Training Instructor - SV-1712-I - Transportation Security Administration - Atlantic City, New Jersey - EXPIRED

This Training Instructor position is located in the TSA Training Center, in the Law Enforcement and Industry Training Division (LEITD), within the Office of Training and Workforce Engagement (OTWE), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If selected for this position, you will serve as a lead Training Instructor providing suggested training revisions and conducting training delivery of established curriculum. Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Creating realistic training scenarios for inclusion in the instructor and student lesson plans to enhance curriculum, training tools, and course content. Providing advice and guidance on the application of training policies and procedures, and defining new training approaches.
  
  
• Serving as principal technical specialist, providing expertise in identifying appropriate changes to training materials and documenting potential changes for coordination with LEITD resources responsible for the design and development of course materials, to create realistic training scenarios for inclusion in instructor and student lesson plans, and to ensure the training objectives are achieved.
  
  
• Reviewing and assisting with the development of, and implementation of training plans and schedules to assigned areas of expertise, to continuously monitor performance, integrity, and effectiveness of training programs.
• Participating in or leading training courses, workshops, seminars, and conferences to promote the TSA Training Center\'s overall training programs.
• Collaborating with senior leadership, program offices, DHS or other Federal officials, vendors, and the general public. Representing the branch or division on internal and external work groups in support of priority and agency-level training initiatives.

You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.

HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:

You will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or related education as reflected in your resume and supporting documentation. You are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show possession of the competencies required for this position. We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and any supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your category placement may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.

When completing the assessment questionnaire for this position, you will be prompted to elect if you wish for your application to be considered as External (where Veterans’ Preference applies), as Status (current or former Federal Employees), and/or Internal to TSA as a current permanent or competitive temporary employee. At that time, please select the answer(s) that apply to you and your application to this position.

Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Grouping procedures. Under Category Grouping, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:

Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;

Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job; and

Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
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