Federal Education Technician/Instructor full time (Must be Master's degree)

Description

InfiniSource Consulting Solutions (ICS), a 150+ employee government contractor specializing in Management Consulting, Information Technology, and Professional Services to the federal government. We tailor our services to meet the specific needs of our civilian, defense, and private-industry sponsor. Our corporate support processes are ISO 9001 certified, giving our customers the confidence that we are continually measuring and improving upon the support we provide and are committed to the highest level of customer satisfaction.

JOB TITLE: Education Technician/Instructor

CLIENT: U.S. Air Force Eaker Center

POSITION TYPE: Fully Remote

SUMMARY:

The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Air Force Leadership and Management’s Studies also known as the Air Force Civilian Associate Degree Program’s (CADP) focus is to provide foundational leadership, management, behavioral and air power development for Air Force civilians. Ira C. Eaker Center for Leadership Development administers the CADP program through the Civilian Leadership Development School (CLDS) based upon its mission of providing civilian undergraduate and professional continuing education and workforce development integrated with the Total Force.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, the Education Technician/Instructor will act primarily as an Academic Advisor and must be able to perform each of the essential duties and responsibilities listed in a satisfactory manner:

• Create and execute education support project plans, following a project delivery approach for work.
• Provide academic advising to students within the CADP.
• Assist students to complete and/or update advising sheets (also understood as degree plans) based on established, approved list of courses and CLEP/DSST exams and/or understanding of accreditation requirements and subject matter requirements to complete CADP requirements based upon AU Registrar standards.
• Work with students to identify a list of CADP approved CLEP/DSST exams that will complete each general education and elective requirement. Explore topics with students to help guide student decision on which choice may be best for them.
• Provide information to students and help students update advising sheet (also known as CADP degree plan).
• Document each individual student advising in advising/counseling notes using established CADP/AU systems.
• Track all student advising sheets.
• Update AU/CADP student record, Air Force Virtual Education Center (AFVEC) and all other associated CADP/AU systems, as appropriate, each time advising sheet is updated.
• Identify any students missing an advising sheet by the end of SOAR and assist students in completing an advising sheet based upon their individual academic strengths or challenges and previous transfer credits.
• Use internal CADP spreadsheet and systems as well as AU and AU Registrar systems to track raw data, final products, and completion or other metrics as appropriate.
• Develop draft transfer credit packages, per CADP and AU Registrar format, for students based upon student advising sheet, transcripts, student transfer request form, list of approved transfer courses and exams.
• Provide completed draft to the government for review/approval.
• Coordinate flow of student transfer credit packages for acceptance of credit by AU Registrar.
• Support student success in credit by exam testing to complete Foundational Studies requirements.
• Discuss with students the general education and elective requirements for CADP.
• Interact with students via phone, email or collaboration platform, varying as best supports each student’s comprehension of materials.
• Be knowledgeable about AF CivTA process and CLEP/DSST process, including registration and study resources available for free or through Air Force-paid sources and advise students on these processes and resources.
• Be knowledgeable about systems used by CADP students to request AF civTA, such as Air Force Automated Education Management System (AFAEMS) and AFVEC. Maintain an AFAEMS account, once coordinated by the government, by which students advising sheets will be updated.
• Be knowledgeable about CLEP and Prometrics (DSST) sites in terms of where information on various credits by exams will be found.
• Understand the exam registration process for each company and be able to walk students through the process using already developed guides.
• Update existing credit by exam registration how-to guides and/or create new ones as website information and/or exam companies and/or their information changes.