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The Veterans Canteen Service (VCS) Central Office, located at the Jefferson Barracks VA Medical Center in St. Louis, MO, is currently conducting a recruitment search for the position of Training Specialist within our Human Resources Division. This role is instrumental in designing and delivering instructional and training services to employees across the organization. The Training Specialist will independently manage all aspects of the training process.
05/01/2025 to 05/09/2025
$73,041 - $73,041 per year
VC 13
1 vacancy in the following location:
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Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
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CBAD-12732199-25-Training
836281400
U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.
Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference
Individuals who have graduated from an accredited educational institute or certificate program within the last 2 years or 6 years for Veterans.
Duties include, but may not be limited to the following:
- Training Strategy: Collaborates with the Employee Development Manager to assess training needs and recommends learning solutions.
- Program Design & Delivery: Plans and delivers diverse training formats-including classroom, online, webinars, and microlearning-tailored to VCS roles and aligned with organizational goals.
- Curriculum & Content Development: Creates engaging, adult-learning-based content such as lesson plans, guides, videos, and testing materials for both virtual and in-person training.
- System & Session Preparation: Develops training modules, sets up sessions with preloaded materials, and establishes SOPs to support seamless learning experiences.
- Instruction & Administrative Support: Leads training sessions and manages administrative tasks like course enrollment, account creation, and participant communications.
- Additional Responsibilities & Flexibility: Perform and adapt to additional responsibilities as needed.
- Travel: Occasional travel may be required.
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 MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, résumé, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. NOTE: A formal pay-setting process will be used to determine your salary. The salary may be at any point in the range listed for this vacancy. 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.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online. To apply for this position, you must complete the questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 5/9/2025 to receive consideration.
Once your online application is submitted you will receive a confirmation notification by email. After we receive application packages (including all required documents) and the vacancy announcement closes, we will review applications to ensure qualification and eligibility requirements are met. Referred applicants will be notified as such and may be contacted directly by the hiring office for an interview. All referred applicants receive a final notification once a selection decision has been made. You may check the status of your application at any time by logging into your USA Jobs account and clicking on Applications. Information regarding your application status can be found in the USAJobs Help Center.
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