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Duties

As a/an Supervisory Health Education Specialist, you will perform the following duties: Provide leadership, expertise, and technical assistance across the agency on implementing adult learning standards and developing high quality technology-based training products in support of laboratory education and workforce development activities. Maximize the use of technology for access to more than 300 laboratory training products for DLS, CDC laboratory staff, and more than 40,000 learners in the broader US laboratory workforce in public health and clinical laboratories and the broader testing community. Implement educational practices and techniques in order to maintain the fullest confidence and credibility in achieving successful outcomes of all relevant laboratory education activities. Establish, develop, and maintain effective working relationships with leaders and key Federal, State and local laboratories and private sector organizations involved in laboratory training and workforce development. Serve as senior training liaison to State and local laboratory officials, non-governmental organizations, and other federal agencies. Provide consultation on the development and design of laboratory training programs.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. Time in grade (TIG) must be met within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Basic Qualifications: Degree: that included or was supplemented by major study in education or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position. or Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major in education, or in a subject-matter field appropriate to the position, plus appropriate experience or additional course work that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study described above. Evaluation of Experience: Some positions appropriately classifiable in this series involve work in connection with grants or similar funding activities to further educational progress. For such positions, experience gained in an occupational area similar or closely related to the position is qualifying experience, provided such experience involved judgment of a kind and level of difficulty and responsibility essential to successful performance in the position to be filled. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify at the GS-15 grade level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-14 grade level, which must include the following experience: guiding the development of laboratory online training (e.g., e-learning, virtual reality courses, training webinars, technical guidance); determining overall policies and approaches to be followed to achieve the missions of the organization; and developing and maintaining relationships among a variety of state and local officials, non-government organizations, and other federal agencies. . 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.

Education

Copy of your transcripts or equivalent documentation is required for positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying based on education or a combination of education and experience. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.

College or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. For more information, visit https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address OLSR-DLS-TRAINING AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BRANCH 1600 CLIFTON RD NE ATLANTA, GA 30333 US
• Name: CDC HELPDESK
• Phone: (770) 488-1725
• Email: [email protected]