Clarification from the agency

Open to only current permanent employees of the Edward Hines Jr. VA Health Care System to include the Community Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), and the Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Canteen Service;

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The training and organizational aspects of this position further incorporate the intricacies, complexities, and dynamics of a highly visible program and require the incumbent to be familiar with hospital-wide departmental and facility processes and systems. The incumbent will serve as a nationally certified Master Trainer for the PMDB program and be responsible for providing the complete scope and knowledge of PMDB and Violence Prevention education to staff of the entire facility, CBOC's, and outpatient clinics in regularly scheduled PMDB training courses.

Duties include but not limited too:

• Serves the facility as a primary instructor in all PMDB training courses for Hines VA Hospital.
• Participates in the development and/or revision of course materials and computer-based training modules.
• Maintains specialized knowledge of PMDB education and training and provides training and re-training of PMDB skills to the entire Hines VA facility staff.
• Reviews new programs, films, and/or curricula for possible inclusion in education and training inventory.
• Performs clerical or technical duties associated with developing, revising, maintaining, recording and/or instructing educational courses.
• Assists with implementation and delivery of recurring PMDB education program.
• Performs duties involving the testing of students with responsibility for planning, scheduling and administering selected measures.
• Develops and reviews testing procedures, assures all control measures comply with regulations, prepares reports for management and recommends changes to the testing program when necessary.

Work Schedule: Full Time, 7:30am-4:00pm (Tour of Duty changes as needed to support mission requirements)
Telework: Not Suitable
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: Training Instructor/PD22296A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Subject to background/security investigation
• Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.
• Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP)

As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period or 2-year trial period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, we may consider:

• your performance and conduct;
• the needs and interests of the agency;
• whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and
• whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Upon completion of your probationary period or trial period, your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 01/29/2026.

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.

Basic Requirements: Must have one of the following:
Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled.
OR,
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.

GS-9 Grade Requirements: Must have one of the following:
Specialized Experience: You must have one year of 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: Knowledge of administrative regulations and operating ; Knowledge in the areas of MS-WORD, MS-EXCEL, MS-POWERPOINT, and VA VistA to gather information and present analysis of information in the appropriate format for presentation and communication. Ability to effectively communicate professionally with clinical providers of various levels, managers, supervisors, and other employees to identify areas for process improvement as it pertains to efficiency, accuracy, cost, and timeliness.
OR,
Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have amaster's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
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 the graduate level.

Preferred Experience: Preferred if incumbent holds a clinical license (RN, LPN, CNA, Registered Dietitian, Social Work, Physical Therapist, Occupational Therapist, Respiratory Therapist) Education and Training experience, Education program development experience, Curriculum development and planning experience

You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:

• Attention to Detail
• Integrity/Honesty
• Interpersonal Skills
• Reading Comprehension
• Self-Management
• Teamwork

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 incumbent must have the ability to complete all 12 hours of PMDB training to have a full understanding of the techniques and methods involved, to actively train staff in all levels of PMDB. This will require physical effort, kneeling, standing walking, bending, sitting, and hands on therapeutic containment activity with patients or employees during demonstrations of the techniques. Also, trainers may be expected to wear full personal protective gear while training hands on sessions depending on recommendations from Safety and Infectious Disease during possible outbreaks of highly communal diseases. The work has periods of sedentary tasks with desk/computer work followed by highly active involvement in programs and program preparation around the entire station. There are brief periods of active walking, pushing, lifting, bending, stooping, squatting, kneeling and carrying light to moderately heavy items such as papers/books, as well as training and audiovisual equipment. Use of wheeled carts is required for distant relocation of equipment.

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/.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview. Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.

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For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.

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.