You will serve as a EDUCATION & TRAINING SPECIALIST in the Navy Reserve Professional Development Center (NRPDC) of NAVRESPRODEVCEN.

Duties

You will work with a team of four to six military personnel on curriculum development, maintenance, course designing and redesigning. You will support programs relating to the training and advancement of department members. You will develop, deliver and maintain curricula for NRPDC courses in accordance with NETC guidance including NAVEDTRA 130, 135, and 136 regulations. You will maintain quality assurance of training within prescribed standards through review of training methodologies, classroom monitoring, instructor evaluation, and inspection of publications, training aids, and training programs. You will evaluate and review training course critiques and assess their validity to determine effectiveness and quality8 of the NRPDC courses as well as assess the needs and suitability of the courses and instructors.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time. 5%

Qualifications

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience developing, delivering, and maintaining curricula for training courses in accordance with NETC guidance. Experience developing, initiating schoolhouse training material for effectiveness, supportability, maintainability and instructional capability of training systems and programs. Experience planning, analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating life cycle maintenance (PADDIE+M), new and existing training courses and training programs/systems across training courses. Experience with cognitive and adult learning theory, and evidence-based practices to produce performance-based training solutions. Experience providing training solutions. Experience with authoring tools and other productivity software applications developing training for a variety of delivery models such as instructor-led training (ILT), e-learning, and interactive courseware, providing technical guidance to junior curriculum developers involved in Instructional System Development (ISD) projects. . Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

In lieu of specialized experience, you may qualify with the following education or combination of both education and experience:

master's or equivalent graduate degree
or
2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree
or
LL.B. or J.D., if related

NOTE: Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels for which both education and experience are acceptable.
Only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be used to qualify applicants for positions at grades GS-9 and GS-11.


A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Contacts

• Address NAVRESPRODEVCEN 400 Russell Ave New Orleans, LA 70143 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]