Instructional Systems Designer IV - (TMS)

Olgoonik - Blackstone, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Blackstone, VA

Warehousing and Storage

About the position

The Instructional Systems Designer IV - (TMS) is responsible for managing the Training Management System (TMS) and serving as a senior Instructional System Designer. This role involves collaboration with various personnel to ensure effective scheduling and management of training resources, adherence to federal standards, and continuous improvement of training processes. The incumbent will oversee large projects, work closely with subject matter experts, and ensure compliance with FLETA standards in instructional design and development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates in integrating Training Management System (TMS) procedures throughout FASTC
• Works within the TMS Management Team to assure system security functions, access controls and permissions
• Coordinates with the FASTC Registrar for course listings and registration procedures
• Assists all appropriate FASTC organizations in using the TMS to its fullest in scheduling students and staff as well as FASTC physical resources
• Coordinates Instructor-Led course builds with ISM designers, including course/class templates, resource requirements, and scheduling
• Coordinates with facilities managers for long term and rapid facility changes
• Provides ongoing support for FLETA documentation
• Prepares reports for utilization and projected usage
• Supports T and FASTC managers and staff for displays and ready availability of meaningful data
• Applies the ADDIE or SAM model to training development and selects the optimal design and delivery mode for each training project
• Manages training project teams that may include more than 1 ISD and personnel from other ISM disciplines as well as SMEs
• Sets appropriate milestones for training projects
• Attends meetings, communicates, and participates with internal and external personnel and contract staff in planning, developing and validating a wide range of programs
• Provides input for preparation of routine and special reports
• Stays abreast of latest in changes in the state-of-the-art, theory, technologies and training practices to devise new approaches, procedures, plans to improve FASTC training
• Reviews, evaluates and critiques findings of training results from evaluations, external audits and researches problems and issues and facilitates resolution by working with other appropriate Departmental and Agency staff members and Committees as requested
• Provides weekly updates of course activities to the ISM Unit Chief
• Evaluates and adapts commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and existing government-based training materials or courses (GOTS)
• Integrates technology-based and scenario-based training products wherever possible
• Provides technical assistance for integrating technology-based and scenario-based modules to the fullest extent possible
• Collaborates with e-government and learning management system (LMS) providers
• Assures that training development and internal procedures apply FLETA standards

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in adult learning, education, instructional design, instructional technology, or curriculum development
• Masters degree preferred, or seven (7) years' equivalent experience in curriculum design or development
• At least five years of experience managing training development efforts
• Three years of experience in developing distributed learning
• Concentration in educational technology, adult learning, education, or curriculum development and related experience preferred
• Specialized knowledge or professional experience in instructional systems design, education and adult learning principles, cooperative learning, programming and authoring tools, graphic arts and media design and educational product evaluation
• Demonstrated experience working with the Instructional Systems Design models
• Demonstrated experience with computer-based instruction design concepts and practices, including use of Adobe Captivate, Trivantis Lectora and/or Articulate Storyline
• Demonstrated experience with distributed learning and multimedia insertion
• Knowledge of SCORM and 508 compliance
• Formal management training is preferred
• At least one year of supporting US government training efforts experience required
• Demonstrated strong IT skills
• Must have taken IA 210 or similar System Security Administration training
• Excellent people and organizational skills
• Excellent writing, proofreading and design skills to develop training course materials
• Excellent written and spoken command of the English language
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft applications (MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with multimedia design and development
• Familiarity with federal training standards and regulations
• Experience in project management methodologies

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Hiring preference for Olgoonik shareholders, descendants, and their spouses