The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Education Service (EDU), is modernizing its operations to provide world-class customer services that enable timely and accurate management of GI Bill education benefits with a single technology platform (or digital solution). VBA EDU is modernizing the way it operates which will bring new policies, processes and procedures.

Duties

Specific duties include: The incumbent is responsible for the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of Education Service training programs. Analyzes, designs and develops training curricula for various position types in Central Office, the field, and/or stakeholder groups. Implements training delivered to Central Office, field staff, and/or stakeholder groups, as well as evaluates learning outcomes to measure effectiveness and revise materials. Instructs, facilitates, and coordinates and asynchronous classroom instruction for Central office, field office employees, and/or stakeholder groups. Conducts and participates in conferences, workshops, and briefings for internal and external stakeholders to inform, obtain information and develop goals and programs relating to Education Service personnel. Evaluates the effectiveness of training to address performance gaps and achieve the desired organizational impact. Develops production schedules, determines program content, edits scripts, and produces graphic materials. Develops and modifies learning products and training material based on new legislation, changes to automated systems and management initiatives. Participates in conferences, webinars and training events to provide information on procedural guidance needed to adjudicate eligibility and entitlement decisions. Plans, promotes, and develops educational design strategies for educational programs/events and products by leading effective teams and providing clear direction. Reviews modifications to existing training to determine impact on training aids and lesson plans being used by stakeholders. Revises aids and courses and prepares instructions for revisions by SMEs. Plans and coordinates related training-aid development activities to ensure that component parts of major items and quantities specified will meet program requirements for training classes. Plans, promotes, and develops educational design strategies for educational programs/events and products by leading effective teams and providing clear direction. Independently plans and oversees administration of day-to-day training integration and coordination activities, to include the development, justification and execution of training, education, and professional development. Acts as project manager for contractor-based program development. Reviews operations, including the meeting of program milestones, timeliness of special projects, efficiency of methodologies employed, procedures followed, and controls applied. Reviews completed lesson plans and time requirements with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from other teams in order to assure that scope of course content will meet the customers' needs and overall time allowances are compatible with individual lesson plans. Evaluates program effectiveness by review of reports, direct observation, discussion with team members and consultation with customers. Plans and coordinates related training aid development activities to ensure that component parts of major items and quantities specified will meet program requirements for training classes. Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level. The grade progression for this position is GS 11/12/13. Work Schedule: Full time, Monday through Friday Compressed/Flexible: Not Available Telework: Available per agency and program policy. Virtual: This is a virtual position. NOTE: This is not a remote position. This position will be located at a duty station in either Atlanta, GA, Buffalo, NY, Muskogee, OK, or Washington, DC. The selectee must physically report to the local regional office in one of these locations as the official duty station on a routine basis. Current employees of the St. Louis Regional Office and AC&L employees are eligible to apply and remain at their current duty location. Telework for this position is available per agency and program policy. Position Description/PD#: DGIB Training Specialist (National Training Team Processing); 39107A, 39108A, 39109A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not Required

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• You may be required to serve a probationary period
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement:08/09/2024. TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements. To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. You must provide a copy of your most recent SF-50 that indicates proof of status, and shows Time in Grade (for example, you were a career or career-conditional employee) and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must also submit your most recent promotion or within-grade increase in addition to your recent SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. DO NOT submit Award SF-50's and/or General Adjustment SF-50's as they cannot be used to prove time-in-grade. GS-11: position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09 level. GS-12: position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-11 level. GS-13: position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-12 level. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. NOTE: To support your claim that you have the required time-in-grade, you must submit your most recent promotion, within-grade increase, or appointment SF-50. If you previously held a higher grade, you must also submit any SF-50 showing that grade. General Adjustment and Award SF-50's CANNOT be used for time-in-grade verification. AND Basic Qualification Requirement: Applicants must meet one of the below listed Individual Occupational Requirements to qualify for the GS-1712 series: Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their application how the standards are met. The basic requirement is to hold a degree in Education, or a subject area related to the position being filled; OR possess specialized 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. AND MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS-11 Grade Level: Specialized Experience GS-11: Experience in work related to processing VBA education benefit claims under title 38 USC and/or compliance & approvals for GI Bill schools. Experience in creation and delivery training content. Including but not limited to experience in developing training content using Adobe products, Microsoft PowerPoint and/or any other instructional design software application. Or Education Substitution: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have A Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Transcripts (official or unofficial) must be submitted when using any part of education to qualify. GS-12 Grade Level: Specialized Experience GS-12: Experience in work related to processing VBA education benefit claims under title 38 USC and/or compliance & approvals for GI Bill schools. Experience in creation and delivery training content. Including but not limited to experience in developing training content using Adobe products, Microsoft PowerPoint and/or any other instructional design software application. Develops classroom handouts, instructional materials, aids, and manuals and stays abreast of new trends and tools. GS-12 Education: No educational substitute at the GS-12 grade level. GS-13 Grade Level: Specialized Experience GS-13: Experience in work related to processing VBA education benefit claims under title 38 USC and/or compliance & approvals for GI Bill schools. Experience in creation and delivery training content. Including but not limited to experience in developing training content using Adobe products, Microsoft PowerPoint and/or any other instructional design software application. Develops classroom handouts, instructional materials, aids, and manuals and stays abreast of new trends and tools. Instructs courses that cover advanced technical systems or subject-matter areas comparable to the upper-division undergraduate level. GS-13 Education: No educational substitute at the GS-13 grade level. Combining Education & Experience: If you do not fully meet the length of experience and education described for a specific grade level (e.g. have six months of experience and some coursework but not a degree), the two can be combined to total 100% of the requirement. Click here for more information. GS-11 Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify. To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned. When substituting you can use graduate level education you have earned beyond a Bachelor's Degree. Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-11. For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e. 50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. 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; religions; 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. Full vs. Part-Time Employment: Full-time employment is considered to be at least 35 hours per week. Part-time experience will be credited on a pro-rated basis; when including part-time employment in your resume you must specify the average hours worked per week. Physical Requirements: The work is sedentary, although some slight physical effort may be required. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at http://://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to be credited towards qualifications. Provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

All education claimed by applicants will be verified upon appointment. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript to receive credit.

Contacts

• Address VBA Human Resources Center - Central Office 810 Vermont Ave NW Washington, DC 20420 US
• Name: Eric Kelly
• Phone: (410) 230-4417 X2770
• Email: [email protected]