Training Instructor
Course Delivery 40 percent Conducts instruction on a variety of professional, leadership, organizational, technical, and educational topics in multiple courses and programs of instruction. Courses may be from purchased materials, locally developed content, VISN, VHA or VA program offices. Examples include but are not limited to LEAD programs (Competency Development for Leaders, Stepping with PRIDE); Aspiring Leaders; VA Voices; Outward Mindset; Own the Moment; Excel Levels 1, 2, and 3; Franklin Covey; Vital Smarts' Crucial Conversations; Basic and Advance Communication; Mentoring and Coaching; Customer Service; Performance-Based Interviewing; Servant Leadership; Basic Instruction; Emotional Intelligence; Patient Experience; Online Collaboration and Virtual Teleconferencing Platforms, and Employee Engagement. Delivers instruction using a variety of delivery modalities (face-to-face, online, or blended) based on course materials, participant needs, and/or environmental conditions. Course Development 25 percent Develops and modifies courses and training programs using up-to-date instructional technologies and adult education best practices in the design, development, and deployment of learner-centric formal training and education. Course development is across multiple content areas, services, and program offices. Designs, creates, and updates full-length courses in multiple subject matter areas. Develops course outlines, detailed instructor guides, participant materials, and storyboards when appropriate. Designs and develops formative and summative assessments to evaluate participant ability to meet course objectives and maximize learning. Uses feedback data to inform changes. Develops in compliance with 508 accessibility guidelines to ensure access by all participants. Course Management 25 percent Analyzes and evaluates NF/SGVHS workforce educational needs to develop comprehensive instructional programs. Applies qualitative and quantitative techniques to improve the quality and relevance of education through research, development, prototype experimentation, demonstration, and training. Compiles, analyzes, and processes one-time and recurring reports on learning program initiatives, trends in workforce development, assessment results, and accumulated feedback data. Strategically uses that information to inform course changes and sustainment. Ensures program integrity and compliance with standard evaluation and assessment criteria. Program Coordination 10 percent Performs liaison and coordination work with governmental and non-governmental personnel. Establishes new contacts within and outside the agency to obtain needed information, often seeking it through direct interviews. Work Schedule:
8:
00 am - 4:
30 pm Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Training Instructor/PD05112A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/20/2020. Selective Placement Factor (SPF):
This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (knowledge, skill, ability or characteristic) basic to and essential for satisfactory performance of the job. SPFs are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration. Proof of the Selective Placement Factor must be provided in your application package. Selective Placement Factor:
Experience in instructing a variety of training programs and curriculum to adult target populations; understanding of adult learning and instructional design principles, including but not limited to the ability to plan, design, develop, and implement training materials. GS-11 Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
(1) develop and update courses (including web-based) policies, guidelines, instructional methods, materials, etc., for training programs and provides instructions regarding on-line training methods. (2) provides training to supervisors and staff and assists in developing policies and standard operating procedures, and (3) Designs studies, training programs, and organizational strategies for identifying opportunities to improve customer service and process quality. OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, OR three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR LL.M., if related. OR, Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education. Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR):
In addition to the Time-In-Grade Requirement, per OPM's Classification and Qualifications Standards, the IOR for the Training Specialist, 1712 series, requires candidates possess either:
Undergraduate and Graduate Education:
Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. OR, Specialized 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. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Customer ServiceEducation and TrainingManages and Organizes InformationProblem Solving 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; religions; 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. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary, although some light physical effort may be required. There may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items including training paperwork or manuals, or small equipment, such as laptop computers, mobile LCD projectors; or driving an automobile. Incumbent may be susceptible to eyestrain from working long hours on the computer. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
8:
00 am - 4:
30 pm Virtual:
This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#:
Training Instructor/PD05112A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives:
Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report:
Not required To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 08/20/2020. Selective Placement Factor (SPF):
This position includes a Selective Placement Factor (knowledge, skill, ability or characteristic) basic to and essential for satisfactory performance of the job. SPFs are a prerequisite to appointment and represent minimum requirements for position. Applicants who do not meet the SPF are ineligible for further consideration. Proof of the Selective Placement Factor must be provided in your application package. Selective Placement Factor:
Experience in instructing a variety of training programs and curriculum to adult target populations; understanding of adult learning and instructional design principles, including but not limited to the ability to plan, design, develop, and implement training materials. GS-11 Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:
Specialized
Experience:
You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-9 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
(1) develop and update courses (including web-based) policies, guidelines, instructional methods, materials, etc., for training programs and provides instructions regarding on-line training methods. (2) provides training to supervisors and staff and assists in developing policies and standard operating procedures, and (3) Designs studies, training programs, and organizational strategies for identifying opportunities to improve customer service and process quality. OR, Education:
Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, OR three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, OR LL.M., if related. OR, Combination:
Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education. Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR):
In addition to the Time-In-Grade Requirement, per OPM's Classification and Qualifications Standards, the IOR for the Training Specialist, 1712 series, requires candidates possess either:
Undergraduate and Graduate Education:
Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. OR, Specialized 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. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:
Customer ServiceEducation and TrainingManages and Organizes InformationProblem Solving 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; religions; 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. Note:
A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements:
The work is primarily sedentary, although some light physical effort may be required. There may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items including training paperwork or manuals, or small equipment, such as laptop computers, mobile LCD projectors; or driving an automobile. Incumbent may be susceptible to eyestrain from working long hours on the computer. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
- Department:
1712 Training Instruction - Salary Range:
$64,009 to $83,210 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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