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Position Title
Training Specialist - NEO Coordinator
Agency
Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number
CAZP-12751477-25-CJ Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, June 23, 2025 to Tuesday, July 8, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
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.
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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.
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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.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications. Do not include a photograph or video of yourself, or any sensitive information (age, date of birth, marital status, protected health information, religious affiliation, social security number, etc.) on your resume or cover letter. We will not access web pages or encrypted, and digitally signed documents linked on your resume or cover letter to determine your qualifications.
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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). (limit characters)
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in the Training Specialist GS-1712-11 position. We will evaluate your application and responses to determine if you are among the best qualified for this position.

Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your background and experience that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task. Please read the announcement in its entirety and review your responses for accuracy before you submit this questionnaire. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. YOUR RESUME MUST SUPPORT THE RESPONSES YOU SELECT. WE CANNOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR QUALIFICATIONS.
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Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
1. English Language Proficiency: Are you proficient in spoken and written English?
In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7402(d), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. In accordance with VA Handbook 5005, part II, chapter 3, section A, paragraph 3j?
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2. GS-11 SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Do you have one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-9) in Federal service that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled?

Specialized experience for this position consists of: teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field, and having a practical knowledge of the educational process and the principles of adult learning to teach effectively and creatively; supervising or administering a training program; developing or reviewing training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results; using computers, audiovisual, teleconferencing and videoconferencing equipment to design educational materials; knowledge of the health care environment in order to successfully plan educational activities to impact that setting; working with quality improvement principles, practices, and tools necessary for analysis and evaluation of processes and effective follow-up; knowledge of the educational process and the principles of adult learning in order to assess, design, implement, and evaluate educational activities; and knowledge of personality, cognitive, and psychosocial variables as they relate to human performance and group dynamics.

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-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-9. 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.
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3. GS-11 EXPERIENCE: Please choose the best answer to your education and experience.

Specialized experience for this position consists of: teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field, and having a practical knowledge of the educational process and the principles of adult learning to teach effectively and creatively; supervising or administering a training program; developing or reviewing training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results; using computers, audiovisual, teleconferencing and videoconferencing equipment to design educational materials; knowledge of the health care environment in order to successfully plan educational activities to impact that setting; working with quality improvement principles, practices, and tools necessary for analysis and evaluation of processes and effective follow-up; knowledge of the educational process and the principles of adult learning in order to assess, design, implement, and evaluate educational activities; and knowledge of personality, cognitive, and psychosocial variables as they relate to human performance and group dynamics.
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This section will be used to determine if you possess the experience needed to qualify for this position. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. These are the minimum qualifications requirements for a Training Specialist. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
4. Develops effective working relationships with staff responsible for related programs and services. Provides consultation and technical assistance to other program areas to integrate Veterans health education across the continuum of care within the facility. (limit characters)
5. Collaborates with department staff to plan, implement and evaluate organizational programs, activities and services. Provides consultation and training to staff members to enhance their understanding and practice of evidence-based adult education learning styles for educational development. (limit characters)
6. Works with department leadership to assure that the Education Program contributes to the facility's mission, goals, and objectives. Participates in the establishment and review of pertinent policies and procedures. (limit characters)
7. Collaborates with interdisciplinary staff to plan, implement, and evaluate Veterans Health Education programs, activities, and services. (limit characters)
8. Collaborates with interdisciplinary staff members to plan , implement, and evaluate Veterans Health Education programs, activities and services, by providing consultation and training to enhance their understanding and practices of evidence-based health education interventions and skills, and health education program development. (limit characters)
RESUME REMINDER: Your resume must include the following information each job listed:
  • Job title Duties (be as detailed as possible)
  • Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008 or 4/24-Present or 6/25-9/25)
  • Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week e.g. 40 hrs; 12 hrs etc.)
  • 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.

Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications.

To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THESE QUESTIONS WILL RESULT IN AN INELIGIBLE RATING. YOUR RESUME MUST SUPPORT THE RESPONSES YOU SELECT. WE CANNOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR QUALIFICATIONS.

TRANSCRIPT REMINDER:
If you are basing your qualifications on education (or a combination of education and experience) or if the position requires a college education to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts with your application.
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9. CERTIFICATION:
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C.1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled; I may be denied an appointment; or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated and that responding "No" or providing no response to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
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