INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEMS SPECIALIST

• You will evaluate the effectiveness of instructional and educational programs.
• You will establish instructional design and development criteria through the analysis of educational or instructional problems.
• You will communicate regularly with subject matter experts and course faculty advisors to solicit feedback, identify best practices, and share strategies.
• You will write technical reports documenting the efforts, conclusions, or recommendations of analysis and evaluations.
• You will arrange documents (e.g., Naval messages, correspondence, reports, memoranda, point papers, briefs) to optimize efficiency and effectiveness.
• You will observe instructor performance throughout the training facility and evaluates performance utilizing a standardized checklist.
• You will participate in special projects such as pilot programs, functional process improvement teams, quality teams, and working groups.

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
• This is a bargaining unit position.

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS 07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
*Experience determining suitability and educational adequacy of materials based on the needs and learning objectives.
*Experience writing lesson plans, training texts, instructors' manuals, and supplemental study guides.
*Experience constructing and revising objective tests that cover designated units of established courses of a conventional nature.
*Experience reviewing and evaluating existing audiovisual aids such as film strips, slide-tape presentations, charts, diagrams, and other aids.

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Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Working independently or through collaboration, perform specialized assignments designed to increase knowledge and build skills that contribute to the development of testing tools; 2) Assisting in conducting research and drafting reports; apply job analysis knowledge and techniques in test development; assist in drafting and preparing presentations; 3) Gathering and analyzing data to evaluate the reliability and validity of tests, supporting efforts to continuously improve processes; 4) Developing course materials to train employees on pay and personnel services; 5) Developing surveys to obtain feedback from students, supervisors, and instructors. 6) Applies analytical and evaluate methods/techniques to determine training effectiveness and processes that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of instructional programs. NOTE: All experience must be fully demonstrated in your resume to be considered for the position.

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Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Conducting occupational and job analyses on position assessment and personnel placement; 2) Assisting with technical writing and proper grammar in the development of occupational test questions; 3) Assisting with developing in-service training for individual or groups of personnel; 4) Assisting in the identification and documentation of functional system requirements to support test development; 5) Drafting standard operating procedures for test development and apply established procedures to test development; and 5) Briefing testing procedures and provide general/basic information on testing concepts to visiting personnel. NOTE: All experience must be fully demonstrated in your resume to be considered for the position.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:

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.



Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess
Degree: that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position to be filled. The course work must have included study in at least four of the following five areas:

Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.

Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness.

Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments.

Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training.

Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software.

In lieu of specialized experience, you may meet the minimum qualifications of the position with the following education:
Have successfully completed one full year of graduate level education, which includes or is supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position to be filled. My course work includes study in four of the following five areas: 1) Learning Theory, Psychology of Learning, Educational Psychology; 2) Instructional Design Practices; 3) Educational Evaluation; 4) Instructional Product Development; 5) Computers in Education and Training.ORHave successfully completed a bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement. The education includes or is supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position to be filled. My course work includes study in four of the following five areas: 1) Learning Theory, Psychology of Learning, Educational Psychology; 2) Instructional Design Practices; 3) Educational Evaluation; 4) Instructional Product Development; 5) Computers in Education and Training.
OR
Have a combination of experience and education as described above that equates to one year of experience. My percentage of the required education plus my percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.
DEGREE AUDITS ARE NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTE FOR TRANSCRIPTS.



This announcement uses the Post-Secondary Students and Recent Graduates direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to certain positions in the competitive service.

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Vacancies filled from this announcement may be filled at any grade level listed.

If selected below the full performance level, you may be noncompetitively promoted to the next higher grade level after meeting all regulatory requirements, and upon the recommendation of management. Promotion is neither implied nor guaranteed.

Several vacancies may be filled.

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.

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: .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.