Quality Assurance Specialist

Full Job Description

About the Position: Oahu is the 3rd largest island in the Hawaiian chain. It is home to about three-fourths of the state's population.

The island is very geographically diverse with mountains, rainforests, volcanic craters, tropics, beaches and much more.

It is highly recommended that research be done about the cost of living in Hawaii prior to applying. For information about Hawaii, the island of Oahu, visit: http://www.hvcb.org.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes reviewing quality assurance plans and programs of instruction, educational activities, administrative processes; analyzing quality data to detect unsatisfactory trends or weaknesses in the quality/inspection system; and preparing reports or charts depicting pertinent relationships using statistical methods.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Major Duties:

• Serve as a key advisor and technical authority on all quality assurance matters pertaining to the Sergeant William R Jecelin Noncommissioned Officer Academy- Hawaii.
• Responsible for developing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive quality assurance program.
• Conduct evaluations, analyze data, identify areas for improvement, and recommend corrective actions to enhance the overall effectiveness.
• Identify areas for improvement in the programs and processes.
• Provide guidance and support to faculty on assessment methodologies, instructional effectiveness, and quality assurance processes.