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Training Specialist
Federal Aviation Administration · Posted 45 days ago
About the Role
The position is located within the FAA, Aviation Safety (AVS), Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM), Aerospace Medical Education Division. The Office of Aerospace Medicine (AAM) develops and manages medical programs in support of Aviation Safety.
What You'll Do
- →This training is conducted at the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI).
- →Applies experience and advanced knowledge to develop lesson plans and training aids; and provides detailed instruction.
- →Responsible for keeping current in the latest developments and techniques in civil and military training programs, and incorporating this information into the FAA programs where applicable.
- →Demonstrates considerable independence in planning time and appropriate use of assigned resources to accomplish projects/programs/activities.
- →On a rotating basis, is responsible for administering and scheduling training.
- →Serves as instructor, operator and/or observer in the low pressure chamber utilized by CAMI, and performs maintenance on such chambers and allied equipment as necessary.
- →Interviews each trainee to prevent unwarranted chamber reactions because of the trainee's physical condition.
- →Because of the hazardous environment, must recognize life-threatening signs and administer proper and timely response.
- →Demonstrates the use of various types of oxygen equipment prior to altitude chamber flight and briefs students on safety precautions associated with such equipment.
- →Observes students in the chamber for hypoxia symptoms, hyperventilation, decompression sickness, and ensures all precautions are taken to avoid accidents.
- →Contacts are internal and external, providing information about the FAA application of procedures as a member of the Airmen Education team.
- →Lectures in the field of aeromedical education and survival training at accident prevention programs, flight instructor revalidation clinics, pilot examiner clinics, aviation education workshops, flying clubs, aeronautical institutes, aviation departments of colleges and universities, flying schools, air races, air shows, and professional meetings throughout the country.
- →Consults and advises various FAA departments in matters concerning oxygen equipment configurations, proper oxygen equipment, regulators for crews and passengers, and the various factors of a hostile environment.
- →Operates training aids such as vertigo producing devices, night vision goggles, oxygen equipment mock-ups, visual illusion devices, life vests, rafts, survival kits, and noise attenuating devices.
Requirements
- ✓We are not accepting applications from noncitizens.
- ✓See Qualifications.
- ✓KSA Information: As a part of the Federal-Wide Hiring Reform Initiative (streamlining the hiring process), the FAA is committed to eliminating the use of the Knowledge, Skills and Ability (KSA) narratives from the initial application in the hiring process for all announcements.
- ✓Therefore, as an applicant for this announcement, you are NOT required to provide a narrative response in the text box listed below each KSA.
- ✓In lieu of providing a KSA narrative response in the text box listed below each Knowledge Skills and Abilities (KSAs), in your work history, please include information that provides specific examples of how you meet the response level or answer you chose for each KSA.
- ✓Your work history examples should be specific and clearly reflect the highest level of ability.
- ✓Your KSA answers will be evaluated further to validate whether the level that you selected is appropriate based on the work history and experience you provided.
- ✓Your answers may be adjusted by a Human Resource Specialist as appropriate.
- ✓Eligible applicants meeting the minimum qualification requirements and selective factor(s), if applicable, may be further evaluated on the KSAs and Other Factors listed in the announcement.
- ✓Based on this evaluation, applicants will be placed in one of the following categories: score order, category grouping, or alphabetical and referred to the selecting official for consideration.
Personality Fit
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