Faculty Development Specialist

Faculty Development Specialist

Locations: 29 Palms, CA Clearance Required:SecretEmployment Type:Full-Time

About the Role

The JAAW Group LLC is seeking Faculty Development Specialists to build and sustain a high-performing instructional workforce across all MISTC locations. This position is responsible for managing instructor certification, conducting professional development workshops, and ensuring all MISTC instructors meet Marine Corps training standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage Instructor Development Plans (IDPs) for all assigned instructors, maintaining both paper and electronic records in SharePoint and Teams
• Execute structured instructor certification processes, ensuring new instructors are certified within four months of assignment
• Plan and conduct quarterly instructor development workshops on doctrine, adult learning, digital tools, and instructional innovation
• Deliver MCISD/SAT-E refresher training to sustain doctrinal instructional consistency
• Develop and maintain Response Cell training lessons for BSTEX execution
• Provide tailored adult learning instruction, helping faculty apply problem-centered and experience-based learning techniques
• Conduct cross-site faculty evaluations and joint lesson rehearsals to prevent instructional drift
• Monitor instructor performance through classroom observation, student critiques, and peer review
• Produce Faculty Development Reports documenting workshop execution, certification status, and instructor readiness
• Advise MISTC leadership on instructor readiness, professional development gaps, and certification compliance

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of instructor and faculty development experience
• Expertise in adult learning theory and instructional methodology
• Active Secret clearance
• MCISD/SAT-E certification
• Facilitating Learning Experience Course (FLEX) certification
• Designing Learning Experience Course (DLEC) certification
• Instructor Certification Management experience
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Adult Learning, or Curriculum Development

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior MISTC, TECOM, or Marine Corps schoolhouse experience
• Experience managing distributed faculty development programs across multiple sites
  
• Familiarity with MCTIMS and Learning Experience Review Board processes