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Posted: April 15, 2026 (45 days ago)
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TRAINING INSTRUCTOR
U.S. Pacific Fleet
Department of the Navy
Location
Hawaii
Salary
$93,445 - $121,482
per year
Type
Full-Time
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GS-12 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $74,441 - $96,770
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-11. Advanced degree + significant experience.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job involves creating and delivering training programs for naval shipyard workers, focusing on topics like nuclear safety, quality control, cleanliness, and radiation procedures to ensure everyone follows the latest standards.
A good fit would be someone with experience in education or training, especially in technical fields like engineering or safety, who enjoys researching and updating materials to keep programs current and effective.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience at GS-11 level or equivalent, analyzing and developing employee training programs for naval vessel repair
- Knowledge of established training principles to create, evaluate, and modify instructional materials and classroom instruction
- Ability to devise course objectives, materials, and techniques for nuclear, quality control, cleanliness, or radiation training
- Experience preparing and conducting formal and informal training on engineering principles, terminology, and radiological standards/procedures
- Skill in researching NAVSEA and local instructions to identify work and training requirements
- Proficiency in preparing, revising, and implementing lesson plans, visual aids, and handouts, including updates for new technologies
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain necessary security clearance for Department of the Navy position
Full Job Description
You will serve as a TRAINING INSTRUCTOR in the RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATION DIVISION (CODE 900T) of PEARL HARBOR NSY AND IMF.
GS-12: Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the (GS-11) grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: analyzing employee development programs for naval vessel repair by applying established training principles to develop, evaluate, and modify instructional materials and classroom instruction to optimize the effectiveness of training projects and ensure adherence to the latest standards.
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. Major Duties:
- You will devise course objectives, instructional materials and techniques or training plans appropriate to nuclear, quality control cleanliness or radiation.
- You will prepare and conduct formal and informational training to include the principles, concepts, terminology, nuclear/non-nuclear engineering and radiological standards/procedures.
- You will research Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) and local instructions to source appropriate work/training requirements.
- You will prepare and revise lesson plans, visual aids, and handouts to obtain necessary related materials to accomplish the objectives of the training plan.
- You will Implement changes that reflect new technologies into instruction to maintain uploaded curriculum for nuclear or radiation worker training.
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