Review and direct the updates of courseware, at least annually, or as changes in technologies or instructional requirements dictate. In accordance with standards, ensure the publishing and maintenance of all required curriculum on Commerce Learning Center, or other academic information sharing mediums. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: The work involves physical effort typical of team leadership or teaching positions, with some platform instruction. Needs to be able to provide 40 hours of academic (podium) instruction per week and, when needed, adjust training programs in the evening to tailor the next day's training meet the emerging needs of the audience. Must be able to assist in the movement of training equipment and set up the equipment. Equipment configuration can be in boxes up to 50 pounds.
Requirements
Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy BASIC REQUIREMENTS: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: To qualify for the 1701 series: EDUCATION: A. Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. OR B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described in A above. -AND- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. To qualify at the GS-14 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must also possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13 in the Federal service. Specialized experience MUST include all of the following: Developing or implementing training curriculums for professionals; and Providing instruction to training instructors or to science professionals in training environments, such as in seminars, conferences, in the classroom, etc.