The employee serves as an Education Technician for the Department of Veterans Affairs within the Office of the Chief Learning Officer. These positions are within The Institute for Learning, Education and Development (ILEAD) provides training solutions and services to support the VA's high-performing workforce throughout their career life cycle. located in the VA in St. Louis, MO.

Duties

***THIS IS NOT A VIRTUAL POSITION, YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN OR BE WILLING TO RELOCATE WITHIN A COMMUTABLE DISTANCE OF THE DUTY LOCATION*** Duties include but may not be limited to: Prepares handouts, presentation and course syllabi from materials provided by faculty presenters or lecturers. Collaborates with all services and projects supported to track employee registrations. Obtains audiovisual requirements from presenters for courses and coordinates acquisition. Collects, compiles, and/or tracks data and project information related to education. Works collaboratively with project managers or learning consultant to develop and establish minimum standards by which education program/projects will be evaluated. Obtains audiovisual requirements from presenters for courses and coordinates acquisition as necessary. Maintains training records, schedules classes and processing continuing education certification requests to multiple professional accrediting bodies. Assists with locating internal and external sources of training, ascertains that employees meet course pre-requisites, etc. Performs other duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday - 8:00AM - 4:30PM Recruitment & Relocation Incentives: Not authorized 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. Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position at the GS-06 level, you must meet one of the following: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Requires one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-05 grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the Federal government/organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include collection, compilation, research, and/or tracking of data; perform work in direct support of an employee education system, establish and maintain training needs, schedule classes and processing education certification requests, prepare handouts, presentations and course syllabi, apply analytical and evaluative techniques to support training initiatives or programs, utilizing office automation systems and computer applications such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and electronic mail; preparing handouts and presentations; and creating and making oral presentations to small groups. (Resume must clearly support the duties and experience required for this position. We will not make assumptions regarding experience.) You will be rated on the following Competencies as part of the assessment questionnaire for this position: Attention to DetailClericalOrganizational StewardshipTechnical Competence IMPORTANT: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. All experience listed on your resume must include the month and year start/end dates. 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. 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; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Physical Requirements: The work will occasionally involve long periods of repetitive actions (such as collating/stuffing/packing), standing for long periods of time, keyboarding, lifting boxes of supplies or education materials (up to 40 pounds), loading and moving small handcarts, and traveling through airports with personal luggage and a laptop computer. A motor vehicle operator's license is preferred. Occasional travel to conferences beyond the commuting area is required. Overtime work is frequently performed at conferences. 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

There is no education substitution at the GS-6 grade level.

Contacts

• Address VHA Servicing Human Resources Office - HRMS 2402 Wildwood Ave Suite 301 Sherwood, AR 72120 US
• Name: VHA National Recruitment Center
• Phone: (844)456-5208
• Email: [email protected]