This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Leadership Development Center, Performance Support Department, New London, CT.

Duties

You will serve as an Instructional Systems Specialist for the Leadership Development Center as a senior member of the Instructional Systems Staff and is primarily responsible for project management, quality assurance, as well as instructional design and development.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.
• Must provide transcripts.

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: Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. 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. 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. 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. 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 specialized experience as identified below.AT THE GS-12: Applicants must have at least year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes:  Planning, advising on, and evaluating instructional systems development projects; developing methods for measuring student retention improvement; evaluating training materials; developing job aids and task-based performance tests; reviewing and monitoring progress of the performance of training courses, study guides and examinations; and developing procedural guidelines for the development and review of courses.  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.

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.

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 2401 Hawkins Point Road BLD 1 STOP 4 Baltimore, Maryland 21226 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]