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Training Specialist

Veterans Health AdministrationPhoenix, ArizonaPosted 9 Oct 2026

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30 Day Hiring Model Cont... HR may arrange interviews and will request references within 3-5 days after being referred to the hiring manager. Streamlined Pre-Employment Requirements: Following a tentative offer, applicants should be prepared to complete required steps, such as fingerprinting and background check, credentialing, and medical examination within 3 days of the offer. Clear and Timely Communication: Applicants will receive clear communication at key milestones, including referral, tentative offer, and onboarding instructions.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/16/2026. 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.You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: This position has an Individual Occupational Requirement that must be met: Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled.

or Experience General Experience (for GS-5 positions): Experience that provided evidence of the ability to instruct students in the use of equipment, principles, or practices of the subject or occupation. This experience may have been gained as a teacher or instructor; in on-the-job supervision or instruction of subordinates or fellow workers; or in work involving application of the principles, practices, and techniques of the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled.

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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: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade SG-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: Comprehensive knowledge of computers, including common, off-the-shelf software, at a level to develop and maintain data base systems and of hospital specific computer systems and other web-based applications. Knowledge and application of skills in the principles, techniques and practices of adult learning. Ability to design curriculums utilizing sequencing learning and knowledge of instructional strategies.

Knowledge of instructional systems design to develop and publish web-based learning materials or on-line tutorials. Assignments require comprehensive knowledge of distance learning methods and web-based academics. Knowledge of the human resource programs governing Personal Improvement Plans and Personal Development Plans to be able to guide and make recommendations to supervisors. Ability to design, evaluate, and develop employee development programs, training plans, course methods, materials and aids.

Provides technical assistance on techniques and methodology, assessing project performance, and negotiating major changes in project plans. Develop, evaluate, and plan programs utilizing current resources when possible to meet the training needs of Medical Center employees. Knowledge of software packages used in the Medical Center such as Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, etc. Ability to independently plan, organize and prioritize work assignments within timeframes established by management.

Ability to appropriately and courteously relate to internal and external customers, maintain confidentiality of patient/employee information, the medical center performance improvement program, and how to work and function in the medical center in a safe manner, including infection control and the correct operation of equipment. OR, Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 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., related directly related to the work of this position. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted to receive education credit. OR, Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond 1 full year of graduate level education. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted to receive education credit. 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 required is generally sedentary in nature but includes standing, bending and carrying light or medium loads of papers, office files, supplies and equipment. Standing, moving and walking are also required when teaching or illustrating a procedure or process.

In order to ensure that training is available to all employees, the incumbent is required to be available for weekend, evening and night shift duty. Fieldwork may involve traveling to meetings and sources of information. Preferred Experience: Training Delivery; Instructional Design Principles; Program and Process Improvement; Data Analysis; Proven experience in curriculum development, organization, and instruction; Professional presentation and facilitation skills; Customer engagement and service expertise; Demonstrated mentoring and coaching abilities; Extensive working knowledge of the VA System (TMS, VistA, and related platforms).

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/.

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