Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to current employees of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO). This position is eligible for full-time remote telework. The selectee of this position may be assigned to an official duty station within or outside the Washington, D.C., commuting area. Accordingly, pay will be set based on the locality area/official duty station assigned.

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Department of Administrative Services (DAS), Financial Management Office (FMO), Financial Policy, Travel, and Training Staff (FPTTS) is seeking an experienced Instructional Designer to join its team. This position reports to the FPTTS Chief.

The primary function of FPTTS training is to provide a comprehensive program of high-quality, business process eLearning courses, and performance support resources to new and experienced court unit executives and financial management professionals in the judiciary.

The Instructional Designer works with FMO leaders and staff, court leaders and staff, and training partners to accomplish the FMO's strategic goal.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Planning, developing, producing, and implementing eLearning courses and performance support materials based on educational needs assessment findings.
2. Conducting assessments to identify program- and position-related educational needs and recommending revision of existing courses and development of new courses.
3. Planning, developing, and implementing evaluation methodologies to determine the effectiveness of eLearning programs and performance support resources.
4. Applying instructional design theory and science to create eLearning courses that meet the needs of the intended audience.
5. Writing and creating content for storyboards, scripts, business communications, and learning activities that support business process requirements.
6. Developing innovative and effective methods for eLearning programming, including recommending improvements to solve eLearning program problems.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below:

• Conducting assessments to identify educational needs for business process eLearning courses.
• Planning, developing, producing, and implementing eLearning courses and performance support materials.
• Planning, developing, producing, and implementing evaluation methodologies to determine the effectiveness of eLearning programs.

How you will be evaluated

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

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.