Job opening: Training Specialist (Psychological Operations)
Salary: $90 744 - 117 963 per year
Published at: Aug 08 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: U.S. Army Special Operations Command (USASOC), Fort Liberty, NC. The 2022 Best Places to Work rankings, led by the Partnership for Public Service, showed USASOC ranked as the #1 best place to work in all Army subcomponents. The ranking is based on views from USAOC employees who have voluntarily submitted feedback by taking the Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). We lead in effective leadership, work-life balance, and matching employees' skills with the mission.
Duties
Monitors and analyzes operational lessons learned, evolving concepts, doctrine, changes in the operating environment, transformational technologies, and other triggering circumstances.
Develop U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) institutional transformation objectives into viable training products, materials, and programs.
Develop U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School (USAJFKSWCS) institutional transformation objectives into viable training products, materials, and programs.
Researches, analyzes, and evaluates usability of simulations, simulators, and computer gaming platforms for inclusion in existing programs of instruction to improve, enhance, or replace current methodologies.
Develops training materials for course or cluster of courses in assigned subject field derived from a combination of education and experience and develops appropriate implementing documentation and enterprise approaches.
Planning, preparation, execution, or assessment of Psychological Operations functions.
Requirements
- This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.
- This position is a testing designated position and requires a drug test.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
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)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency 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 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 educational design and/or training development, in an accredited civilian academic or military institutional setting, which includes analyzing specialized training and job performance requirements; individual task analysis and evaluating curriculum to deliver required knowledge, skills and attributes; establishing student performance metrics that meet requirements for a professional, technical, or degreed certification. Curriculum background in psychology, marketing, mass communication, sociology or anthropology, political science or international relations, social media, information operations or information warfare, civil affairs, public affairs, or other related influence capabilities. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).
Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Education / Training Program AdministrationLearning and Program EvaluationTraining and Education AnalysisWriting
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).
Education
This job does not have an education qualification requirement.
Contacts
- Address DN-W1E0AA USAJFK SPECIAL WARFARE CENTER AND SCHOOL
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Fort Liberty, NC 28310
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- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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