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TRAINING INSTRUCTOR

United States Fleet Forces Command

Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VAFull-time$63–81K/yrPosted 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$63–81K/yr
Location
Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Training Instructor serves in the Consolidated Training Division at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The role develops and delivers training for the fabric worker trade, adapts instruction to individual deficiencies, and evaluates student progress. It also involves maintaining and updating courses, preparing lesson plans and materials, keeping training records, and producing reports. Applicants may qualify through specialized experience or specified graduate education.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Instruction, requiredCourse Development, requiredLesson Planning, requiredTraining Evaluation, requiredTraining Records Management, requiredTraining Reporting, requiredFabric Worker Trade, requiredCustomer Service, nice to haveDeveloping Others, nice to haveOral Communication, nice to havePartnering, nice to haveTraining Program Administration, nice to have

Qualifications

One Year Specialized Experience, requiredFour-Year Fabric Worker Apprenticeship Knowledge, requiredPhD or Three Years Graduate Education, nice to haveMaster's or Two Years Graduate Education, nice to haveRelated LL.M. Or LL.B. Or J.D., nice to have

Full job description

Summary

You will serve as a TRAINING INSTRUCTOR in the Production Resources Department (Code 900), Production Workforce Development and Resource Manager (Code 9008), Consolidated Training Division (900T), Apprentice/Helper to Worker Training Branch (Code 900T3) of NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.

Duties

  • You will modify teaching approach for deficiencies of specific individuals.
  • You will develop training schedules.
  • You will prepare lesson plans and training materials based on course objectives.
  • You will conduct the training and assesses progress of students in meeting desired objectives, including advising and assisting them to improve their performance.
  • You will keep abreast of changing administrative and technical requirements.
  • You will maintain training records and develop training reports.

Qualifications

GS-11:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience demonstrating knowledge and skill commensurate of a 4-year apprenticeship for the fabric worker trade. Experience with the maintenance (i.e. researching, developing, establishing, updating, improving, etc.) of the assigned courses and is expected to participate in the development or substantial redesign of portions of courses. Experience incorporating the latest developments and integrating subjects into instruction to maintain state-of-art-training. Experience conducting class effectively instructing others in the subject taught and must have sufficient knowledge of subject matter taught in order to provide practical application of subject matter theory and exercising control over student's activities, certify attendance, counsels students on progress and suggest how improvements can be achieved GS-09:Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience demonstrating knowledge and skill commensurate of a 4-year apprenticeship for the fabric worker trade. Experience working independently to develop, revise, and adapt assigned courses effectively instructing others in the subject taught and must have sufficient knowledge of subject matter taught in order to provide practical application of subject matter theory Experience preparing lesson plans and training materials based on course objectives. Experience recommending adjustments or modifications to training in accordance with the evaluation. Experience maintaining training records and developing training reports. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience: GS-11 Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related GS-09 Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or LL.B. or J.D. that is related to this position being filled. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. How You Will Be Evaluated

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience. When the application process is complete, we will review your resume to ensure you meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement. You will be rated based on the information provided in your resume and application package, along with your supporting documentation to determine your ability to demonstrate the following competencies: CUSTOMER SERVICE DEVELOPING OTHERS ORAL COMMUNICATION PARTNERING TRAINING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION This recruitment will utilize the following technical assessment tools: Structured Resume Review and Structured Interview. You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation. If after reviewing your resume and supporting documentation, a determination is made that you inflated your qualifications and/or experience, your score may be adjusted to more accurately reflect your abilities or you may be found ineligible/not qualified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment. All eligibility, qualifications, and time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Other Information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

How this job compares

Set against the 4,029 open Instructor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$63–81K/yr
  • Virginia median$73–149K/yr39 salary ranges
  • US median$71–95K/yr649 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $72K, is 34% below the Virginia median midpoint ($110K) — in the lowest quarter of Instructor salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 77 open Instructor jobs in Virginia and 4,029 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Instructor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 3 years, across 1,399 postings).
Education
1,728 of the 4,029 open Instructor jobs (43%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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