INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST (INSTRUCTOR)

Summary Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. Summary can be found in the Duties section below. The mission of the United States Air Force is: To fly, fight, and win ... Airpower anytime, anywhere. To achieve that mission, the Air Force has a vision of Global Vigilance, Global Reach and Global Power. That vision orbits around three core competencies: Developing Airmen, Technology-to-Warfighting and Integrating Operations. Core competencies and distinctive capabilities are based on a shared commitment to three core values -- integrity first, service before self, and excellence in all we do. Click here to view the AF Civilian Employment Eligibility Guide: 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans AF DCIPS Interchange AF Internal Employee DoD Transfer (Excluding Air Force) EO 12721 Certain Former Overseas Employees EO 13473 Appointment of Certain Military Spouses Former Federal Employees (Reinstatement) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Employee Military Spouse Preference National Service (Peace Corps and VISTA) Non-AF DCIPS Interchange Non-Appropriated Fund Non-DoD Transfer Other (Interchange Agreements) People with Disabilities, Schedule A PPP DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technicians PPP DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible PPP Mil Res (MR) and Nat Guard (NG) Pref Eligible Technician Receiving Disability Retirement Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction Veterans Employment Opportunities ActMajor Duties: Summary: The primary purpose of this position is to develop, evaluate, and perform linguistic and cross-cultural education and training in English as a Second Language (ESL) for international military students, and their families, as required; to improve their fluency in English; and to enhance their respective abilities to function effectively, communicating within the USAF professional military education (PME) environment. Member will be required to develop curriculum; prepare instructional materials for international officers and families, which requires fluency in English; and perform/conduct various cross-cultural activities as necessary to introduce international students and families to the American way of life and USAF PME. Duties: 1. ESL INSTRUCTOR: Conceives, develops, and instructs specifically designed English as a Second Language (ESL) materials and lesson plans covering a wide range of American English usage and US Air Force terminology for international military students (IMSs), as required, Supervises, instructs, and critiques a seminar of 8-12 IMSs in communicative skills, and cross-cultural education and training as part of preparatory courses for follow-on PME. 2. Course/Assistant Course Director: Serves as either course director or assistant course director of any of the following courses: preparatory courses to Squadron Officer School (SOS), Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), and Air War College (AWC); and others as mission may dictate. Plans, designs, and implements any of these courses for IMSs. 3. Technical Assistance/Responsibilities. Provides assistance for the delivery and application of ESL curricula within a computer-based education and training environment. 4. Support of Other Agencies. Provides instructional, linguistic, and cross-cultural support to other Air University organizations as requested.