Instructional Systems Specialist
What you'd do
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Administration, Office of Human Resources, Human Capital Management, headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia. This announcement will close at 11:59 PM, on the day that 75 applications have been received or on the closing date, whichever is first.
Major duties
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING DAY TO DAY As an Instructional Systems Specialist, you will: Apply adult learning principles and instructional systems design (ISD) processes to create complete, self-contained training products, including instructor-led courses, e-learning solutions, blended learning programs, job aids, learning plans, curricula, and assessments. Conduct task and needs analyses to determine training requirements and priorities relative to organizational needs and available resources. Design and conduct formative and summative evaluations to measure training effectiveness, impact, and value. Develop instructional materials and learning solutions, including assessments, job aids, instructor-led courses, e-learning modules, and blended learning products. Ensure adherence to instructional systems design best practices and accessibility and interoperability requirements, including Section 508 and SCORM standards. Serve as an authoritative consultant and troubleshooter for training and instructional systems design activities. Consult with component customers and project managers to clarify requirements, project scope, timelines, and resource needs. Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure training content, delivery methods, and logistics met organizational needs. Identify and recommended solutions for compliance gaps and program issues and collaborate with components to resolve deficiencies.
What you need to qualify
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR Basic Qualifications: 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. AND Minimum Qualifications: You must have one year of specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the Federal service performing ALL of the following: Applying adult learning principles and instructional systems design (ISD) methodologies to design, develop, implement, and evaluate instructor-led, e-learning, and blended training programs and curricula. Conducting training needs assessments, task analyses, and program evaluations to identify organizational training requirements and measure training effectiveness and outcomes. Developing instructional materials, assessments, job aids, and learning solutions while ensuring compliance with accessibility and interoperability standards such as Section 508 and SCORM. Consulting with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and management officials to coordinate training initiatives, resolve program issues, and provide technical guidance on instructional design and workforce development activities. Documenting experience: IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational application questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above. 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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited. OPM Qualification General Policies Website
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