Summary You will serve as a TRAINING SPECIALIST in the Training Command, Field Medical Training Battalion - West of TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND. Responsibilities You will serve as the Formal School Manager and advise in all school management matters, and assist the Director in planning, directing, assigning and reviewing aspects of Field Medical Train Battalion, advising on all aspects of school operations. You will ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies including merit system principals and prohibited personnel practices. You will communicate performance expectations, holding employees accountable, make distinctions in performance, rewarding excellent performance, prompting development and training, and addressing conduct issues. You will review Course Descriptive Data (CDD), and Programs of Instruction (POI), supervise, coordinate and develop instructional materials and curriculum, develop and managing the training input plan (TIP), and design evaluation programs. You will advise the Director in the professional development of faculty, observe faculty in teaching situations, promote and develop new instruction techniques, and interviews candidates for military and civilian faculty positions. You will determine whether test items match the objective and that testing methodology is appropriate for the objective. You will conduct needs analysis and develop learning analysis, analyze, coordinate, and review learning objectives, training, resource requirements, course content, instructional design plans, and documentation of performance measures. You will conduct statistical studies of examination and assessment results to identify trends and potential problem areas, recommending corrective actions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Analyzing, reviewing, and developing learning objectives, training, course content, and instructional design plans, analyzing educational data, test results, and academic requirements, and managing various aspects of an academic setting such as a class, team, and school. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, 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. Education Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP Applicants: PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.