You will serve as a INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST at the Naval Service Training Command (NSTC).

Duties

You will coordinate all new and revised curricula for officer training, developing and recommending policy and direction for development, maintenance, management and evaluation of programs and materials. You will oversee the course curricula review and coordinate the approval process for all Naval Science courses. You will provide educational expertise to Course Coordinators in the instructional design/curricula development process and the timing of each step. You will plan educational activities for new faculty; identify training needs of new instructors as related to development for assignment. You will assist in the establishment of annual fiscal requirements, and also manages and coordinates assigned short fuse projects on a variety of topics.

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• You will be required to complete training, obtain, and maintain a government credit card for travel and travel-related purchases.
• This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Plans, coordinates, and develops curriculum guides for courses and oversees instructional design and maintenance of program curriculum; 2) Provides curriculum accreditation process for courses or post-secondary curriculum, managing curriculum review, and ensuring final product is compliant with all requirements; 3) Manages Learning Management Systems and provides guidance and direction to course coordinators, controlling system access and training users; 4) Researches and prepares of training aids, training materials, training technology, textbooks, and delivery methods for adult learning; and 5) Executes the program's instructor preparation and evaluation programs/courses, including coordinating event spaces, developing schedules and arranging guest presenters/instructors. NOTE: THIS INFORMATION MUST BE SUPPORTED IN YOUR RESUME TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE POSITION. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1700/instructional-systems-series-1750/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual:

Applicants must possess a 4 year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position. My course work included study in at least four of the five following areas:
1) Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.
2) 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.
3) 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.
4) 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.
5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.

Contacts

• Address NSTC GREAT LAKES 2601A Paul Jones Street Great Lakes, IL 60088 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]