SUPERVISORY NAVIGATOR (INSTRUCTOR) - TITLE 32

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Summary

This job is open to current members of the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, or Air Force Active Duty.

Duties

As a Supervisory Navigator Instructor GS-2183-13, you will:

• Perform supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Directs and controls the activities of unit navigators, electronic warfare officers in the flying squadron.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Develops ways to improve work methods and processes.
• Provides guidance and advice on work and administrative matters.
• Approves leave.
• Evaluates work performance of subordinates.
• Hears and resolves complaints.
• Effects disciplinary measures.
• Identifies and arranges for needed development and training of subordinates.
• Interviews candidates and makes selections for positions in the office.
• Applies Equal Employment Opportunity concepts and requirements to actions and decisions and maintains an appropriate working environment.
• Maintains a safe work environment and complies with safety and security directives.

Prepare for Flight

• Secure current and forecast weather information to determine conditions along the proposed route of flight and at the destination.
• Plan the flight through the study of charts to determine routing, intermediate stops, alternate destination, fuel requirements, estimated flying time, and if required, file the aircraft flight plan and review aircraft and personnel diplomatic entry requirements.
• Check and verify that the airplane is ready for flight, including aspects such as defensive equipment and expendables, loading, maintenance, or service conditions.
• Perform prescribed preflight checks.
• Review load weight, chute type, and positioning for airdrop loads and obtain the proper clearances to begin the flight.
• Direct operations of the aircraft with the utmost safety, including adhering to flight procedures and parameters in the airplane flight manual.
• Communicate and coordinate with ground units and control activities.
• Monitor performance of the airplane and progress of the flight.
• Recommend corrective actions to resolve any abnormal conditions.
• Accomplish post-flight activities, including maintaining aircraft logs and forms, writing flight reports, and coordinating with maintenance personnel on service conditions.
• Develop and monitor the Squadrons navigation ground and flight training program.
• Monitor the instruction of and personally instruct navigators in all phases of both initial aircrew qualification training and mission training.
• Ensure that the training program meets organizational requirements and directives from higher headquarters.
• Maintain required current navigation, flight, and ground training records on individual navigators.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the training program and initiate or recommend corrective action.

Additional Responsibilities

• As required, serve as a standardization and evaluation flight examiner.
• Periodically examine assigned navigators over land and water flights to determine the degree of proficiency and adherence to standard directives.
• Develop and/or recommend improved and economical procedures for the operation of aircraft.
• On a continuing basis, study and review applicable flight and aircrew publications and directives and recommend change as required.
• Maintain close liaison with the office of safety and other agencies concerned with flying safety activities and hazards to flight.
• Verify the qualifications of individuals selected for upgrade to qualified navigator instructor, navigator, or flight examiner.
• Ensure adherence to established standards of flight proficiency and policies through evaluation, observation of aircrews, and operational facilities.
• Inform the commander of factors adversely affecting aircrew or operational capability and provide recommended corrective action as required.
• Ensure that complete navigation packets, DD 1801, flight plans, navigator flight plans, charts, forms, fuel plan, and aircrew files are developed, available, and distributed.
• Select mission commanders.
• Ensure that personnel are properly trained for deployments.
• Keep mission commanders abreast of current conditions and procedural changes for each deployed location.
• Conduct after-action meetings for various levels of personnel upon completion of each deployment.
• Consolidate after-action reports and mission commander reports.
• Together with mission commanders, develop process improvements and corrections.
• Incorporate changes into deployment employment and redeployment checklists.
• Update mission commander read files.

Requirements

• National Guard membership is required.
• This is an excepted service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing states National Guard.
• Selectee will be required to wear the military uniform.
• Acceptance of an excepted service position constitutes concurrence with these requirements as a condition of employment.
• Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered for Selective Service.
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• This position requires a Top Secret SCI Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance as a condition of employment.
• Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain required security clearance.
• Irregular and overtime compensatory hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies.
• Must maintain a current Flying Class IA physical.
• For positions requiring the operation of motor vehicles, candidates must have a valid state drivers license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.
• For positions requiring a security clearance, Secret or Top Secret, the applicant must possess or be able to obtain a clearance within one year of appointment.

Qualifications

• Each applicant must fully substantiate in their own words that they meet the requirements of the specialized experience listed below.
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• Military Grades O2-O4.
• Compatible Military Assignments AFSC 12U3Y.
• General Experience.
• Experience which provided a working knowledge of the navigation systems and navigational instruments of the assigned airframe.
• Specialized Experience.
• Must have at least 36 months experience, education, or training that has required you to obtain information on type of mission, weather, and intelligence data, and special instructions.
• Experience preparing navigation flight plans.
• Experience that provided a knowledge of proper readings and operations of navigational systems.
• Experience that shows your ability to test and inspect the operation of compasses, navigation systems, or radio and radar equipment.
• Experience utilizing various navigational methods and aids to accomplish flying missions.
• Experience computing the effect of various factors during flight to establish present course and project balance of course and ability to train, evaluate, and certify proficiency and competency of lower graded personnel.

Education

• Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience.
• Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in fields listed below leading to a bachelors degree in an accredited college or university meets the GS-5 level requirements.
• Education - Undergraduate and Graduate Education.
• Major study -- accounting, business administration, business, or commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic management, transportation, motor mechanics, or other fields related to the position.

Additional Information

• If you are a male applicant who was born after December 31, 1959, and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Permanent Change of Station PCS allowances may be authorized subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations and an agency determination that a PCS move is in the Government Interest.
• Recruitment Incentive up to 25 may be authorized.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.
• Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.

How You Will Be Evaluated

• You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
• Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement.
• If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience.
• If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position.
• If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.
• Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies:
• Judgement and Decision Making