This position is located within the Organizational Development & Education Service of the Eastern Colorado Healthcare System and reports to the Designated Learning Officer. The primary purpose of the Staff and Leadership Development Program Manager is to develop, manage, and deliver specific course content for the development and career progression of staff and leaders within the organization.

Duties

Major duties include but not limited to: Applies expert knowledge of sound educational design and/or hospital operations to design, develop, and manage staff and leadership development courses appropriate to the subject matter, learning objectives, environment, and expertise of learners. Applies professional education and instruction knowledge to deliver interactive and effective courses. . Develops coursework applying innovative educational methodologies to reach new populations or for new situations. Develops classes and instructs course participants using the unique educational technology capabilities of ECHCS in order to maximize training effectiveness. Participates in agency operational or planning meetings, public briefings, or other formal or informal settings where the incumbent publicizes organizational development or educational program accomplishments and solicits resources or other forms of support and cooperation necessary to ensure program success. Serves as liaison with policy-level officials within the agency to ensure that the agency's views and interests are promoted through assigned programs with respect to current and emerging policy issues, and that those views are taken into consideration in policy development and implementation. Assists in organizational development data gathering, analysis, and communication. Assists in efforts for organizational development. Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 07:30am-1600pm Telework: VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process. Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Training Specialist/PD141450 Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/19/2023. 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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. 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. Training Instruction Series 1712 Individual Occupational Requirements (IOR):Education (IOR)Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. OR Experience (IOR)Specialized Experience: Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s). Supervising or administering a training program. Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results. Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis. 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-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: adult education principles, educational design strategies, and skill in applying these principles to and/or evaluating new approaches to solving learning problems and filling organizational and individual knowledge gaps; Develops and maintains operational knowledge of educational technology including audiovisual systems and software applications for developing, presenting, and controlling educational sessions; requires project management skills sufficient to develop and implement complex medical education projects with multiple stakeholders including engaging a course development team, identifying, and overcoming logistical challenges to course deliver, determining course expected outcomes, and influencing a multidisciplinary team to meet course development timeframes. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. Only education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants (GS-09 master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B. or J.D., if related). Preferred Experience: Program Management Teaching, Facilitating, Instructing Courses to Adult Learners You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Analysis and Problem SolvingAttention to DetailCustomer ServiceEducation and TrainingOral CommunicationTechnology Application 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: The work is mostly sedentary. Typically, the employee sits comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, bending, and lifting of equipment weighing less than 40 pounds. No special physical demands are required to perform the work. 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.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. 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. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Eastern Colorado HCS Denver 13611 E. Colfax Ave Aurora, CO 80045 US
• Name: Tenika Ivery
• Phone: 303-756-9279
• Email: [email protected]