Air Traffic Control Specialist (Staff Support Specialist/Training Instructor))

About the role

The duty station for this position is located in Kenai, Alaska. This position is temporary not to exceed 2 years; it may be extended, terminated early, or it may become permanent without further competition.

What you will do

• You will be responsible for providing classroom training including Flight Service Station (FSS) Initial Training Course, Weather Courses, OASIS, and may include Air Traffic Basics.
• Reviews, updates, directs and participates in the development of course outlines and instructional materials.
• You will directly provide training.
• Responsible for updates and maintenance of course material for the FSS Initial Training Courses and Weather Courses.
• Evaluates capabilities and progress of developmental trainees, reviews training reports and makes final recommendations as to continuation in the training program.
• Plans and establishes training programs for all levels of personnel assigned to the parent or satellite facility including the training of FSS initial developmental trainees being assigned to facilities outside the parent's responsibility.
• May provide recurrent training and refresher training at any Flight Service Station as necessary.
• You will monitor, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of the program.
• Responsible for planning training activities and ensuring training assignments to be accomplished by developmental specialists are delivered properly and timely.
• You will prioritize and develop training/instructor schedules and advise trainees on work and administrative matters.
• Identifies and arranges for developmental training needs of employees, finds ways to improve production or increase quality of work.
• You will prepare/review documentation for external vocational initiatives for trainees.

Requirements

• We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.

How you will be evaluated

IMPORTANT: Applicants may be rated on the extent and quality of experience, education, and training relevant to the duties of the position(s). All answers provided in the on-line process must be substantiated. Ensure that your application package/resume supports your responses.

Documents you must provide

• In addition to a resume, applicants must complete and submit the first page of an unrated FAA Form 3330-43, Rating of Air Traffic Experience.
• The form must include from and to dates of experience, position title, series, and grade/pay band level of all positions held.
• Please do not include your social security number on this form.
• You must either upload a copy as an attachment with your bid package through USAJOBS or you may fax the form to *** with a cover sheet with your name and announcement number.
• If you are an FAA employee, you MUST provide a copy of your SF-50 (Notification of Personnel Action) containing information in Blocks 15, 17, 18, 19, 22, and 24 so it can be used to verify your position title, series, grade, tenure, and organization of record by the closing date of the announcement.
• You may fax your SF-50 or upload it into the on-line application.
• If faxing the SF-50, please ensure you include the vacancy announcement number on the faxed copy.
• If you are an FAA employee, you can access and print your SF-50 from the eOPF system ***
• Forms: FAA-3330-43 : Rating of Air Traffic Experience

What to expect next

Once we receive your complete application, the Human Resources Office will conduct an evaluation of your qualifications. Eligible and qualified candidates will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration. You will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

For instructions on how to check the status of your application, please go to: USAJOBS Help Guide. Important - If you make any changes to your application, you must resubmit it. If you make changes to your application and do not resubmit it, your changes will not be considered part of your application package, and only your previously submitted application will be evaluated.

All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of political affiliation, race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, or other non-merit factors. DOT provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency contact listed in the Agency Contact Information section of this announcement or the hiring manager. An employee with a disability must notify the decision-maker of the accommodation request.

Job applicants and employees are required to follow up oral requests in writing. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Additional information on reasonable accommodations procedures or on EEO Programs is available on Office of Civil Rights (ACR) or by contacting the local FAA Civil Rights Office.

Additional information

We may use this vacancy to fill other similar vacant positions. Position may be subject to a background investigation. A one-year probationary period may be required.

The person selected for this position may be required to file a financial disclosure statement within 30 days of entry on duty.

FAA policy limits certain outside employment and financial investments in aviation-related companies. *** As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements.

Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA. In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA, in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA.

Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability. Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided. Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.

Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) listed in the announcement.

Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or priority grouping and referred to the selecting official for consideration. This position will be filled as a temporary promotion, temporary reassignment, or detail not to exceed 2 years.

It may be extended, terminated early, or it may become permanent without further competition. Some, none or all applicants may be interviewed. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA