This position is located at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, Hines, IL a la facility, in the Education Service. Primary responsibility is for development, administration and evaluation of all administrative training programs within the Hospital and Community Based Outpatient Clinics [CBOC], and for facility-wide coordination of administrative training activities.

Duties

Coordination, consultation and technical assistance is provided by the Training Specialist relating to all local administrative training matters. Performs duties associated with administration, training program studies, analyses, development, modification, instruction, evaluation, or coordination of a training program and the training courses within that program. Performs work associated with the development and/ or evaluation of training courses. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. Course Development Performs work in the development of courses for training programs. Serves in the primary role of devising orginal course plans and designs for the basic concepts of a course. Participates in revising, planning design development, implementation and evaluation the curriculum for the Education Service. Course Evaluation Perform work associated with the evaluation of course in training programs. Evaluates multiple courses and/or Programs of Instruction including local, regional and VA curricula Course Delivery Instructs courses in a Program of Instruction. serves as technical expert in broad, complex subject areas. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am -3:30pm (May change based on departmental and facility need.) Telework: Not available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Training Specialist/PD15026O Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/11/2023. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field, and having a practical knowledge of the educational process and the principles of adult learning to teach effectively and creatively; supervising or administering a training program; developing or reviewing training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results; using computers, audiovisual, teleconferencing and videoconferencing equipment to design educational materials; applying analytical and evaluative methods by interpreting data and providing reports concerning program efficiency and effectiveness; working with quality improvement principles, practices, and tools necessary for analysis and evaluation of processes and effective follow-up. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have completed a Masters or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., which demonstrates the knowledge, skills and a Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must possess a combination of specialized experience and education as described above. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Education & Training Creative Thinking Communication Planning and Evaluating Organizational Stewardship Preferred Experience: Education and Training, Program coordination and Technological skills including computer. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: No special physical demands such as above average ability, dexterity, or strength are required to perform the work. Work is sedentary and the employee may sit comfortably. There may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items, driving of an automobile, etc. Fieldwork may involve traveling to interviews, meetings, and sources of information. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

PLEASE NOTE: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications (particularly positions with a positive education requirement). Therefore, applicants must report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html. All education claimed by applicants will be verified by the appointing agency accordingly. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.

Contacts

• Address Edward Hines Junior Hospital 5000 South 5th Avenue Hines, IL 60141 US
• Name: Angela Godbee
• Phone: 706-691-3942
• Email: [email protected]