Training Instructor

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/24/2024. 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-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. 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. Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR): The Training Instruction Series 1712 has a minimum qualification entry requirement: Specialized Experience: 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. OR, Education: Graduate-level education in a major study of education or a subject area related to the position to be filled. AND, You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-7 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to: Knowledge of training regulations, policies, and procedures to develop training courses, aids, and devices to train a variety of EMS staff to enhance their comprehension of EMS program requirements; knowledge of training methods, techniques, and state-of-the-art equipment, audiovisual aids and other training devices and their application to develop, integrate and augment training material to present to diverse audiences; skill to conduct research and studies of emerging/new technologies and training data for new or modified equipment validity and reliability, and as a result of those actions, develop and recommend EMS program directives and new training focuses which will incorporate the new technologies into the overall program; skill to propose changes and make recommendations on training methods, aids, hands-on exercises, classroom instructions, and test/evaluation of students; knowledge in providing education to groups using adult learning principles, organizational learning theories, change theories, and communication techniques; knowledge of the regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to training and development; skill in developing training courses, aids and devices in but not limited to the following areas: Infection Prevention, Hospital Environmental Sanitation, RME Disinfection, Operating Suite Cleaning and Disinfection, Specialty Environmental Equipment Operation and Care, Patient Room Cleaning and Disinfection, Customer Service, and Regulated Medical Waste handling; skill in planning, evaluating, and revising training curriculum to meet EMS’s staff training requirements; skill of quality procedures as they pertain to healthcare environmental sanitation and waste management operations and functions, quality audits to produce reports and tracking of trends, and surveillance and skill in applying this knowledge to the evaluation and resolution of complex infection prevention quality problems in the role of a technical specialist/consultant to EMS; oral and written communication skills to effectively, concisely, clearly, and logically, communicate, prepare, and present curriculum material for staff. 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 higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an equivalent combination of specialized experience and graduate-level education as stated above to meet total experience requirements. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Attention to Detail Compliance Planning and Evaluating Project Management Teaching Others Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment. Physical Requirements: The work is largely sedentary. However, physical demonstrations to staff are required to include sanitation processes and techniques, equipment usage, as well as lifting heavy weights while demonstrating proper lifting techniques, etc. Physical demands are required to perform work such as sitting, pushing, pulling, standing, walking, bending, and stooping. Job also requires using audiovisual equipment while teaching that may involve lifting and/or pushing the equipment. There will be some walking, standing. bending, carrying light items, driving of an automobile and the expectation of obtaining GSA approvals for vehicle usage. Work will involve travel to all campuses and community-based outpatient clinics to provide training. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management’s website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/.
This position is located within the Environmental Management Service of the Montana VA Health Care System and serves as a Training Instructor, providing training related to the hospitals major environmental management programs of national scope, interest, and significance.