Training Instructor
What you'd do
The Training Instructor of the Workplace Violence Prevention Program provides a broad range of educational services and training to the staff throughout Hampton Veterans Affairs Medical Center (HVAMC) and all associated activities, programs, and related committees including but not limited to the Disruptive Behavior Committee (DBC), Harassment Prevention Committee (HPC), and the Prevention and Management of Disruptive Behavior (PMDB) Program.
Major duties
Duties Include: Participates in the development and/or revision of course materials, virtual training, and computer-based training modules. Maintains specialized knowledge of PMDB education and training and provides training and re-training of PMDB skills to Hampton VAMC facility staff. Conducts PMDB training classes in conjunction with other facility trainers and will provide coverage, as necessary, to ensure that an adequate number of qualified trainers are available for all classes (within scope of trainer certification). Performs clerical or technical duties associated with developing, revising, maintaining, recording and/or instructing educational courses. Supports with the utilization of scheduling systems for room reservations and employee pre-registration for selected programs, tracking eligibility and course availability to maximize staff access. Assists with implementation and delivery of the facility's recurring PMDB education program. Performs duties involving the testing of staff with responsibility for planning, scheduling, and administering selected measures. Develops and reviews testing procedures, assures all control measures comply with regulations, prepares reports for management, and recommends changes to the testing program when necessary. Coordinates PMDB Train-the-Trainer (TTT) and continuing education activities for certified trainers, including training initiation of training requests, planning, scheduling, instructor recruitment and selection, course facilitation, assessment, and post-training tasks. Facilitate coordination of activities/tasks with secondary instructor(s), site(s), and teleconferencing staff. nation of activities/tasks with secondary instructor(s), site(s), and teleconferencing staff. Maintains, delivers, and retrieves appropriate materials and equipment and/or special needs for specific course delivery. Promotes awareness of and arranges access to a range of face-to-face PMDB and Violence Prevention educational activities. Performs administrative duties for the Workplace Violence Prevention Program, as needed. Performs activities related to development and oversight of manual and/or automated registration and sign-in processes. Work Schedule: Monday- Friday 8-4:30pm Telework: Ad-Hoc Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Training Instructor/PD01403A Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Critical Skills Incentive (CSI): Not Approved
What you need to qualify
To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 07/06/2026. 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-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. 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. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. 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-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: 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. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; or LL.B. or J.D., if related. (Transcripts required). OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond. (Transcripts required). Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required. 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/.
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