SUPERVISORY NAVIGATOR (INSTRUCTOR) (TITLE 32)

Clarification from the agency

WHO MAY APPLY: All qualified Missouri traditional guard members and those eligible for enlistment, appointment or transfer into the Missouri Air National Guard.

• Performs supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
• Directs and controls the activities of unit navigators/electronic warfare officers in a flying squadron.
• Plans work to be accomplished by subordinates, sets and adjusts priorities, and prepares schedules for completion of work.
• Develops and monitors navigation ground and flight training program.
• Monitors the instruction of and personally instructed navigators in all phases of both initial aircrew qualification training and mission training.
• Maintains required current navigation flight and ground training records on individual navigators.
• Reviews legal documentation and provides recommendations for appropriate actions and/or forwarding to higher headquarters.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of the training program and initiates or recommends corrective action.
• Serves as standardization/evaluation flight examiner.
• Periodically examines assigned navigators over land and water flights to determine the degree of proficiency and adherence to standard directives.
• On a continuing basis, studies and reviews applicable flight/aircrew publications and directives and recommended change as required.
• Plans, organizes and assigns work to employees engaged in administrative and personnel work assigned at the command level.
• Verifies the qualifications of individuals selected for upgrade to qualified navigator, instructor navigator, or flight examiner.
• Analyzes flight evaluation data for adverse trends in aircrew performance.
• Navigates multi engine aircraft on in-flight refueling, tactical, search and rescue, airlift missions over land and sea.
• Utilizes types of navigational methods and aids, including celestial, radio, radar, grid, periscopic sextant, inertial, and sophisticated high-speed navigational computers.

Conditions of employment

• 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 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• Failure to complete management prescribed courses for full-time support personnel within the first year of employment or assignment, may be cause for reassignment or termination.
• This is an Excepted Service position that requires membership in the Missouri National Guard prior to the effective date of placement.
• NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact an Air National Guard recruiter at 1-800-864-6264 prior to applying for this position.
• Individuals on incentive bonuses may be subject to recoupment or termination, contact the State Incentives Manager at Whiteman AFB at (660) 687-7394 or at St. Joseph at (816) 236-3339 for any questions concerning recoupment or termination.
• Advanced in hire rate may be granted to set pay above the minimum rate of the grade for a new employee if he/she possesses superior qualifications relevant to the positions' requirements and is essential to accomplish the agency's mission.
• Creditable Service for Annual Leave accrual may be granted to new employees if he/she possesses superior qualifications essential to the position; and which were acquired through performance in a non-federal or active duty uniformed service position.
• The duties performed in a non-federal or active duty uniformed service position must directly relate to the position to which appointed and such qualifications are necessary to achieve an important agency mission or performance goal to be eligible.
• Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership and employment in the National Guard in the military grade listed in this announcement.
• May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
• May be required to successfully complete a supervisory probationary period.
• Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• Work will require access to classified information. Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate Top Secret or Secret security clearance.
• May require incumbent to perform Functional Check Flights to determine airworthiness of UE aircraft.
• The employee may be required to work other than normal duty hours, which may include evenings, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Incumbents are required to maintain the same medical standards as USAF military navigators/Combat system Operators.

Qualifications

MILITARY REQUIREMENTS: Compatible military grade and assignment required prior to the effective date of placement. This is an Excepted Service position that requires membership in a compatible military assignment in the employing state's National Guard. Applicants who are not currently a member of the National Guard must be eligible for immediate membership. If you are not sure you are eligible for military membership, please contact a National Guard recruiter at 1-800-864-6264 prior to applying for this position. Selected candidate will be required to be in a compatible military assignment prior to effective date of placement. Selected candidate must be AFSC qualified within 12 months from date of appointment.

Officer - AFSC 12MX

Supervisor must verify that selected individual occupies a compatible military position. Title 32 National Guard employees will not be militarily senior to their full-time supervisor or wage leader (grade inversion).

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must possess experience which provided you with a working knowledge of the navigation systems, navigational instruments, etc., appropriate to the C-130 aircraft.

GS-13 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must possess 36 months of specialized 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. The specialized experience must also demonstrate your ability to test and inspect the operation of compasses, navigation systems, or radio and radar equipment; utilizing various navigational methods and aids to accomplish flying missions; 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. You must have completed the necessary hours required for your current airframe (1000 hours total navigation time which includes 200 hours of time in the C-130); must possess certification as a qualified C-130 Navigator Instructor.

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.

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Packet which may include the following:

1. Resume (must include the following information)
   1. First and Last Name
   2. Contact Information (Phone Number and Email)
   3. Position Title(s)
   4. Company/Organization Name(s)
   5. Dates of Employment (MONTH and YEAR)
   6. Duties Performed - brief descriptions that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement

Please be advised that copying and pasting the specialized experience from the vacancy announcement into your resume is prohibited and will result in your resume being disqualified.

It is best practice to ensure military career information is listed in addition to civilian career information.

2. Transcripts - Only a requirement if education is required OR you substitute education for specialized experience
   Unofficial copies may be submitted for application purposes, but placement will not occur until official transcripts have been provided.
3. SF-50 - If you have previously been employed by another Federal Agency or previously worked for our agency, please submit a copy of the last Notification of Personnel Action (SF-50).
   This is NOT a requirement for those that have never been employed by a Federal Agency or those currently employed by our agency.
4. DD214s

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