This vacancy is for a GS-1750-12, Lead Instructional Systems Specialist, located in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Force Readiness Command, Aviation Technical Training Center (ATTC), Performance Systems Branch, Elizabeth City, NC.
Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: 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. 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. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.Specialized experience must include the following: Applying and developing criteria or requirements for testing and evaluating new approaches and concepts for education or training programs. Overseeing the development of standardized design/development efforts. Developing strategies to accomplish training objectives with a cost saving approach. Providing advice and recommendations regarding the processes used to analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate both traditional and non-traditional performance improvement interventions such as resident training, simulations and simulators, job aids, electronic performance support systems, websites and e-learning. 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.
You will serve as a Lead Instructional Systems Specialist and be responsible for serving as Team/Work Leader for a variety of instructional design and development projects, producing Advanced Distributed Learning products, including but not limited to Self-Paced e-Learning (SPeL), Electronic Performance Support Solutions (EPSS), and Targeted Blended Media Elements (TBME). Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Articulating and communicating assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, and/or program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion to the team. Using a systems approach to design, develop and/or revise innovative instructional materials, producing Advanced Distributed Learning products, including but not limited to, SPeL, EPSS, and TBME for Training Division's schools and staff as well as for hosting on the CG Learning Management System. Developing, maintaining, and managing a program for division staff members to grow professionally at all levels within the Coast Guard Training System. Developing innovative and effective processes for evaluating Training Division curricula and performance supports in accordance with Coast Guard Training System Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), Volume 3, Evaluation.