Position: Expeditionary Combat Skills (ECS) Medical Support Instructor II

Type: Full Time

Location: Gulfport, MS

Overtime Exempt: No

Reports to: ARMADA HQ

****THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON AWARDING OF A GOVERNMENT CONTRACT*****

The Expeditionary Combat Skills (ECS) Medical Support Instructor II will support delivery of the Expeditionary Combat Skills (ECS) Course of Instruction. The ECS course is designed to provide basic expeditionary combat skills training necessary to professionally and safely perform high-risk security operations when assigned to Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) or Naval Special Warfare (NSW) organizations. This course will provide NECC and NSW personnel with the necessary individual knowledge, skills and abilities to perform Combat First Aid, don and wear Individual Combat Equipment (ICE) and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) gear, function safely in a field and CBRNE environment, learn basic Land Navigation, understand basic tactical radio communications procedures and reports, understand Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) operations and conduct small arms (pistol and rifle) range live fire, missions and ammunition handling safely with minimum risk.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Medical Support Instructor II personnel shall be familiar with all presentation, delivery method, testing and remediation procedures, curriculum, training aids, devices, electronic podiums, and equipment operation and maintenance procedures associated with the course or section of the course they will instruct.
• In all cases, the Instructor Evaluation and Certification Process shall be completed prior to the instructor teaching Navy students.
• The Expeditionary Combat Skills (ECS) course will allow personnel to demonstrate, qualify and become comfortable with both primary and secondary weapons.
• Medical Support Instructor II personnel will deliver training on the below topics, as well as providing instructional and safety support for live-fire weapons training. " Basic Tactical Communications "Convoy Operations - Basic " Small Arms " Tactical Shooting " Counter Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) " Mission Planning " Basic Tactical Movement " Basic CBRNE Procedures " Tactical Decision Making (Shoot/Don't Shoot)
• Medical Support Instructor II personnel are responsible for demonstrating modern dynamic combat shooting skills.
• In addition to the aforementioned responsibilities, all Expeditionary Combat Skills (ECS) weapons-based Instructors must be familiar with the M9 Service Pistol and M4 Carbine and capable of achieving a "Sharpshooter" qualification score with both weapons.
• In addition to the above duties and responsibilities, Expeditionary Combat Skills (ECS) Medical Support Instructor II personnel are responsible for delivery of formal course curriculum in the areas of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC), Land Navigation, Basic First Aid, and Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and when appropriate, will provide certification of other personnel.
• Medical Support Instructor II personnel are therefore responsible for obtaining and maintaining a current Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) certification in accordance with the latest Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) standards for the duration of the performance of the contract as a part of their duties.
• Medical Support Instructor II personnel are responsible for acting as a designated Range Safety Officer (RSO). This designation requires the satisfactory completion of the appropriate small arms instructor qualification as directed by the paragraph above, completion of the applicable Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) for Range Safety Officer (RSO) as contained in the Security Force Weapons PQS (NAVEDTRA 43466-C), and a letter of designation signed by the CENSECFOR Commanding Officer or designated representative.
• Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs):

The ECS course of instruction requires instructors to possess the following:

• Instructors shall be personally capable of performing all training evolutions including the ability to effectively complete weapons qualifications in the standing, kneeling and prone positions, ascend or descend ladders and go through narrow passageways, and be free of any abnormal fear of heights,
• Be fit and conditioned to support