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Summary This position will serve as the Performance Support Department Head for the United States Coast Guard Leadership Development Center (LDC). Responsibilities You will serve as the Performance Support Department Head for the United States Coast Guard Leadership Development Center (LDC). The Performance Support Department’s mission is to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the Leadership Development Center’s mission. Being a Coast Guard (CG) civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include: Planning and conduct evaluations of instructional programs for a specialty area using various methodologies Analyzing course documents, such as lesson plans, curriculum outlines, visual aids, tests, and other training devices Performing studies and analyze the results of complete and full-length training products Developing, review, and revise instructional materials using methodologies such as individualized instruction, job performance aids, videotape/workbook packages Conducting research analysis related to the definition and interpretation of training requirements and the application of education/training principles. Ensuring standardized curriculum design/development processes, tools, and local Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are properly aligned with Coast Guard Training System policy and procedural SOPs. Requirements Conditions of Employment Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service. U.S. Citizenship is required. You must provide a copy of your official/unofficial transcripts. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade. Qualifications Basic Requirements: 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 addition to meeting the basic requirements listed above, applicants must have specialized experience as identified below. AT THE GS-13: Applicants must have at least year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: Experience applying and developing criteria or requirements for testing and evaluating new approaches and concepts for education or training programs; Overseeing the development of standardized design/development efforts; Measuring and analyzes the effectiveness and efficiency of experimental or extremely complex instructional programs; Developing strategies to accomplish training objectives with a cost saving approach; Providing advice and recommendations regarding the processes used to analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate both traditional and non-traditional performance improvement interventions such as resident training, simulations and simulators, job aids, electronic performance support systems, websites and e-learning. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Education This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. You must provide a copy of your official/unofficial transcripts. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education 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. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Additional Information Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations. If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete/make updates to the OF-306 and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, or imprisonment. DHS uses e-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about e-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities at click here Recruitment incentives may be authorized. This is a supervisory position, under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a one-year probationary period. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR § 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR § 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 45 days from the date the certificate was issued. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 206-820-2648 . Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation