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The primary purpose of this position is the specialized oversight of Talent Management System (TMS) functions and applications; and supporting employee education programs and administrative processes which serve the facility in delivering, recording, and tracking the education needs and learning outcomes of all Hines VA staff and trainees.
12/16/2020 to 12/30/2020
$70,987 - $92,281 per year
GS 11
No
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
11
No
No
CAZP-10970606-21-LC
585845200
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales.
Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.
Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
US Citizen may apply Agency current permanent employees may apply
TMS Program Coordination (60%): Regularly involved in education within the organization. Reviews local, national, and VA policies to gather information on education requirements. Develops policy and procedure to use TMS tracking to correlate facility needs with national/federal laws and accrediting agency's requirements. Assures learning is strategically aligned with organizational goals and objectives. Applies extensive familiarity with all TMS Administrative roles and program functions: Assignment Manager, Scheduling Manager, Registration Manager, and Item Manager. This includes entering all course pre-requisites into TMS; utilizing TMS to manage and track facility training compliance. Manages Administrators within own TMS Domain. This includes identifying specialties within the Hospital where continuing education is required or needed and assisting supervisors with resources available for developing employee education plans. Creates courses in TMS using Content Manager System licensure (LCMS), per 508 Compliance. Responsible for leading and managing the Service-Level TMS Administrator Program. Manages and tracks learner needs. Manages information about learning events and products offered locally. TMS software updates ,National TMS Program changes and system troubleshooting.
Employee Education (20%): Course Development: Develops or creates training materials, to include developing computer-based training courses, present classes, or make arrangements for broadcast training. Evaluates multiple courses and/or Programs of Instruction including local, regional, and VA. Troubleshooting duties frequently requires providing problem-solving assistance to, and technical review and leadership over, other employees or other facets of the training organization. Plans and conducts studies which evaluate program achievements and student performance and prepares interpretations of results and recommendations. Studies involve such significant matters as course prerequisites, objectives, contents, instructional methods, etc. Course Modification Performs work involving modification of training courses. Modifies course materials and plan for complex courses Online PDPs, Performance Based Interviewing, and Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
.Conducts studies and performs analyses on course-related subjects. Determine the need for additional subject-matter information and meets with representatives of internal and external organizations in order to obtain it. Develop or adapt new or revised training or testing materials for formal course use. Coordination Activities Performs work related to coordinating projects for the development and implementation of training course or course materials for in-person and e-learning TMS courses. Deals with matters that are controversial or novel, and often complicated by factors such as changing situations and educational developments. Coordinates activities associated with significant matters such the grading system, course prerequisites, objectives and contents, instructional methods, student counseling needs, etc. The incumbent makes and coordinates schedules, ensures equipment and rooms are available, and prepares advertisements for classes. Training Course Delivery Instructs courses in a Program of Instruction. Serves as technical expert in broad, complex subject areas (e.g., TMS, Field Accreditation Service, E-Learning modalities, adult-learning topics). Instructor designs, develops, revises, and conducts courses comparable to graduate school levels (i.e., content and methods, not the length of a course in days, weeks, etc.). Uses a wide range of teaching methods or tools, depending on the students' learning requirements. Courses are unusually broad and highly complex and frequently are in newly emerging or rapidly changing areas (e.g. Talent Management System). Responsible for overall maintenance of assigned courses and determine the need for and initiate changes/updates in course content.
Workforce Development (20%): Utilizes TMS to provide a tailored list of medical specialty courses, specific to workforce professional development needs. Creates Competencies and Competency Profiles within their Domain and then assign them to Users in the Domain. Applies extensive knowledge and experience regarding Accreditations offered by their Domain; applies specific authority granted by local Accrediting Bodies, including VA Employee Education System (EES); serves as an EES Field Accreditation Service Agent-In-Place and is continuously involved in the local FAS Committee.
Work Schedule: M-F 8:00am to 4:30pmPosition Description/PD#: Training Specialist/PD131070Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: not authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
There is no educational substitution at this grade level
.A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well-qualified: applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors, and who are proficient in most of the required competencies of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document
.If you are unable to apply online view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
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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. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 12/30/2020 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10970606.
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