This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard, Force Readiness Command, Training Center Yorktown, Training Division, Performance Systems Branch, in Yorktown VA.

Duties

You will be responsible for planning, developing, implementing and reviewing resident training and distance learning material. You will analyze and evaluate training materials and delivery methods with regard to policy and mission training, and will provide advice regarding the most efficient means of resident training and distance learning development and delivery.   Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team.  Typical work assignments include: 

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Background investigation is required.

Qualifications

Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level.  Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include: Coordinating meetings and the gathering of information for specific analyses and tests; establishing and maintaining working relationships with others in order to coordinate training program activities; recommending modifications for Training Division courses and rate-training materials; developing and adapting resident and distance learning materials/methods as needed; assisting senior specialists in evaluating courses.  OR  Master's or equivalent graduate degree in Education or a subject area related to the position OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, if related OR LL.B. or J.D., if related.  A combination of specialized experience in or related to the work of this position AND graduate level education that provides the specific knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position may be combined to meet experience requirements. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at that grade level.  National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees.  If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.  If you are including education on your resume, you must submit an unofficial transcript and report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]