About the Position: Serves as Director, Quality Assurance Office, a Special Staff in the United States Army Warrant Officer Career College (USAWOCC) headquarters. Determines overall quality assurance program requirements, plans, and services.

Duties

Develop training materials and evaluation for professional military education using the Systems Approach to Training process and methods. Use the Systems Approach to Training to support the conduct of training and education development activities. Monitor the quality of program services to ensure compliance with instructional standards. Conduct proponent self-assessments in accordance with provided accreditation guidelines. Advise faculty and other members of curriculum design team on educational methods of test and assessment design and construction. Supervises Quality Assurance Office (QAO) personnel. Reviews and approves performance standards, renders performance appraisals. Initiates personnel actions and resolves complaints and grievances. This position is designated a code-4 Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) Supervisor: Position meets the definition of Supervisor in 5 U.S.C. 7103(a)(10) but does not meet the minimum requirements for application of the General Schedule Supervisory Guide (25% supervisory work).

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• Must be able to occasionally travel 25% Temporary Duty (TDY).

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransCurrent Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferPeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1.) providing authoritative guidance in training quality assurance/training evaluation; 2.) use knowledge in training management to plan, program, and conduct internal and external evaluations to meet training needs; 3.) performing training program accreditation analysis; and 4.) developing training implementation and integration solutions. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). Basic Qualification/Education Requirement: In addition to meeting the Specialized Experience above, to qualify for this position, you must meet the Basic Educational Requirement below: A Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position to be filled. The course work must have included study in at least four of the following five 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. (or) (5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software. Some Federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet both the basic education requirement and specialized experience requirement. There is NO substitution of education for experience. Copies of Official Transcripts are required. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Instructional Materials & Curriculum DevelopmentInstructional Program AdministrationInstructional Program EvaluationOral Communication Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and qualification requirements within 30 days from the date the announcement is issued.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address EG-APF-W0H0AA WARRANT OFFICER CAREER CENTER DO NOT MAIL Fort Novosel, AL 36362 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]