AIR Surveillance Specialist; Instructor Security Clearance

Position: AIR SURVEILLANCE SPECIALIST (INSTRUCTOR) with Security Clearance
Duties
1. Performs as instructor for the air surveillance officer (aso), air surveillance technician (ast), surveillance technician (st), data-link systems technician (dst), and interface control technician (ict) crew members. Ensures training encompasses the full spectrum of theory, formal classroom and actual live, distributive and simulation missions on battle management systems functions. Determines training requirements by analyzing unit training objectives, missions, combat readiness reports, standard/evaluation reports and directives.

Prepares local course outlines to include: operation of complex classified electronic and telecommunications equipment, involving audio and video programming equipment, high powered transmitters, receivers, antenna systems, and communications terminal equipment; basic crew member duties and responsibilities; safety precautions in an electronic environment; psychological factors and mission procedures. Develops lesson plans in accordance with syllabus courseware. Develops, establishes, validates and maintains unit computer systems training programs using operation training and tracking software.

Monitors the training status of personnel and ensures that supplemental and/or remedial training is accomplished. Develops unit mission section specific instructional standards, training plans, tests, lesson plans, and other training materials. Identifies resource and funding requirements. Performs cost analysis, task analysis, and student load factor analysis. Selects media. Evaluates training program effectiveness. Leads or participates in process improvement teams to recommend improvements to instructional methods or processes.

Works with training contractors. Participates in workshops and course reviews. Recommends course changes. Provides feedback on contractor courseware and instructional effectiveness. Schedules upgrade and proficiency training for personnel. Schedules and conducts training for instructors and examiners on instructional methodology, student assessment and training techniques to develop instructor proficiency. Conducts training for worldwide capability to include initial, upgrade and proficiency training to established standards.

Conducts tests of sophisticated electronic communications systems. Interfaces with maintenance and contractor personnel to ensure compliance with technical manuals, regulations, and work standards. Ensures continuing classroom and crew training device instruction on continuous programmed weapons systems upgrades to communications and mission radar systems. Monitors and evaluates individual training accomplishments. Applies existing or devises new measurement tools. Maintains current records of academic and positional ground training.

Counsels students, evaluates student's potential, and makes determinations and readiness for evaluation, and recommends/initiates military classification action as appropriate. Conducts training that maintains the highest level of combat mission-ready proficiency of assigned crew members, instructors, and examiners. Ensures training effectively covers all tasks on master task listing and current regulations/directives /instructions and promptly incorporates new training objectives and changes in procedures.

Coordinates with scheduling and training offices in the development of training scenarios, which provide effective and efficient upgrade, proficiency, and currency training, maximizing resources. Reviews training records to ensure timely completion and proper documentation. Maintains proficiency as a mission-ready qualified instructor by passing written and academic standardization/evaluation examinations to demonstrate knowledge and abilities required by the position.
2. Performs as standardization/evaluation examiner for the air surveillance officer (aso), air surveillance technician (ast), surveillance technician (st), data-link systems technician (dst), and interface control technician (ict) positions; ensures established standards of proficiency are maintained through evaluation and observation; administers scheduled and unscheduled evaluations during operational and training missions; analyzes evaluation data for adverse trends in performance; conducts evaluation critiques; recommends necessary changes or improvements;

and develops testing material for evaluations. Serves as a member of the standardization board; evaluates and examines unit mission system specialists to determine degree of proficiency and adherence to crew procedures and crew coordination requirements. Evaluates and examines instructors. Verifies and certifies the qualifications of individuals selected for upgrade. Reviews training records of new members and those re-qualifying to determine that each has successfully completed prerequisite examinations and has been recommended for evaluation by the squadron operations and training chief.

Conducts debriefing and prepares reports. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements…