This vacancy is for a GS-1712-13, Training Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, TRACEN YORKTOWN MARINE INSPECTION and INVESTIGATION SCHOOL. Duty station is located in Yorktown, VA.

Duties

You will serve as a Training Specialist and be responsible for designing, developing, revision, and conducting courses under the Marine Inspection/Investigation School (TPII), which also includes establishing training criteria to meet organizational requirements, formulating training plans, assess program effectiveness, and developing improved curricula. Serves as a liaison with program staff at the Office of Investigation (CG-INV) and Office of Commercial Vessell Compliance (CG-CVC).

Requirements

Qualifications

Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR): 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 Qualifications Applicant must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level (in the federal service). 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. Examples of specialized experience include: Experience on vessel hulls, vessel load lines, vessel construction and applicable standards Interaction with vessel owners or masters on required corrective actions Experience investigating deaths, injuries, property loss, and environmental damage in the maritime industry determine the associated human performance, equipment, and environmental casual factors and making critical safety recommendations to prevent recurrence. Experience investigating merchant mariner negligence, misconduct, incompetence, and dangerous drug use leading to appropriate remedial suspension or revocation. Experience investigating criminal and civil offenses for assessment of civil penalties or referral for criminal prosecution. Interaction with members of various law enforcement groups, maritime companies, ship pilot associations, and federal and local government agencies. Assisting in development, maintenance, and review of applicable agency aids, job aids, tactics, techniques and procedures and other identified performance support interventions. 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 not 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

Contacts

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