Air Traffic Control Specialist (Staff Support Specialist/Training Instructor)
About This Position
The duty station for this position is located in Kenai, Alaska.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position you must demonstrate in your application that you possess at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to an FV-H/AT-AH (CPC)/FG/GS-12. Specialized experience is experience in an air traffic facility that demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the level of work of the advertised position. This experience must have provided a comprehensive knowledge of appropriate air traffic control laws, rules and regulations; experience in reviewing and delivering training to students as an OJTI or in a classroom environment; and experience in creating training modules.
Applicants must be FSS facility rated or previously have held a facility rating in a Flight Service Station (FSS).
Applicants must indicate on their application package that they have held or currently have this rating.
Applicants may be deemed ineligible if this is not clearly stated in your application package. The FAA 3330-43 (unrated) is a required form which will be used when making qualifications determination. Please do not include your social security number on this form.
In addition to the minimum qualifications, the following has been determined to be a selective factor for this position. This means possession of this criterion is part of the minimum qualifications and is essential to perform the duties and responsibilities of this position. Applicants who do not possess this criterion are ineligible for further consideration.
Do you currently hold or have you ever held an Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) or Flight Service Station (FSS) facility rating issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) while employed with the FAA at a federal AFSS/FSS facility OR possess a Flight Service Station facility rating issued by an FAA-authorized issuer?
Applicants should include examples of specialized experience in their work history. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Please ensure you answer all questions and follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may impact your rating or may result in you not being considered for the position.
Major Duties
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.
Conditions of Employment
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.
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. www.faa.gov/jobs/workinghere/financial-disclosure-requirements 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. Some, none or all applicants may be interviewed. Links to Important Information: Locality Pay, COLA
How to Apply
Applicants may be required to complete one or multiple assessments as part of the evaluation process. This assessment aims to evaluate the competencies and qualifications essential for the position.
You must apply online to receive consideration.
Your application must be submitted by 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the Close Date for it to be accepted. If you are applying for positions associated with FAA registers, your application must be submitted at the time a referral list is created in order to receive consideration for positions associated with a register. RESUMES ARE LIMITED TO TWO PAGES.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR WORK EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC AND INCLUDE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS POSITION. Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information: Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job) Relevant work experience: should align to the Job Announcement and address all required qualifications and include job title, employer name, start/end dates, number of hours worked per week. Education, certification or licensure: If required, education should include school/institution name, completion date, degree type and GPA.
Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide ALL of this information may result in a finding of ineligible.
You may upload completed documents to your USAJOBS Account. This will provide you the opportunity to utilize the uploaded information again when applying for future vacancies. Please see this guide, Document Upload Guide, for more information on uploading and re-using the documents in your applications.
Required Documents
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 (907) 271-5367 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 https://eopf.opm.gov/dot/. Forms: FAA-3330-43 : Rating of Air Traffic Experience