Training Instructor

**Duties**:
Serves as a training instructor in a vocational or occupational training program in the Education Department of a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional facility and may also serve as a program coordinator for other vocational/occupational training programs.

Selects and/or develops curriculums which focus on the appropriate vocational training area.

This position has direct responsibility for the delivery of classroom training for vocational and apprenticeship courses in the field/trade of Building and Trades. Develops a curriculum design and record-keeping system to organize and track student progress through identified course work.

Ensures the training program(s) are implemented and delivered in compliance with Bureau policies, Department of Labor, and Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training regulations, and the standards established by other certifying agencies and organizations.

Serve as apprenticeship program coordinator with responsibility for coordinating the various occupational training programs and classes, as well as responsibilities which include development, review and evaluation of the vocational trades program.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:

- U.S. Citizenship is Required.
- See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

**Qualifications**:
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:
**Basic Requirements**:
**Education**:
**OR**

**Specialized Experience**:

- Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s).
- Supervising or administering a training program.
- Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results.

**AND**

**In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, applicants must have the following**:
**Education**:
**A Master's or equivalent graduate degree **OR** two full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree **OR** LL.B OR J.D., if related.**

**OR**

**Experience**:
**Some examples of this qualifying experience could be**:

- Experience in developing curriculum and individualized learning plans for higher levels of learning.
- Experience in assisting in developing programs and providing instruction to students from diverse backgrounds in a correctional setting.
- Experience in following standardized curricula and lesson plans to meet the needs of students.

**OR***

**Combination of Education and Experience**:
**A combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above.**

**AND**

**Selective Placement Factor**:
Applicants must have one year of experience teaching/instructing a building trades program or directly supervising a building and trades work and/or production site that include the following: carpentry and framing; masonry; plumbing; electrical; drywall (to include installation, taping, laying, and finishing); concrete framing and finishing; and roofing.

**NOTE**: All applicants **MUST** clearly address the Selective Factor in their resume and, if applicable, upload any required documentation (i.e., licensure, certification, or transcripts) at the time you apply.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Education**:
See Qualifications Section for education requirements, **if applicable**.
- Foreign Education:_ For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

**Additional information**:
This position IS included in the bargaining unit.

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3307, a maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution. If you are above the maximum entry age and have prior federal law enforcement coverage, you MUST submit an SF-50 to verify prior coverage.

Qualified Preference Eligible Veterans may be exempt from meeting the maximum age. Please refer to the Required Documents Section for the appropriate documentation to submit to validate veteran eligibility.

**Special Conditions of Employment Section**:
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