You will serve as a INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST in the Career Development Department Human Capital Management Group of NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV. The Department is responsible for personnel support and management services to the military and civilian managers, employees, and tenant activities of the NAWCAD in the area of employee and organizational development. Aircraft Division is characterized by rapidly changing concepts and advancements in highly technical fields.

Duties

You will design and develop curriculum content, training materials, training modules and teaching aids in accordance with specific learning objectives. You will utilize instructional design and product development practices, determines the most effective training strategies, methods, materials, and settings to correspond with learner characteristics, training objectives, delivery method. You will maintain progressive knowledge of the trends in computer technology as it relates to software, as well as training industry topics, information, techniques, and equipment, and makes recommendations. You will select suitable performance measures or develops new measures required to document effectiveness of training programs.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11/12 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Design and develop curriculum content, training materials, training modules and teaching aids for NAVAIR Leadership Development Program; Manage professional, technical, business and leadership skills training involving comprehensive curriculum from introductory through advanced levels of instruction; Administer, supervise or evaluate programs designed to train and develop employees (Employee Development Plans); Provide guidance, consultation, and/or staff assistance to management concerning employee training and development matters. Apply knowledge of trends in computer technology as it relates to software, training industry topics, information, techniques and equipment to make recommendation for upgrading training software, programs materials and methods; Develop plans and criteria for evaluating effectiveness of training programs, including developing tests and/or surveys to assess trainee's comprehension, retention, and application of training information; Review summary of training evaluations to determine the need for corresponding program modifications. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess:

Have successfully completed a 4 year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position. My course work included study in at least four of the five following areas: 1) Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. 2) Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness. 3) Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments. 4) Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training. 5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.

Contacts

• Address NAVAIRWARCENAC DIV Naval Air Warfare Center Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]