Job opening: Instructional Systems Specialist
Salary: $90 833 - 118 079 per year
Published at: Nov 05 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Explore a new career with the BLM - where our people are our most precious resource.
This position is located in National Training Center (NTC) / Headquarters in Phoenix, AZ. Information about Phoenix and the surrounding area can be found at Phoenix Chamber of Commerce
We expect to fill one vacancy at this time; however, additional positions may be filled from this announcement if they become available.
Duties
Designs, develops, reviews and revises a wide variety of training products for adults on different platforms
Analyzes education and training needs and developing instructional materials
Performs program evaluations to track progress, effectiveness, and return on investment of educational and training programs
Delivers instructor-led and technology-enhanced training
Requirements
- U.S. Citizenship is required. Direct Deposit Required.
- Be sure to read the "How to Apply" and "Required Documents" Sections.
- You cannot hold an active real estate license; nor can you have an interest or hold stocks in firms with interest in Federal Land.
- Appointment will be subject to a favorably adjudicated background/suitability investigation/determination.
- May require a one year probationary period.
Qualifications
In order to be rated as qualified for this position, we must be able to determine that you meet the qualification requirements - please be sure to include this information in your resume. No assumptions will be made about your experience.
You must possess one (1) full year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 level that is equivalent in difficulty and complexity. Specialized experience is defined as: designing training courses and developing curriculum; advising and guiding subject matter experts develop training products; instructing training courses; creating and evaluating course content; analyzing training needs by coordinating with management officials.
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.
Applicants must meet both eligibility and qualification requirements for the position of interest by the closing date of the announcement.
Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade requirement in accordance with 5 CFR 300.604. If you are a current Federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must have completed a minimum of 52 weeks at the next lower grade level.
Education
This position has a positive education requirement which requires that you have:Basic Requirements:
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.
If using education to qualify, you must submit copies of all transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades from an accredited U.S. college/university. See Required Documents section for more information.
Contacts
- Address BLM, Headquarters Office
BLM, National Operations Center, HR-250
Denver Federal Center, Building 85
P.O. Box 25047
Denver, CO 80225
US
- Name: HQ/NOC HR
- Phone: 303-236-6421
- Email: [email protected]
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