Technical Instructor in Fort Novosel, Alabama

Req ID: RQ174912

Type of Requisition: SCA

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret

Public Trust/Other Required: None

Job Family: SCA

Skills:

Communication,Field Training,Maps,Teaching,Training Curriculum

Experience:

0 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

GDIT SERE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTOR

Personnel will provide Full Spectrum Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Level C Instruction and instructional support services at Fort Rucker, AL.

The mission of the United States Army Full Spectrum SERE Level C Course is to ensure each student graduates with the confidence and appropriate proficiency level to employ SERE and individual Personnel Recovery (PR) tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) necessary to survive and return with honor regardless of the circumstances of isolation.

This is a very demanding environment, with academic instruction, small group hands-on field training, practical application laboratory instruction, and operational performance exercise phases of training.

The course length coupled with the OPTEMPO will require that multiple classes run simultaneously with some overlap, hours worked will depend on class scheduling and will encompass some Weekends and Holidays.

Survival Instructors shall perform all Survival-related Field Training, to include meeting survival needs during Evasion Movement training, and participate in debriefing of survival training phase IAW SERE Level-C POI and U.S. Army SERE School SOP. Duties and Responsibilities: The Instructor shall conduct field training and/or SERE technical training IAW all applicable documents, publications, and references. Personnel shall be proficient in all aspects of survival training (i.e., personal protection, building shelters and fires, preserving food and water, plant and wildlife, sanitation and hygiene practices, and personnel recovery tactics techniques and procedures). Contractor personnel shall be proficient in the use of maps, compasses, and GPS, and have a working knowledge in the use of PR unique communications (i.e., Combat Survivor Evader Locator – CSEL Radio ), as well as signaling and recovery devices. Instructors must be physically capable of operating in austere field conditions. The instructor shall provide to the PM or APM then the SERE Course Manager recommendations for validating training, syllabi, and Instructor guides for academic and SERE operations training aids and presentations for instructors. The instructor shall manage, train, and conduct instructor certification during on-post laboratory and field training operations. The instructor shall track, maintain, and update training logs, student hand-outs, and note-taking guides.

Evasion Instructors shall perform Evasion Movement training, Escapes training, Barriers to Evasion, Evasion FTX duties, and participate in debriefing of evasion training phase IAW SERE Level-C POI and U.S. Army SERE School SOP. Duties and Responsibilities: The Instructor shall conduct classroom instruction, evasion training, and SERE technical training IAW all applicable documents, publications. Personnel shall be trained and proficient in all aspects of evasion tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), and training methodologies (i.e., personal protection, building shelters and fires, preserving food and water, plant and wildlife, sanitation, and hygiene practices, hide and hole-up site operations, incidental contact and personnel recovery tactics techniques and procedures). Personnel shall be proficient in the use of maps, compasses, and GPS, CSEL radio operations and have a working knowledge in the use of PR unique communications, signaling, and recovery devices. Contractor personnel shall be physically capable of operating in austere field conditions. The instructor shall provide the Government training manager with recommendations for validating training, syllabi and instructor guides for academic and SERE operations training aids and presentations for instructors. The instructor shall manage, train, and conduct instructor certification during on-post laboratory and field training operations. The instructor shall track, maintain, and update training logs, student hand-outs, and note taking guides. Will as required serve as opposing force (OPFOR) for the duration of all Evasion Scenarios to include the Urban Evasion exercise. Instructors shall be required to become familiar with Army Regulations, DA Pamphlets, SOPs, and risk mitigation as it pertains to their section.

