Technical Instructor / Course Developer

LAUKOA; Fort Leonard Wood (MO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid vacation and sick leave

Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible work environment

Voluntary benefits: critical illness,

Job summary

LAUKOA is seeking a Technical Instructor/Course Developer to lead the LAT program's curriculum development, standardize instruction, and teach technically complex courses at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, GA.

The role requires developing, maintaining, and QA of courseware, integrating Army regulations, and creating exams and practice materials while mentoring fellow instructors and supporting program management. Onsite work with security clearance expected.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in technical instruction and curriculum development.
• Ability to craft lesson plans, instructional materials, exams, and presentations.
• Understanding of adult-learning principles and classroom delivery.
• Ability to incorporate Army regulations, publications, systems, and procedures into courseware.
• Strong writing, editing, and quality-control skills.
• Experience teaching adult learners in professional technical-training settings.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, revise, and standardize LAT technical curricula.
• Break complex technical subjects into units of instruction.
• Develop and revise lesson plans, instructor guides, student materials, graphics, presentations, and courseware.
• Incorporate changes in Army regulations, technical publications, systems, procedures into materials.
• Develop and revise examinations, practical exercises, test items, and remediation materials.
• Conduct test analysis and recommend improvements.
• Conduct QA/QC reviews of training products and delivery.
• Maintain curriculum configuration control and documentation.
• Teach technical courses and evaluate methods.
• Develop alternative teaching techniques and scenarios.
• Support instructor standardization and classroom observations.
• Serve as backup instructor for courses matching qualifications.
• Coordinate curriculum priorities with Program Manager.

Skills

Technical instruction

Curriculum development

Lesson planning

Adult learning

Technical writing

Teaching adults

Job description

Position Summary

The Technical Instructor/Course Developer serves as the LAT program's curriculum-development lead, instructional-standardization SME, and technical instructor. The position develops, maintains, revises, and quality-controls technical courseware while periodically teaching courses to maintain instructional proficiency and support workload surges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, revise, and standardize LAT technical curricula.

• Break complex technical subjects into logical blocks or units of instruction.

• Develop and revise lesson plans, instructor guides, student materials, graphics, presentations, and technical courseware.

• Incorporate changes in Army regulations, technical publications, systems, procedures, and policy into course materials.

• Develop and revise examinations, practical exercises, test items, and remediation materials.

• Conduct test analysis and recommend curriculum or instructional improvements.

• Conduct QA/QC reviews of training products and instructional delivery.

• Maintain curriculum configuration control and course-continuity documentation.

• Teach technical courses in accordance with approved curriculum to maintain instructional proficiency and evaluate instructional methods.

• Develop alternative teaching techniques and scenarios to maintain student engagement and improve learning outcomes.

• Support instructor standardization, classroom observations, and instructional improvement.

• Serve as a backup instructor for courses matching the employee's technical qualifications.

• Coordinate curriculum priorities, schedule impacts, and resource requirements with the Program Manager.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrated technical instruction and curriculum-development experience.

• Ability to develop lesson plans, technical instructional materials, examinations, presentations, and other courseware.

• Demonstrated understanding of adult-learning principles and classroom delivery.

• Ability to research and incorporate changes to Army regulations, technical publications, systems, and procedures.

• Strong technical writing, editing, and quality-control skills.

• Ability to teach adult learners in a professional technical-training environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Five or more years of technical instruction, training development, Army logistics, or equivalent experience.

• Army logistics, maintenance, supply, property, movement, or readiness experience.

• Graduate of the Army Basic Instructor Course (ABIC), Foundation Instructor Facilitator Course (FIFC), Cadre Training Course (CTC), or an equivalent DoD/TRADOC instructor course.

• Experience supporting ATRRS or Army institutional/unit training.

• Prior COMET or comparable Army technical-training experience.

• Active Secret eligibility/clearance.

Security and Installation Access

Active Secret eligibility/clearance is anticipated to be required for onsite personnel at contract start, subject to final Government requirements. The selected candidate must also be able to satisfy installation-access, background-investigation, CAC, and Government information-system access requirements applicable to the position.

Work Location and Schedule

Work will primarily be performed at Fort Stewart and Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia. Normal Government core duty hours are generally 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; mission requirements may require work outside normal hours.

*This Position is Contingent Upon Award.

LAUKOA is an Equal Opportunity/VEVRAA federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

LAUKOA offers a best-in-class benefits program including

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• a 401(k) program with employer match
• paid vacation and sick leave
• employer-paid basic life and AD&D insurance
• an Employee Assistance Program
• a flexible work environment

Additionally, employees can choose from several voluntary benefits including

• critical illness coverage
• accident insurance
• identity theft coverage
• pet insurance, and more

LAUKOA gives preference to internal candidates. If no internal candidate meets our qualifications, external candidates will be given consideration.