Fort Leonard Wood MO -- KM instructor GS 11 -- Army
CIFL since2008
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/478847100/
Instructional Systems Specialist
Department of the Army
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command
Chemical School
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Duties
Summary
Civilian employees serve a vital role in supporting the Army mission. They provide the skills that are not readily available in the military, but crucial to support military operations. The Army integrates the talents and skills of its military and civilian members to form a Total Army.
About the Position:
This position is located at the Chemical School at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Fort Leonard Wood is located in the beautiful South-Central Missouri Ozarks. The Fort covers more than 61,000 acres and is located in Pulaski County, Missouri. Bordering the installation to the North are the towns of Waynesville/St. Robert and Interstate 44. St. Louis is a 2 hour drive to the East along I-44 and Springfield is a little more than an hour's drive to the West of Fort Leonard Wood.
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 Permanent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)
- Executive Order (E.O.) 12721
- Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan
- Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473
- Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)
- Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer
- Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement Eligible
- People with Disabilities, Schedule A
- Priority Placement Program (PPP), Program S (Military Spouse) registrant
- Reinstatement
- Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998
- Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA)
Learn more about this agencyResponsibilities
As an Instructional Systems Specialist, your duties will include the following:
- Perform a variety of functional and analytical assignments associated with improving, integrating and utilizing educational technologies in non-resident and resident courseware and life-long learning.
- Serve as lead educational technology and knowledge management integrator.
- Develop an evolving technology integration plan for the directorate and school.
- Provide instruction on the delivery of technology enhanced training and education to the U. S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School and Brigade faculty.
- Provide constant evolving integration of strategic communications, distance education, collaboration tools, knowledge management, simulations, gaming and media into a lifelong learning environment.
- Serve as the primary integrator and software support for systems which include the Blackboard Academic Suite, the Army Training Requirements & Resource System (ATTRS), Army Knowledge Online (AKO), and distance learning management systems.
- Evaluate data and provide sound recommendations and justification to assist management on maximum utilization of civilian and military training developers and instructors accomplish the full scope of the U. S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School's lifelong learning workload.
Travel Required
Occasional travel - Temporary Duty (TDY) travel may be required 10% of the time.
Supervisory status
No
Who May Apply
This job is open to…
Status Candidates, Military Spouse, ICTAP, NAFI, Schedule A and VEOA EligiblesQuestions? This job is open to 4 groups.
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Requirements
Conditions Of Employment
Other Requirements: Click here for expanded definitions.
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration.
- You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship.
- Two year trial/probationary period may be required.
- Appointment is subject to the completion of a favorable suitability or fitness determination.
- Direct Deposit of Pay is Required.
- Incumbent must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance.
- Temporary Duty (TDY) travel is required 10% of the time.
Qualifications
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.
Basic Requirement for Instructional Systems Specialist:
Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher 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: (1) Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material. (2) 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. (3) 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. (4) 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. OR (5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.
In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting analysis of technology hardware and content delivery systems; applying developed guidelines to existing system configuration and design; providing solutions that affect the design of instructional systems and training programs; performing training needs assessments; and evaluating existing instructional materials. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).
All applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcements.
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Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position.
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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:- Instructional and Performance Support Technology
- Instructional Implementation
- Instructional Program Evaluation
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-09).Education
Only degrees from an accredited college or university recognized by the Department of Education are acceptable to meet positive education requirements or to substitute education for experience. For additional information, please go to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and U.S. Department of Education websites at - http://www.opm.gov/qualifications and http://www.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html
Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered for this position. Please submit your foreign education evaluation with your application.Additional information
- If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
- Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees.
- If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet.
- This is a Career Program (CP) 32 position
- Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement.
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is NOT authorized.
- Recruitment/Retention Incentives are NOT authorized.