Resistance Training Instructors shall perform Resistance Training Laboratories (RTL) and participate in debriefing of RTL IAW SERE Level-C POI and U.S. Army SERE School SOP. Duties and Responsibilities: The RTL instructor shall conduct resistance training IAW all applicable documents, publications, and policies and future updates. Training shall include things such as laboratory role-play instruction, individual debriefs, and guided discussion seminars. Contractor personnel shall possess the necessary training and experience to conduct all instruction in U.S. Army SERE School training scenarios, debrief students after individual training events, and conduct group debriefs/guided discussions IAW the U.S. Army SERE School Staff & Faculty Certification Plan. Personnel shall possess the ability to apply various captor exploitation efforts, to include interrogation (eight methods), indoctrination, propaganda, video propaganda, concessions, forced labor, and reprisals. Personnel shall have the ability to analyze, evaluate, and assess student’s knowledge and ability to employ resistance and escape strategies in a simulated captivity environment to include Wartime, Peacetime Governmental Detention, and Hostage Detention scenarios. Personnel shall be proficient in individual and group resistance postures, techniques and strategies, establishing overt and covert organizations, establishing overt and covert communications, and planning and executing escapes in all captivity environments. Personnel shall be capable of applying physical pressures IAW DoD and Army Level C SERE training guidelines. Personnel shall be proficient in emerging SERE guidance and have the ability to adapt survival principles to satisfy needs during captivity. Additionally, the Instructor may be called upon – IAW the U.S. Army SERE School Staff & Faculty Certification Plan – in an out–of-role capacity to assist with monitoring recording devices during all Resistance Training operations.

Escape Instructors shall perform Escape training IAW SERE Level-C POI and U.S. Army SERE School SOP. Instructors shall be required to become familiar with Army Regulations, DA Pamphlets, SOPs, and risk mitigation as it pertains to their section.

REQUIRMENTS:

General: Must be U.S citizens and full spectrum SERE-C prior to the start of any employment on this contract, to include Wartime, Peacetime Governmental Detention (PGD) and Hostage Detention (HD) training. This can be accomplished by either graduating from a DoD course that combines all three training requirements or having graduated from separate courses that trains these skillsets.

• All instructors are required to have a minimum of a SECRET clearance.

• Pass an initial psychological evaluation, performed by the Government’s Human Factors Psychologist.

• Be cognizant of, and in compliance with, the latest POI as well as DoD and Army-level Personnel Recovery and SERE training guidance and doctrine

• Must have the ability to prepare for critical course content and to instruct based upon lesson objectives and the capacity to motivate students based on these objectives

Physical Skills and Abilities: While executing SERE Technical Instructor duties you shall conform to the following physical requirements to be considered suitable for SERE duties to include but not limited to full active range of motion (FAROM) and muscle strength of 5/5 with strong resistance against gravity and examiner of the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, hip, knee, and ankle joints; FAROM of the cervical and lumbar spine; perform upper body pushing/pulling activities while holding up to 75 pounds of supported weight; perform upper body lateral pushing/pulling activities while holding up to 75 pounds of supported weight; lift, lower, and reach overhead while holding up to 10 pounds of equipment; lift and carry 50 pounds up to 50 meters/10 minutes; lift and lower up to 75 pounds of supported weight vertically from shoulder height to ground, or from ground to shoulder height; stand for 50 minutes with a 10 minute break; navigate uneven terrain for up to 200 m.

Additional Duties: When instructors are not actively engaged in the implementation and/or execution of student training, the Contractor shall provide support for the following SERE course and administrative activities:

a. Conduct the In-Service Training Program for military cadre and Contractor instructor staff.

b. Assist with the development, maintenance, and implementation of new SERE training schedules.

c. Research, design, develop, and recommend new SERE training doctrine relative to SERE Level-C Full Spectrum training requirements integration.

d. In coordination with the SERE Course Manager, suggest modifications to SERE training curriculum to ensure currency and relevance to the Personnel Recovery, DOD, and JPRA SERE programs. Any changes

or modification are subject to approval by the SERE Course Manager.

e. Design, develop, and execute a continuous improvement process allowing for the improvement and implementation of internal and external logistical support requirements necessary to support the SERE training program, the U.S. Army SERE School, and Fort Rucker;

f. Maintain SERE training facilities, and as required, SERE support facilities in clean and serviceable state; report facility issues to applicable government section personnel for submission of work orders, as appropriate.

g. Perform supply and logistics maintenance and re-stock activities of required SERE issue items, training supplies, and necessary administrative support supplies and stocks.

h. Support range operations by assisting with ammunition handling, loading, unloading, and clean-up.

The likely hourly rate for this position is between $23.20 – $31.38. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

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