Summary
"The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC), through strategic partnerships, prepares the federal law enforcement community to safeguard America's people, property, and institutions." We are a unique inter-agency organization preparing the next generation of law enforcement officers to meet our Nation's most pressing security challenges." Click here to learn more. A relocation or recruitment incentive may be authorized. See additional info section.
Duties
Serving as a Instructional Systems Specialist GS-1750-13 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission. This position is located in the eLearning and Evaluation Branch (EEB), eLearning and Training Analytics (ETA) Division under the Training Management Operations Directorate (TMO) and located in Glynco, Georgia. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a senior-level designer/developer/consultant and leader directly supporting analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation training initiatives. Typical duties include: Analyzing training needs, developing, delivering, and consulting on the curriculum for instructor-led training, online and hybrid training programs and evaluating the impact of training on job success and mission achievement. Serving as liaison and interface to internal and external stakeholders, subject matter experts (SME), Participating Organizations (PO) and the world-wide community of authorized law enforcement/homeland security professionals. Serving as the lead coordinator for an SME team, members of eLearning and blended-learning project teams, and evaluation, analysis, and research experts to develop and analyze learning goals and objectives for training programs. Serving as a lead in the project oversight of training development, re-development, design and re-design, evaluation and analysis of training. View common definitions of terms found in this announcement: Common Definitions.
Education
Positions with Positive Education: In addition to the qualifications listed above, you must possess the following level of education by the closing date of this announcement: Applicants must possess a 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours appropriate to the work of the position. My course work included study in at least four of the five following areas: 1) Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.2) 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.3) 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.4) 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.5) Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training, including selecting appropriate computer software. Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/homeYou must submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution listing the college/university, degree confirmation date(s) and applicable courses for the position you are applying to. Credits completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For example, specific courses accepted for college-level credit by an accredited U.S. college or university, or foreign education evaluated by an organization recognized for accreditation by the Department of Education as education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. college or university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated using your application materials, questionnaire and results of the online assessment to determine your qualifications. The following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities) will be assessed: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Decision Making, Flexibility, Influencing/Negotiating, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reasoning, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, and Teamwork You must complete all required steps in the process: Application, USA Hire and Writing Sample. Online assessment: Applicants must complete the online USA Hire Competency Based Assessments measuring critical general competencies required to perform the job. Examples used in the assessment may include general situations not directly related to customer experience. Applicants submitting complete application packages and completing the online assessment will move on to the next phase of the assessment process. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration. Writing Sample: You must submit a writing sample with your application package. In 800-1000 words, submit a typed response as a .docx or .pdf with your application. Use clear headings as needed. Do not include classified or sensitive operational details. The sample must be authentically written/prepared by the applicant. Plagiarized material and use of AI tools such as ChatGPT will be grounds for immediate disqualification and removal from further consideration. You have been asked to write a formal recommendation for consideration by senior officials familiar with training operations. Recommend how eFLETC, a Learning Management System, can expand asynchronous learning to ease onsite constraints in blended law enforcement training while sustaining realism, engagement, safety, and quality. Address instructional design, delivery, assessment, evaluation, SME input, multimedia assets, scenario realism, and psychomotor skill practice. See Required Documents Section for Details about the prompt. If you are the best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview. Preview application questionnaire: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/13081294 Due weight will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA): To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, the veteran must be 1) be a preference eligible; or 2) be a veteran separated after 3 or more years of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this announcement. (Note: Veteran's preference does not apply under Merit Promotion procedures. View VEOA information on Feds Hire Vets.) Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. After FLETC completes its hiring, the resumes of the remaining candidates referred for selection consideration may be shared with other DHS Components. During the application process, you may choose to opt-in if you would like your name, application material, and assessment results to be shared. There is no guarantee of further consideration, and you can continue to explore other job opportunity announcements.