Position Posting: Anchorage ARTCC Training Administrator
Date Posted: January 5, 2023
Submission Deadline: Open Until Filled
Purpose:Anchorage is looking for a motivated individual that possess a high degree of energy and commitment to serve as the Training Administrator.
Key Responsibilities:- Reports to the Air Traffic Manager and VATUSA3.
- Oversees a comprehensive ARTCC Training Department and academy.
- Develops and maintains a training policy, sweatbox files, and training materials.
- Manages a team of Instructors and Mentors
Requirements:- Supports the Anchorage ARTCC’s mission of “Creating professional controller’s, maintaining a high degree of integrity” while creating and maintaining open and accepting community.
- Lead and effectively manage a team of mentors and instructors, including facilitating a structure for applications and onboarding new training staff members.
- Prior I1 experience.
- Serves as a leader to coach and motivate controllers while upholding a culture that builds exceptional internal and external pilot experiences.
- Oversees the quality of the training program.
- Perform multiple functions, including project management, instructional design, and instructional writing.
- Assess learning needs accurately and propose creative and effective learning solutions.
- Initiate and manage throughout the lifecycle of project, including: initiating projects, creating project plans, executing all milestones and tasks, monitoring risk, and evaluating success.
- Leverage a diverse set of skills and delivery approaches, including: instructor led, blended, experiential, media based, performance support, and other emerging technologies.
- Organization design for Anchorage Training, inclusive of consulting to understand needs, building project roadmaps, and guiding/managing the org design process in partnership with ARTCC Partners to support ZAN goals.
- Supports and participates in initiatives that give back to the VATSIM community.
- Supports the recruitment, retention and development of a diverse range of talented people to fill the roles of Instructors and Mentors.
- Holds self and others accountable to high performance standards while providing pilots with memorable experiences
- Ability to listen to feedback and take constructive action.
- Maintains, updates and manages training program, lessons, sweatbox scenarios, exam rubrics
- Attends periodic meetings to report on ARTCC activities.
- Ensures that Anchorage is following all VATSIM and VATUSA training directives.
- Be able to meet all activity requirements as outlined in the ZAN General Policy and all sections thereof (as appropriate).
Preferred Skills:- Teaching/Education experience (on or off VATSIM).
- Leadership, managerial, or supervisory experience (real world or VATSIM applicable).
- Familiarity with the Anchorage policies and procedures.
- Demonstrates the qualities of understanding, patience, restraint, and professionalism.
How to Apply:Please note that this position requires a significant time commitment. Interested applicants shall email their application package with the subject title “ZAN TA Application Package” to
[email protected] with the following:
-Full name, CID, and email address
-Resume, including any applicable real world/virtual experience
-Letter of intent explaining “Why Anchorage and why this position is for you”
- One page lesson plan for a (Pick one – S1, S2, S3, C1) student.
- Your goals for your first six months as Training Administrator.
Applications must be received no later than February 15, 2023 at 23:59 EST. Incomplete applications or applications submitted past the deadline will not be considered.
