- Position Title
- Training Specialist
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSU-12737065-25-MR Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, May 19, 2025 to Wednesday, May 28, 2025
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Eligibilities
1.
Are you an employee of the facility indicated for this position?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
- you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND,
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
3.
Are you a Veterans Health Administration employee?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
Preferences
1.
Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for each job listed:
- Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008)
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held
- Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
Assessment 1
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
Individual Occupational Requirements:
Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled.
Do you meet the IOR requirements?
Education
Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled.
or
ExperienceSpecialized 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.
Do you meet the IOR requirements?
2.
Required In addition to the Individual Occupation Requirement, you may qualify based on your 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-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the bachelor's level as well as specialized experience when combined equals 1 year of experience at the next lower grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Do you meet the Specialized Experience listed for the GS9?
- Plans, develops, evaluates, and present the unit's education program.
- Develops, designs, and implements training materials, course methods, and training aids for new and existing clerical, administrative, and clinical employees.
- Designs and/or collects curriculum materials for presentations; ensures appropriateness for audience and setting.
- Understanding about the competency-based orientation and validation program and activities.
- Adheres to procedures, policies, methods, and principles involved in teaching including methods of motivating and encouraging participation.
- Utilizes a variety of teaching methods to reach various learning styles, including hands-on learning.
- Responsible for IT security and confidentiality to data, systems, network, and accessibility.
- Utilizes a variety of learning tools and technologies for instruction implementation.
- Technical knowledge of scheduling, medical software, and general automation equipment for presentation preparation.
- Utilizes written and spoken communication with a variety of audiences; skill in oral presentation.
- Evaluates training program and outcomes and implements changes based on evaluations.
- Evaluates current training material and adapts as needed per target audience and setting.
- Initiates educational programming which is responsive to changes in the policy/procedures/technology, and promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
- Research reference materials and education programs.
- Performs others duties assigned OR,
Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond the bachelor's level as well as specialized experience when combined equals 1 year of experience at the next lower grade level. A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Do you meet the Specialized Experience listed for the GS9?
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Plans, develops, evaluates, and present the unit's education program.
4.
Develops, designs, and implements training materials, course methods, and training aids for new and existing clerical, administrative, and clinical employees.
5.
Designs and/or collects curriculum materials for presentations; ensures appropriateness for audience and setting.
6.
Understanding about the competency-based orientation and validation program and activities.
7.
Adheres to procedures, policies, methods, and principles involved in teaching including methods of motivating and encouraging participation.
8.
Utilizes a variety of teaching methods to reach various learning styles, including hands-on learning.
9.
Responsible for IT security and confidentiality to data, systems, network, and accessibility.
10.
Utilizes a variety of learning tools and technologies for instruction implementation.
11.
Technical knowledge of scheduling, medical software, and general automation equipment for presentation preparation.
12.
Utilizes written and spoken communication with a variety of audiences; skill in oral presentation.
13.
Evaluates training program and outcomes and implements changes based on evaluations.
14.
Evaluates current training material and adapts as needed per target audience and setting
15.
Initiates educational programming which is responsive to changes in the policy/procedures/technology, and promotes the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
16.
Research reference materials and education programs.