STAFF OFFICER POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Flotilla Staff Officer of Public Education will exercise staff responsibility and supervision over all matters pertaining to the Auxiliary's public education program, on the Flotilla level, including the scheduling, organization and conduct of Flotilla boating safety courses and activities. This officer will maintain a close relationship with the Division Staff Officer of Public Education (SO-PE) in order to implement the public education programs established for nation-wide, district-wide, and division-wide use. The FSO-PE will coordinate and cooperate with the FSO-MT on training instructors, the FSO-PA in publicizing and promoting all boating safety and Auxiliary public education courses to the media, with the FSO-PS in promoting Auxiliary membership to students in the classes, and the FSO-MT in organizing workshops, training of instructors, and in instructor improvement workshops. This individual will forward to the SO-PE such methods, training aids, course materials, and other educational tools developed within the Flotilla that may have Division-wide application. He or she will report directly to the VFC on all progress, development and PE activities, will supervise PE class assistants, keep updated with Auxiliary course content, instructional requirements and course updates, and ensure that all forms relating to this AOR are correctly completed and forwarded. The FSO-PE will also coordinate and cooperate with the FSO-FN so that a sufficient supply of text books for each course taught by the Flotilla are in stock with the FSO-MT. Lastly, the FSO-PE has the duty of maintaining an up-to-date inventory and custody list of all Coast Guard and Flotilla-owned real property used in conjunction with the public education program (e.g. video tape players, slide projectors, and other audio-visual aids, video tapes, discs, slides, etc.).

CONTACT:
Bob Burck
bobburck@hotmail.com