Instructional Designer I

Olgoonik - Blackstone, VA

Full-time - Entry Level

Blackstone, VA

Warehousing and Storage

About the position

The Instructional Designer I position at Olgoonik Corporation involves designing and developing curriculum in alignment with the Instructional Systems Design model, Training and Performance Standard Operating Procedures, and Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation (FLETA) standards. This role is crucial for ensuring that training materials meet the necessary educational standards and effectively address the needs of adult learners. The incumbent will work closely with the curriculum manager, other instructional designers, subject matter experts, and multimedia specialists to create comprehensive lesson plans, student materials, and instructional media that facilitate effective learning experiences. In this role, the Instructional Designer will apply principles of Adult Learning Theory to all training materials, ensuring that the content is relevant and engaging for adult learners. Responsibilities include designing, developing, and editing lesson plans, presentations, activities, and other course materials. The designer will also identify appropriate training delivery mechanisms and assess training gaps, making recommendations to minimize or eliminate these gaps. Conducting needs assessments and developing clear learning goals and objectives are essential tasks that will guide the curriculum development process. The Instructional Designer will monitor courses and instructors against established performance criteria, perform course evaluations, and maintain a course development schedule throughout the development cycle. Staying current on policy, law, and technology changes, as well as skill requirements and office directives, is vital to ensure that the curriculum remains up-to-date. Additionally, the designer will assist in maintaining curriculum records, scheduling and conducting curriculum reviews, and tracking revision history to ensure compliance with FLETA accreditation and adult education standards. This position requires the ability to manage multiple projects with overlapping timelines and participate in every facet of the Instructional Design process under supervision. The role does not involve supervisory responsibilities, and the employee will require guidance and support in their work.

Responsibilities

• Applies principles of Adult Learning Theory to the design of all training materials
• Designs, develops and or edits lesson plans, presentations, activities and other course material
• Designs and develops curriculum based on sound Instructional Systems Design principles
• Identifies appropriate training delivery mechanisms
• Identifies training gaps and makes recommendations to minimize or eliminate training gaps
• Conducts needs assessments
• Develops learning goals and objectives
• Monitors courses and instructors against performance criteria
• Performs course evaluation
• Develops, maintains and ensures adherence to a course development schedule during the development cycle
• Stays current on policy, law and technology changes, as well as skill requirements and office directives to ensure up-to-date curriculum
• Assists curriculum management by maintaining all curriculum records, scheduling curriculum reviews, conducting curriculum reviews, making recommendations for updates and changes, and tracking revision history
• Evaluates pilot courses to ensure that they conform to Training and Performance Standard Operating Procedures, FLETA accreditation and adult education standards
• Provides weekly updates of course activities to the curriculum manager
• Provides the necessary support and guidance to achieve and retain all FLETA accreditation requirements for the Program Office
• Manages multiple projects with overlapping timelines
• Participates in every facet of the Instructional Design process with supervision and guidance

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in adult learning, education or curriculum development
• Four (4) years of experience in curriculum design and development
• Specialized knowledge or professional experience in instructional systems design, education and adult learning principles, cooperative learning, programming and authoring tools
• Familiarity with standard concepts and practices in training and course development
• Demonstrated experience working in all five phases of the Instructional Systems Design model preferred
• Excellent writing, proofreading and design skills to develop training course materials
• Excellent written and spoken use of the English language
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills; and attention to detail
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
• Familiarity with SharePoint preferred