Training Specialist

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This position is a senior trainer within MAS/HAS. Incumbent develops and implements IVC program training curriculum, programming for medical centers employees'. The incumbent provides initial and ongoing orientation for inpatient/outpatient and CBOC's. Incumbent responsible for IVC MSA scheduling training for both internal VA Scheduling and Community of Care. Responsible for implementation of classroom and on the job educational experiences and validation of competencies. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 06/22/2026. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-09 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. The Training Specialist, GS-1712-09 does require an Individual Occupation Requirement that will need to be met. Your resume will be reviewed in regards to the Individual Occupational requirement, and it will be reviewed, to ensure that the Individual Occupational Requirement is met. Please understand that the Individual Occupational Requirement is required IN ADDITION to the required Specialized Experience. Individual Occupational Requirement: Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. OR, Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s). Supervising or administering a training program. Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results. Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis. Specialized Experience Requirement GS-1712-09:You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience GS-09: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Specialized knowledge of and skill in performing technical aspects of the programs, such as scheduling, electronic programs, medical software, etc. in order to plan, organize and facilitate training for all program staff. Knowledge of program objectives, policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements in order to effectively plan, direct and administer the training program for the service, including coordinating with the facility Education Department, other agency program offices, and outside organizations. Knowledge of an extensive body of rules, procedures, and/or operations in training to perform a wide variety of interrelated of nonstandard procedural assignments and to resolve a wide range of problems. Posses the ability to design, evaluate, and develop programs, training plans, course methods, materials and aids, and training records. Possess skills in oral and written communication with a variety of people from different backgrounds and different levels of understanding. This may include clerical, technical, administrative, and professional (medical and non-medical) people at all levels. Knowledge and skill in the use of computer equipment with a wide variety of software such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access, Internet and several databases. Knowledge of an extensive body of rules and regulations governing confidentiality, including but not limited to the Privacy Act, Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPAA), the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and 38 USC 7332.. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have a Master's or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 full years of progressively hi

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