Job opening: TRAINING SPECIALIST
Salary: $88 205 - 114 663 per year
Published at: Dec 27 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Training Specialist, Curriculum Developer, concentrating on the analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation of Force Support functional and supplemental training, services leadership training, contingency training Force Support programs,, and serves as the associate/alternate administrator.
Duties
1. Analyzes, designs, and develops curriculum and programs to ensure business needs are met.
2. Manages functional and supplemental training courses and leadership and management program execution to ensure established standards are met.
3. Plans, organizes, and coordinates the major components associated with the Learning Management System (LMS).
4. Evaluate designed and developed curriculum and programs to ensure efforts align with Services' strategic plan.
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Males must be registered for Selective Service, see www.sss.gov
- Selectee is expected to be granted with and/or maintain the appropriate security clearance required for the position.
- Relocation costs or other incentives may be available and considered by the organization.
- This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program
- This position may require drug testing and the candidate may be subject to passing a drug test upon selection.
- Incumbent may be subject to work other than normal duty hours.
- Employee must maintain current certifications
- Disclosure of Political Appointments
- Direct Deposit: All federal employees are required to have direct deposit.
- Work may occasionally require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
- Selectee may be required to serve a probationary or trial period.
- This position meets the administrative exemption criteria for the Fair Labor Standards Act (5 CFR 551.206).
Qualifications
Experience requirements are described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Support Positions. Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled.
Or
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.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicant has or will have within 120 days of closing this announcement at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or equivalent in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes, but is not limited to analyzing, designing, and developing training and education course content, materials, delivery, and the most effective strategy for execution of programs in professional development and on-the-job skill development; utilization of learning management system(s) to develop and deliver curriculum in distance or online learning programs; facilitating online, blended, virtual, and in-residence courses; evaluating facilitator's performance and the effectiveness of training programs and providing recommendations for improvements; and ensuring the Training and Development Division complies with legal and regulatory requirements.
NOTE: Due to the use of 120-day rosters, this period of experience may be completed within 120 days of the closing date of this announcement.
FEDERAL TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) REQUIREMENT FOR GENERAL SCHEDULE (GS) POSITIONS: Merit promotion applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade requirements to be considered eligible. One year at the GS-11 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-12 level. TIG applies if you are in a current GS position or held a GS position within the previous 52 weeks.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAs): Your qualifications will be evaluated on the basis of your level of knowledge, skills, abilities and/or competencies in the following areas:
1. Knowledge of Force Support based programs and objectives, processes involved in military and civilian training programs, and/or processes relating to training programs in parallel business and industry organizations.
2. Knowledge of the policies, methods, principles, practices, and programs related to curriculum development, instruction techniques, and training resources, as well as the principles, techniques, and objectives of test and measurement.
3. Knowledge of basic budget preparation as it applies to preparing operating and capital expenditure training budgets.
4. Skill in developing course materials and presenting formal and informal courses and briefings.
5. Ability to gather, develop, and analyze a variety of data and to make recommendations based on analysis.
6. Ability to perform maintenance of Learning Management Systems (LMS) and provide recommendations for utilization and enhancement based on enterprise needs.
7. Ability to facilitate in-person and online formal and informal courses and briefings.
8. Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; interpersonal skills in presenting recommendations and negotiating solutions to disputed recommendations.
PART-TIME OR UNPAID EXPERIENCE: Credit will be given for appropriate unpaid and or part-time work. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.
VOLUNTEER WORK EXPERIENCE: Refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service Programs (i.e., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student and social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge and skills that can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Education
IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you
MUST submit transcriptswith the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click
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FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
Contacts
- Address AF Installation and Mission Support Center
2000 Allbrook Drive
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
US
- Name: Total Force Service Center
- Phone: 1-800-525-0102
- Email: [email protected]
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