TRAINING INSTRUCTOR

Summary

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is: To serve as the Lead Instructor, leading development, delivery and evaluation of special operations focused on graduate level equivalent curriculum and professional military education for the Joint Special Operations Forces Senior Enlisted Academy (JSOFSEA).

Duties

• Directs a graduate level Instructor Facilitated Distance Learning (IFdL) program annually, operational and strategic level, Special Operations Forces-Peculiar (SOF-P), Joint Enlisted Professional Military Education (EJPME) Program, educating 240 Senior Enlisted Leaders (SELs) and equivalent multinational, and intergovernmental students annually. Directs graduate level Resident Learning course management for a 10-instructor (military, civilian, and contractor) team, overseeing of graduate level resident instruction delivery for 240 senior enlisted service members, and equivalent international, and intergovernmental students annually. Leads and conducts graduate level original curriculum development, course instruction, topical research, scholarly analysis and program evaluation for special operations forces senior enlisted education (JSOFSEA). Performs extensive graduate level critical analysis and scholarly research that supports the education program's learning outcomes. Presents graduate level Joint Special Operations doctrine, strategy, and operational concepts curriculum to U.S. military, federal agency and multinational partner students.

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, to include the Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR) for the GS-1712, Training Instructor series. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-11, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s); Supervising or administering a training program; Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results; Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis; to include knowledge a of a wide range of Special Operations and interagency subject matter areas and issues that directly affect current or future Joint Special Operations doctrine, strategy, counter-terrorism planning, concepts of operations, operational procedures or systems, and other functional issues; knowledge in the following subject matter areas: Profession of Arms; Organizational Leadership; Joint and SOF Communications, Synchronization, and Analysis; Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational; Plans, Policy to Action; and Magnet Capstone.; and knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of instruction to include use of technology for design and delivery of graduate level education. Note: Creditable experience may include previous military experience, experience gained in the private sector, or experience gained in another government agency. FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in­-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks. NOTE: Applicants applying as VEOA candidates who are current GS civil service employees or are prior GS civil service employees within the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas: 1. Knowledge of a wide range of Special Operations and interagency subject matter areas and issues that directly affect current or future Joint Special Operations doctrine, strategy, counter-terrorism planning, concepts of operations, operational procedures or systems, and other functional issues. 2. Mastery knowledge in the following subject matter areas: 1) Profession of Arms; 2) Organizational Leadership.3) Joint and SOF Communications, Synchronization, and Analysis; 4) Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational; 5) Plans, Policy to Action; and 6) Magnet Capstone. 3. Knowledge of U.S. defense policy, national security/defense/military strategies, history of Special Operations Forces, illustrative military operations, organizational structures, command and control mechanisms, Multi National Special Operations Forces, and the capabilities/application of Special Operations Forces across the spectrum of conflict. 4. Expert knowledge of Service professional military graduate level education systems for Distant Learning and Residential CEP 3 courses. 5. Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of instruction to include use of technology for design and delivery of graduate level education. 6. Ability to effectively communicate and deliver insstruction in professional military education courses and through various instrcutional technology mediums to a varied audience. PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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How to apply

The complete Application Package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/29/2026 To preview the Application Questionnaire, please click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13059778 To begin the process, click the Apply Online button to create an account or log in to your existing USAJOBS account. Follow the prompts to complete the application questionnaire. Please ensure you click the Submit My Application button at the end of the process. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes: 1. Your Resume. If you submit more than one resume, only the most recent will be reviewed. The "most recent" is considered the resume with the latest timestamp. Resumes may not exceed two pages. The two-page resume ensures the most relevant experience is reviewed and considered, which is a common practice in both the public and private sectors. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration. Additional information on how to complete or update your resume may be located here. For qualification determination your resume must contain hours worked per week and dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as insufficient, and you will not receive consideration for this position. If you are a current Federal employee or previous Federal employee, provide your pay plan, series and grade, i.e. GS-0301-09. Current Federal Civilian Employees may list any relevant performance related rating (given within the last three years) and/or incentive awards in your resume. Do NOT include photographs, inappropriate material, inappropriate content, nor personal information such as age, gender, religion, social security number, etc., on your resume. If the resume you submit contains such information you will not be considered for this vacancy. Your name, first and last, MUST be included on your resume. 2. A complete Application Questionnaire 3. Additional Required Documents (see Required Documents section). Ensure all submitted documents contain your full name. 4. Help recruiters find you. Make your resume and profile searchable, which means recruiters may contact you about possible jobs. Additional information may be located here. PLEASE NOTE: It is the applicant's responsibility to verify that information entered and/or uploaded, (i.e., resume) is received, accurate, and submitted by the closing date. You may verify your documents have been processed with your application package successfully. You can access your USAJOBS account to do so by clicking here. Uploaded documents may take up to one hour to clear the virus scan. Human Resources WILL NOT modify or change any answers submitted by an applicant.