This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U. S. Coast Guard, Force Readiness Command (FORCECOM), Training Division (FC-T), Analysis, Consulting, Evaluation (FC-Tace), in Norfolk, VA.

Duties

This position is for an Instructional Systems Specialist responsible for assisting in data analytics, research, problem solving, and consulting for projects accepted, and performed by the Tace Branch.  The incumbent serves as an expert in the principles, processes, and tools used in Human Performance Technology (HPT), Instructional Systems Design (ISD) models, and the FORCECOM Training System Analysis Standard Operating Procedures.  

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position requires a Secret clearance.
• Unofficial transcripts are required at the time of application.

Qualifications

 To qualify, applicant must meet the BASIC REQUIREMENTS of the position: 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. 5.    Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software. In addition to meeting the basic requirements listed above; applicants must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service.  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.  Specialized experience includes: ·       Training others to lead diverse teams (i.e., civilian, military, and contract personnel) in data collection (including research into possible data sources) and analysis of new and existing workforce performance metrics.   ·      Training others in developing data collection plans and evaluation plans.   ·       Training others to develop comprehensive analysis reports and evaluation reports. ·       Briefing senior leadership on analysis and evaluation efforts.    ·       Training others to provide program customer support on implementation of performance interventions with a Return on Investment (ROI) approach to determine the interventions with the most impact.             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. 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 have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, 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.

You must provide a copy of your unofficial transcripts at the time of application.

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]