Training Specialist (Distance Learning)

Summary

This position is located within the United States Fire Administration, Emmitsburg, Maryland. The ideal candidate for this position will have knowledge/education/experience in the fields of adult learning, and emerging educational technology including web-based course applications, standards of e-learning, and learning management/course management/content management systems.

Duties

What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as the Training Specialist. Typical assignments include: Developing a wide variety of course content using template page design, collaboration tools, and various web media. Researching emerging learning technology to evaluate the feasibility of implementing new technology solutions to maximize course delivery capabilities. Assisting with the delivery of distance learning, online training, and synchronous virtual training Working with the Section 508 coordinator, maintains "trusted tester" certification, and provides oversight and expertise to ensure all web-based and distance learning course materials comply with the provisions of Section 508. What else do I need to know? At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

Qualifications

Individual Occupational Requirements Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. OR 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. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement. GS-09: To qualify for this position at the GS- 9 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-7 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following: Coordinating and negotiating with internal and external agency or external entities to ensure compliance; AND Researching regulations and guidelines to efficiently and effectively resolve problems; AND Working knowledge of adult learning, and emerging educational technology, to deliver training programs that comply with learning objectives and e-learning standards. OR Education Substitution: Have successfully completed 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Master's degree in a related field or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR Have a combination or both Specialized experience and education as listed above. GS-11: To qualify for this position at the GS-11 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following: Making strategic decisions on timeline adjustments and task; AND Conducting validity and reliability of test studies; AND Analyzing audiovisual aids. OR Education Substitution: Have successfully completed 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D degree in a related field or LL.B., if related. OR Have a combination or both Specialized experience and education as listed above. GS-12: To qualify for this position at the GS-12 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following: Using electronic spreadsheets and databases (e.g. Microsoft excel pivot tables, sorting, macros, etc.) to conduct studies and analysis to create reports for management; AND Using methods and techniques from the fields of adult learning and emerging educational technology to improve the delivery of training programs; AND Reviewing training material and presenting in oral or written form statistical and evaluative findings to management. In addition to the minimum qualifications described above, you must meet the following requirement(s) to be considered qualified for the position: Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Are you qualifying based on your work experience? Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the grade level, occupational series and dates in which you held each grade level. Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsibl