Training Specialist

Veterans Health Administration (DOVA); Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 72,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

The Veterans Health Administration (VA Long Beach Healthcare System) invites applications for a Training Specialist within the Office of Education, Clinical Staff Development. This full-time role supports planning, development, and delivery of instructional programs for clinical and administrative staff.

You will help create curricula, maintain standardized materials, and advise on course delivery methods across face-to-face, online, and blended formats.

Qualifications

• Participates in planning, implementing, and administering training programs addressing immediate and long-range educational needs.
• Modifies standardized or pre-structured training products to support facility needs.
• Facilitates instruction for courses (non-simulation); simulation courses taught by a Nurse due to complexity.
• Develops and evaluates training modules for administrative and clinical employees; integrates interactive learning.
• Supports curricula development for adult education programs.
• Maintains standardized training materials including web-based and eLearning formats.
• Assists in planning analytical studies to identify learning needs within the LBVAHS.
• Serves as a consultant to facility staff on course delivery and training development.

Responsibilities

• Participates in all phases of planning, implementing, and administering training programs that address both immediate and long-range educational needs of the organization, requiring practical knowledge of instructional theory, training methods, and subject-matter expertise.
• Assists in modifying established standardized or pre-structured training products, including courses, training aids, methodologies, and evaluation plans, in support of facility needs.
• Facilitates instruction for various courses that do not involve simulation-based training; simulation courses are taught by a Nurse due to the advanced technical systems and subject-matter requirements.
• Assists in developing and evaluating training modules for new and existing administrative and clinical employees, integrating interactive learning and simulation-based components into service-line and facility training plans.
• Supports the development of curricula for adult education programs.
• Assist in developing and maintaining standardized or pre-structured training materials and curricula, including web-based, eLearning, and virtual formats.
• Utilizes a wide range of teaching methods and tools appropriate to employee learning requirements.
• Assists in planning and supporting analytical studies to identify and assess the learning and training needs of employees within the LBVAHS.

Skills

Instructional planning

Course development

Training delivery

Analytical skills

Job description

Summary

This position is at the full performance level and is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHS), Executive Leadership, Office of Education, Clinical Staff Development.
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Summary

This position is at the full performance level and is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHS), Executive Leadership, Office of Education, Clinical Staff Development.
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Overview

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Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Long Beach, CA
No matching locations found.
Work site options

Telework eligible

No

Remote job

No

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

$71,957 – $93,549 per year

GS 9

Promotion potential

None

Work schedule

Full-time

Travel Required

Not required

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupations and job series

• 1712 Training Instruction

Supervisory status

No

Federal service type

This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union

No

Drug test

No

Security clearance

Other

Position sensitivity and risk

Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk

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Background check type

• Credentialing
• Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure required

No

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Announcement number

CBSX-13098518-27-YAS

Control number

890547400

This job is open to

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Internal to an agency

Current federal employees of the hiring agency that posted the job announcement.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Clarification from the agency

This vacancy is open to current, permanent VHA employees located at the VA Long Beach Healthcare System.

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• Participates in all phases of planning, implementing, and administering training programs that address both immediate and long-range educational needs of the organization, requiring practical knowledge of instructional theory, training methods, and subject-matter expertise.
• Assists in modifying established standardized or pre-structured training products, including courses, training aids, methodologies, and evaluation plans, in support of facility needs.
• Facilitates instruction for various courses that do not involve simulation-based training; simulation courses are taught by a Nurse due to the advanced technical systems and subject-matter requirements.
• Assists in developing and evaluating training modules for new and existing administrative and clinical employees, integrating interactive learning and simulation-based components into service-line and facility training plans.
• Supports the development of curricula for adult education programs.
• Assist in developing and maintaining standardized or pre-structured training materials and curricula, including web-based, eLearning, and virtual formats.
• Utilizes a wide range of teaching methods and tools appropriate to employee learning requirements.
• Assists in planning and supporting analytical studies to identify and assess the learning and training needs of employees within the LBVAHS.
• Serves as a consultant to facility staff on course delivery and training development.
• Provides guidance and assistance to supervisors and employees regarding organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines applicable to planning job-related career development and clinical training programs.
• Participates in determining appropriate course delivery methods, including face-to-face instruction, eLearning, blended learning, self-instructional materials, and audiovisual formats.
• Applies innovative training strategies, demonstrating a strong understanding of the varied educational and practical backgrounds of clinical and non-clinical staff; creates or adapts learning tools to meet diverse training needs.
• Coordinates educational program and project activities such as meetings, conferences, and information-gathering sessions to support program, project, and professional development objectives.
• Gathers information and prepares metrics; researches and interprets policies and procedures; and evaluates past performance for compliance with established requirements related to resident and student education.
• Monitors and implements new regulations to ensure continuity of academic and clinical missions without interruption.
• Performs work in direct support of the Office of Education, Clinical Staff Development.
• Serves as a committee member and prepares charters, schedules, and facilitates meetings as directed by the Director, Clinical Staff Development.

Work Schedule: Monday – Friday; 7:30 am – 4:00 pm

Telework: Not Authorized

Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

Position Description/PD#: Training Specialist/ PD14631O

Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this job
• To be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.
• Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
• Physical Requirements: The work required does not inherently include any physical requirements essential for successful job performance that could not otherwise be performed with accommodation or workplace adjustment. A pre-placement physical examination is not required.
• 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 identification 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