**SUMMARY:**
This position generally plays the role of a Role Player, one of several roles of various indigenous people in a foreign culture. The mission is usually scheduled on a military base in a realistic village erected for the purpose of training U.S. military personnel to relate to the general populace of a foreign culture.
**POSITIONS REQUIRED:** Arabic, Somali, Dari/Pashto/Afghan, French/West African, Bahasa/Indonesian, Spanish, Eastern European, Russian, Ukrainian, Tagalog/Filipino, Mandarin/Chinese, Taiwanese, Western European, Levantine, General Role Player, Amputee Role Player and Opposing Forces Role Player.
**WORK SCHEDULE:**
+ Part Time On Call - Mission Based
**ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:**
+ Always adheres to military training standards including but not limited to:
+ Staying within assigned training lane
+ Remaining "in role" during training mission
+ Following required security rules for the assigned military base
+ Accurately portraying culture to U.S. military personnel
+ Participate in BFA weapons handling and operation training when required.
+ Perform in urban/mounted operations training and may be shot at using blank-firing weapons.
+ Role players may be required to "die in place" or to be captured after a simulated firefight.
+ Integrate into military scenarios using weapons, equipment, and various vehicles in a multitude of situations such as hostile forces, ambushes, sniper, friendly forces, police, host nation civilian, terrorist, etc.
+ Portrays an assigned role.
+ Stays in character, applies independent judgment within the scripted scenario or ad lib if directed. Utilizes creativity to make the situation real in a training environment.
+ Conforms with and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures and instructions.
+ Conforms to all safety rules and use all appropriate safety equipment.
+ Dress in costume appropriate to the role.
+ Maintain regular and punctual attendance.
+ Communicates with co-workers, supervisors, military personnel, and others in a courteous and professional manner.
+ Additional duties as assigned.
**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:**
+ None
**MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:**
+ Must be able to gain and maintain access to US military installations.
+ Must obtain and maintain any necessary security access and/or commercial/government agency background and reference check.
+ Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test.
+ Authorized to work in the United States
+ Role players shall be physically capable of performing their assigned work.
+ Ability to work for one or more days at a time at secured locations and work up to 12 hours per day.
+ Must have flexibility in scheduling work hours and available for occasional travel.
+ Must speak the required language and act in a manner consistent with the assigned role.
+ Fluent in English and targeted language.
**DESIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:**
+ Previous experience as a Role Player preferred.
+ Experience in improvisational or semi-scripted acting preferred.
+ Specifically oriented on skills that help individuals and small unit leaders to perform their duties and maximize unit training effectiveness.
+ Play a major role in support of unit training execution and after-action review, the unit Chain of Command is ultimately responsible for conducting the training and any resulting assessment or evaluations.
+ Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
+ Ability to evaluate and respond realistically to actions of other role players, including U.S. military personnel.
+ Ability to provide accurate cultural knowledge of the region being duplicated in the mission.
+ Improvise convincing reactions to changing and unscripted U.S. military character and trainee movements within the training environment.
+ Experience in improvisational or semi-scripted acting preferred.
**DRIVING REQUIREMENT:**
+ If selected to be a driver for the company, in a company owned or rented vehicle then it will be required to obtain/maintain a valid state driver's license and be insurable on the company's automobile insurance policy.
+ Selected drivers may be required to drive when traveling for training and/or short occasional amounts of local driving.
+ The expected driving time up to 10%.
**TRAVEL:**
+ Travel is required under this contract, up to 10%, to the training site(s) at other government facilities.
**PHYSICAL DEMANDS:**
+ Role players shall be physically capable of performing their assigned work.
+ Frequent bending, lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds.
+ Walking and/or standing, climbing stairs, and walking on uneven ground.
+ Occasionally sitting for long periods of time.
+ Must be able to walk up to 2 miles over rough and uneven terrain in a tactical field environment.
+ Frequent use of hands/fingers, handling objects, reaching with hands and arms, talking and hearing.
+ Seeing up close, at a distance, along the periphery, with depth perception an