Summary Support the Chief Learning Office in DCSA's Security Training Directorate. Serve as a liaison between CLO and ST's Training Centers: Center for Development of Security Excellence (CDSE), DCSA Security Academy, and the National Center for Credibility Assessment. Responsible for gathering requirements from and coordinating Center implementation of CLO-driven learning and technology solutions. Coordinate between DCSA, DoD Components/Activities/Agencies, Federal agencies, Industry, and others. Responsibilities As a SUPERVISORY TRAINING SPECIALIST you will be responsible for the following duties: Facilitating innovation and the continuous modernization of learning products that align with security community needs and learning best practices. Making recommendations and determinations concerning learning products and instructional strategies. Making recommendations and determinations concerning adoption and implementation of learning technologies. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications This position has a Basic Requirement for the 1712: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1700/training-instruction-series-1712/EducationUndergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. OR Specialized Experience Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: 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. If you are using your education to meet the IOR: You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable at time of application. The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened from the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: General Schedule Qualification Standards (opm.gov) i.e. for OPM qualification standards, competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by 02/11/2025. In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirements for the 1712 series above, your application package must reflect the applicable specialized experience below. Applicant must have directly applicable experience that demonstrates the possession of the knowledge, skills, abilities and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Qualifying experience may have been acquired in any public or private sector job, but will clearly demonstrate past experience in the application of the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have specialized experience sufficient to demonstrate that you have acquired all the competencies necessary to perform at a level equivalent in difficulty, responsibility, and complexity to the next lower grade GS/GG 13 in the Federal service and are prepared to take on greater responsibility. Generally, this would include one year or more of such specialized experience. Specialized experience for this position includes: For instructional systems design and learning solutions, the incumbent must possess: - In-depth knowledge of current and evolving methods and techniques of adult learning theories - Advanced skill in the planning, analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation of training programs using a wide range of instructional methods, materials, and techniques. - Proven ability to apply learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and evaluation of instructional material. - Knowledge of how to sustain instructional systems design best practices as well as how to apply design methods to improve instructional effectiveness. - In-depth knowledge of the techniques appropriate for: identifying gaps and requirements by conducting Training Needs Analyses (TNAs), analyzing learner characteristics, defining objectives/outcomes, developing instructional strategies, designing training materials and assessment techniques, developing training materials and evaluating training effectiveness. Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies: Training and Education Analysis: Analyze processes/programs and interpret results in assessing training and education requirements. Identify individual and collective training and education capabilities and resourcing gaps and develop gap mitigation strategies. Instructional Design: Design and select training and educational methods and strategies for targeted competencies. Sequence instructional components for application in new or existing learning programs to satisfy programmatic requirements. Learning and Program Evaluation: Assess the learning outcomes, design, and effectiveness of curricula and training programs, using internal and external assessment methods and tools, to ensure quality and degree of implementation, and to inform instructional decisions. Education Consultation, Coaching and Collaboration: Provide consultation, coaching and collaborative opportunities to implement research-based, learner-centered instructional practices to foster professionalism, improve learning outcomes, and support transfer of learning into practice. Education and Training Technology: Identify, evaluate, and leverage emerging and existing technologies that provide rigorous, relevant, and engaging education for instructors and learners. Education Substitution of education may not be used in lieu of specialized experience for this grade level. Foreign Education: For further information, click on the following link: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/ Additional Information VETERANS PREFERENCE/CURRENT OR FORMER FEDERAL In accordance with DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 2005, veterans preference is not required to be applied when considering candidates with prior Federal competitive or excepted service who have completed a probationary or trial period and have not been separated for cause. Therefore, veterans preference will not be applied to applicants with current federal service, or former federal civilian service meeting the above criteria. Other Notes: Re-employed Annuitant: This position does not meet criteria for re-employed annuitant. The DoD criteria for hiring Re-employed Annuitants can be found at: https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/1400.25-V300.pdf Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a two-year trial period. If selected, Federal employees currently serving in the competitive service must acknowledge that they will voluntarily leave the competitive service by accepting an offer of employment for a DCIPS excepted service positions. If selected, non-DCIPS candidates must acknowledge in writing that the position they have been selected for is in the excepted service and covered by DCIPS. Selection under this appointment authority does not confer civil service competitive status. All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF50 (Notification of Personnel Action) showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive); or similar Notification of Personnel Action documentation, i.e., Transcript of Service, Form 1150, etc. Resumes should NOT include: Classified information/SSN/Photo of yourself/personal information (gender, religion, affiliation, etc./Encrypted digitally signed docs). Resumes with this prohibited information will be automatically ineligible for consideration.