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U.S. Marine Corps TRAINING SPECIALIST in Quantico, Virginia
Summary You will serve as a TRAINING SPECIALIST in the Marine Corps Center for Learning and Faculty Development (MCCLFD) of TRAINING AND EDUCATION COMMAND. Responsibilities You will be responsible for assessment programs maintenance and management, and continuous evaluation and improvement of assessment programs. You will guide and oversee; assessment programs and manages associated lesson materials used during self-study or facilitation. You will operate web-based design tools such as the Marine Corps Training Information Management System (MCTIMS), Total Learning Architecture (TLA), and the Moodle Learning Management System, among others. You will participate in planning and developing or evaluating and revising the curriculum for academic departments. You will lead documentation and update assessment programs to include resource justifications, integrating learning guideposts for actions as means and reflections as aims, and coordinating learning assessment plans. You will plan, coordinate, facilitate, and oversee assessment program review boards on recurring major reviews and respond to minor review updates that may generate a pen change You will manage performance and written exam grading. You will create, modify, and update written test items for a learning objective. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications GS-12 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 designing assessment experiences, maintaining and managing assessment programs, oversees curricula assessment resources and cost, facilitate lessons within assessment programs; coordinate the activities of assessing learning and program performance for programs with academic accreditation, make recommends and executes long-range planning for life-cycle. GS-11 Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector reviewing assessment programs and materials organize and track data, include instructional media and performance/knowledge testing; assisting in the curriculum management process. 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 GS-11 ONLY: In lieu of specialized experience listed in the Qualifications section, applicants may qualify for the GS-11 position based on education OR equivalent combination of experience and education as follows: Have successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR Have successfully completed three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in Education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. OR Have successfully completed an LL.M. degree that is related to the position being filled. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ OR Have a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. Your percentage of the required education plus your percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information Initial consideration for this announcement is limited to the number of applications listed at the top of this announcement. All applications received on the day the application limit is reached will be accepted and processed. 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. 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 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/ictap/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will receive priority consideration at the Full Performance Level (FPL) and if determined to be Best Qualified at the FPL, and selected, must be placed at the FPL. A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.