Training Instructor

Summary

The Long Beach VA Medical Center is currently recruiting for one (1) Training Instructor to work in Environmental Management Services (EMS) Long Beach, CA. The incumbent serves as a Training Instructor for EMS, providing training related to the hospital's major environmental management programs of national scope, interest, and significance. Welcome to VA Long Beach Tibor Rubin - History

Duties

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Performs regular assignments related to training course development, delivery, modification, and evaluation. Conducts training studies and analyses in EMS's functional specialties or subject matter area. Gathers information, analyzes data, develops findings, and makes recommendations that are largely modeled on precedents. Develops and maintains training materials and curricula for multiple EMS courses to be presented to staff. Coordinates EMS training activities related to assignments and projects to develop and implement training courses or course materials. Develop comprehensive training courses on all aspects of healthcare environmental services. Maintain an updated library of training materials, educational curricula and the procedure manual. Assume a proactive role in identifying policies, procedures, standards or protocols requiring review and/or revision. Provide recommendations to management specific to educational activities and program issues. Mentor staff on professional and career development. Interact professionally and collaboratively with all levels of staff, fostering effective communication and conflict resolution. Perform other related duties as assigned. Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:30 am - 4:00 pm Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Training Instructor/PD99770S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Not Authorized

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 11/13/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. This position has an Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR). You must meet the following: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. OR, Specialized Experience: 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. In addition to meeting the IOR above, you must meet the experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: experience that demonstrates a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction; 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. OR, EDUCATION (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) - Applicants must possess master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or LL.B or J.D. OR, COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) - Combination of successfully completed graduate education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.

Education

IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.