This vacancy is for a GS-1750-12, Instructional Systems Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, TRACEN YORKTOWN COMMAND STAFF. Duty location is USCG Training Center, Yorktown, VA.

Duties

You will serve as an Instructional Systems Specialist and be responsible for supporting the Boat Forces Readiness System (BFRS). BFRS is a collection of resources and processes elements which anticipates, prepares, and sustains the performance needs of the Boat Forces community, including Boat Forces program policy, doctrine, Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP), assessment, performance support, and evaluation. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include:

Requirements

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. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. In addition to meeting the basic requirements listed above, applicants must have specialized experience as identified below. To qualify at the GS-12 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal sector. 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 must include the following: Analyzing data (reports, assessments, and database) and identifying trends caused by performance gaps then build performance tools to mitigate gaps in performance. Collaborating in small groups of subject matter experts from diverse backgrounds to create performance tools (job aids, instructional guides, visual aids, instruction, other doctrine). Participating in a cyclical continuous improvement process of assessments, performance support, evaluating performance, and providing feedback. NOTE: Education CANNOT be substituted for experience at this grade level. 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. The 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.

Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered.

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

Student Loan

Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000. Receipt of this incentive will require a three-year service agreement.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Collette McKinley
• Phone: 206-831-0226
• Email: [email protected]