INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST

Full Job Description

You will serve as a INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST for the Navy Education and Training Command at the CENTER FOR SEABEES AND FACILITIES ENGINEERING. CENSEABEESFACENG.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of Instructional System Specialist experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Conducting analyses of occupational areas or jobs to determine requirements for instructional systems or development of training programs; 2) Applying instructional program evaluation theories and strategies to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of instructional programs; 3) Developing and revising instructional materials for courses or occupations; and 4) Developing objective tests and other instruments to measure student achievement.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Instructional Systems Series 1750 (opm.gov) Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

• You will provide quality assurance, educational standardization, oversight of assigned curriculum, educational tools, technical training solutions, and support of professional development continuums throughout assigned functional areas.
• You will work within teams of Training Managers and Specialists to oversee and implement the training solutions, develop criteria, draft policy for curriculum, and provide professional instructional systems development advice and support.
• You will liaise with the academic community and military and civilian research organizations for the purpose of staying current on advances in training development and delivery.
• You will be the resident expert in training management and program analysis providing expert advice on programmatic aspects of instructional systems design, training and cost analysis, and budgetary requirements for products and services.
• You will review and recommend approval of policies/procedures; curricula; instructional methods/techniques; qualifications of staff/faculty; adequacy and utilization of training aids/devices, facilities, equipment, testing, and student counseling.
• You will conduct research and studies to identify new methodologies, technologies, and techniques to improve the delivery of training, and oversees the integration of research results and analyses into training programs and systems.