Weapons based Instructor, CENSECFOR Det Chesapeake, VA

Armada LTD; Chesapeake (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Armada LTD is seeking weapons-based instructors to support the Navy's AT and Weapons Training Program at ARMADA HQ in Chesapeake, VA. Instructors deliver courses such as SAMI, AT TRASUP, and other security-related trainings under the contract PWS.

Required qualifications include at least two years of military weapons-experience or equivalent, and SAMI Instructor certification or Navy NITC training. GED/HS diploma is minimum education; background checks and drug testing apply.

Qualifications

• Two years of past military weapons-carrying and employment operational experience or equivalent.
• Be qualified as a SAMI Instructor.
• Attended Navy Instructor Training Course (NITC) or academic credentialing (teacher/professor).

Responsibilities

• Deliver training for Navy AT/NSF and related courses as specified in the contract PWS.
• Be ready to teach assigned content and pass tests per QA standards.
• Familiar with presentation, testing, remediation, curriculum, training aids, and equipment operation for the courses they instruct.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Two years military weapons experience

SAMI Instructor qualification

Security techniques knowledge

Instructional delivery experience

Education

GED/HS Diploma

Job description

Type: Full-time (Temporary and/or Permanent)

Location: Chesapeake, VA

Overtime Exempt: No (SCA)

Reports to: ARMADA HQ

Duties & Responsibilities

Weapons-based instructors deliver training in support of the Navy's AT and Weapons Training Program. This includes the following courses of instruction: Small Arms Marksmanship Instructor (SAMI); Antiterrorism Training Supervisor (AT TRASUP); Security Reaction Force-Advanced (SRF-A); Armed Sentry/Security Reaction Force-Basic (AS/SRF-B); Submarine Force Sentry (SUBFOR Sentry); Submarine Force Crew Served Weapons Instructor (SUBFOR CSWI); Crew Served Weapons Operations and Maintenance (CSW O&M); Crew Served Weapons Instructor (CSWI); Non-Lethal Weapons Basic instructor (NLW-BI); Non-Lethal Weapons Senior Instructor (NLW-SI); Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure Boarding Officer (VBSS BO); and Non-Compliant Boarding, Visit, Board, Search, and Seizure (NCB VBSS).

Weapons-Based Instructor

• Weapons-based Instructors shall support delivery of CENSECFOR AT/NSF Course of Instruction in accordance with the contract PWS including the instructional, operational, and administrative tasks required to deliver formalized training.
• Instructor personnel are expected to be ready to teach the content assigned to them and can pass any tests associated with that content consistent with the standards of the contractor's internal quality assurance plan.
• All instructors shall be familiar with all presentation, delivery method, testing and remediation procedures, curriculum, training aids, devices, electronic podiums, and equipment operation and maintenance procedures associated with the course or section of the course they will instruct.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

All instructor personnel shall possess the instructional qualifications contained within this Section. All instructors shall possess one of the following:

• Have attended the Navy Instructor Training Course (NITC) (A-012-0077) (or military service equivalent).
• Academic credentialing (teacher/professor).

In addition to those general instructor requirements, Weapons-based instructors shall:

• Possess at least two years of past military experience in a weapons-carrying and employment operational environment or equivalent experience as a Law Enforcement officer with a military or civilian security force.
• Possess a basic understanding of Military/Civilian Security Force techniques.
• Be qualified as a Small Arms Weapons (SAMI) Instructor.

Instructor Training via an Academic Institution

• Effective communication and questioning techniques.
• Adult learning theory and principles.
• Instructional Delivery methods.
• Lesson delivery performance laboratory.
• Training environment management.
• Interpersonal skills.
• Evaluation and Feedback.

Minimum Education

• GED/HS Diploma

Must be able to successfully pass a background check, and pre-employment drug testing. Job offers are contingent upon results of background check and drug testing.

ARMADA provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. ARMADA complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.