Joint Advanced Fires Senior Academic Instructor

Position Title: Joint Advanced Fires Senior Academic Instructor

Location: Hurlburt Field, FL

Category: Funded

Schedule (FT/PT): FT

Travel Required: Travel associated with JAFQC will involve 25% of duty.  A current US Passport is required

Shift: Day

Remote Type: on-site

Clearance required: Top Secret SCI

Division: Aviation

Description:

ACT1 Federal supports the 705th Training Squadron under the 505th Command and Control Wing at Hurlburt Field, FL, in executing its mission of providing operational-level Command and Control training and expertise. This position supports advanced academics and training for the Joint Advanced Fires Qualification Course (JAFQC) as primary instructional faculty and evaluator. JAFQC is a Joint Staff directed initial qualification training course for select joint force candidates to prepare them for assignment to Combatant Command Joint Fires Elements. Additional JAFQC curriculum emphasizes Joint All-Domain Command & Control principles, multidomain synchronization of effects, and integration of classified and compartmented military capabilities to support Combatant Command objectives. 

Responsibilities:

• Serving as a JAFQC instructor/evaluator and the team lead providing hands-on guidance, technical support, and performance evaluation of JAFQC students through all Phases of the JAFQC curriculum
• Position requires performance of platform instructor duty, including lesson plan development, research, creation of instructional aids, and lesson delivery
• Supporting advanced courses for lessons related to their specific area of expertise across the portfolio of courses presented by the 705th Training Squadron
• Developing performance metrics, grading criteria, and evaluation standards for student measurement during practical exercises, Part Task Training, and Full Mission Training events supporting the JAFQC curriculum
• Positioning may require travel and support to joint force exercises (Tier 1) as an Observer/Trainer or as a role player based on operations tempo and individual availability at the request of the Joint Staff J6 Joint Fires Integration Division
• Providing fires and effects planning expertise at command and control and operational-level exercises supporting the 505th Command and Control Wing mission in a non-interference basis to JAFQC preparation and execution

• Current Top Secret/SCI clearance eligibility
• Master’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited university or college, including Service professional military education schools
• At least 24 months of experience within the past six (6) years in a joint force headquarters (Combatant Command or Joint Task Force) in the role of Joint Fires Element Chief (or Deputy); Operations Future Plans (FU-PLANS; J35); Fires and Effects Team lead; Strike Cell Director; Joint Air-Ground Integration Center Director (Deputy); or a Service Component Operations or Plans Director (i.e., J3 or J5 equivalent)
• Possess a minimum of 15 years of Department of Defense military experience as a commissioned officer. Must have demonstrated the ability to instruct in a military environment; it is preferred to have at least 1 year of formal platform instruction
• Verifiable Joint Qualified Officer designation (by assignment or experience) and completion of Professional Military Education for grade (Intermediate Developmental Education or Senior Developmental Education)
• Demonstrated experience and personal expertise in operational level joint targeting and effects planning, synchronization, and development of Plans and Orders.  Experience should include direct involvement in functional application of authorities and effects (ie, Joint Force Land Component; Joint Force Air Component; etc.)
• Ability to travel to various locations within and outside the continental United States (CONUS) in performance of the tasks.  Travel associated with JAFQC will involve 25% of duty.  A current US Passport is required.

·       Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

·       ACT1 Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

·       Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance

·       Company Paid Short-Term Disability

·       Voluntary Long-Term Disability

·       Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

·       Health Savings Account (HSA)

·       401K with employer match

·       Paid Time Off

·       Paid Holidays

·       Parental Leave

·       Military Leave

·       Education, Training & Professional Development

·       Voluntary Accidental Injury/Critical Illness/Hospital Care

·       Voluntary Pet Insurance, Legal Resources, and Identity Protection

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of flexibility and collaboration, whether that happens in person or remotely.

•   If this position is listed as remote or hybrid, you’ll periodically work from a ACT1 Federal or client site facility.

• If this position is listed as onsite, you’ll work with colleagues and clients in person, as needed for the specific role.

 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local or international law.