Advanced Leadership Instructor

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Training and Development, Leadership Development Center, located in Harpers Ferry, WV. Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Training and Development (OTD), Leadership Development Center (LDC) and serves as a primary educator and advisor for high-level CBP personnel, specifically instructing second line supervisors throughout the agency. This position starts at a salary of $143,913.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $187,093.00 (GS-14, Step 10). Major Duties include: Evaluating, designing, developing, and delivering advanced leadership development curriculum and training programs for GS-13 to GS-15 (and above) supervisors, using adult learning principles (ADDIE/Bloom's Taxonomy) and multiple modalities (classroom, virtual, case studies, and scenario-based exercises). Planning, developing, revising, and initiating programs of instruction to include vertical learning, terminal performance objectives (TPO's), enabling performance objectives (EPO's), course syllabus, cited material, methods of instruction, and modality of training delivery methods to meet new learning needs that broaden the student's understanding. Leading program analysis and continuous improvement efforts using qualitative and quantitative methods (e.g., Kirkpatrick Model, curriculum review and mapping, Level 1-4 feedback, and biannual 360 surveys) to assess impact, identify emerging leadership needs, and recommend new or enhanced leadership programs with potential service-wide impact. Conducting research and benchmarking of leadership development best practices across other federal agencies, law enforcement organizations, and educational institutions, and integrating current leadership and organizational development theories into CBP-specific curriculum and tools. Serving as a primary educator and strategic advisor to senior CBP leaders, as well as the primary educator responsible for faculty instructor professional development, formal classroom evaluations that assess instructor effectiveness, and providing critical feedback (written and oral) for course and instructor improvement. CBP employees demonstrate the highest level of commitment to protect and serve the United States of America and to exemplify the CBP Core Values of Vigilance, Service to Country and Integrity. Learn more about CBP's mission, core values and careers at https://www.cbp.gov/about

You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards. Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties. Please review further details via the following link. DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities. Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.