Instructional Systems Designer III - Ft. Sam Houston, TX at 1PROSPECT in FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas

Job Description:

Instructional Systems Designer III

Location: Ft. Sam Houston, Texas

FLSA Classification: Exempt - Salaried

Employment Class: Full Time Regular

Position Summary:

1 Prospect Technologies, LLC is seeking a qualified Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) III who will provide senior level instructional system design services for computer based, virtual, instructor-led training, and provide leadership, coaching and mentoring to the instructional design team in coordination with the senior ISD team under the leadership of the Learning & Development Project Manager and the Program Manager in support of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) at Ft. Sam Houston, TX.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Identify and design the best approach to meeting requirements, to include delivery strategies, learning outcomes and objectives, student centered learning activities, assessments, and instructional formats (e.g., instructor lead training (ILT), computer-based training (CBT), web-based training (WBT)) for in residence, distributed, and blended learning environments. Produce design documents, develop new, modify/update, and integrate all training materials.


• Use the analyze, design, develop, implement, evaluate (ADDIE) model throughout the instructional design process.


• Use professional-level knowledge of principles, techniques, and practices of instructional systems design, adult learning theory, training research methodology, statistics, and technology.


• Use interactive process-improvement and best practice methodologies in instructional design, applied psychology, psychometrics, human factors engineering, educational measurement.


• Develop instructionally sound training, testing, and post-training evaluation materials in accordance with U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) publications, particularly the 350-70 series, and per U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) instructional design SOPs, guidelines and standards.


• Perform a variety of analysis activities to make design or change recommendations to improve instructional effectiveness. Produce comprehensive analysis reports documenting findings and substantiating recommendations.


• Author and edit interactive and engaging instructional materials with assessments in approved formats using a variety of tools and applications.


• Design and develop test plans and assessment devices to determine student achievement of instructional objectives.


• Develop all work products per approved formats, processes, and procedures.


• Implement Section 508 and Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) requirements as required.


• Receive comments from quality control and verification processes and address as required by established processes, or as directed.


• Support project management processes and procedures as required:
  
  
  
  • Attend various project meetings, as needed or directed.
  
  
  • Communicate with all project stakeholders
  
  
  • Contribute to, develop, maintain, and/or distribute project documentation, including but not limited to project charters, communication plans and logs, meeting minutes, deliverables, project status reports throughout the project lifecycle as needed or directed.
  
  
  • Lead project team from start to finish
  
  
  • Assign tasks to project team, track project status against project / milestone schedule, provide constructive feedback to fellow contract team members related to project tasks and deliverables.
  
  
  
  


• Mentor lower level ISDs to transfer knowledge and promote best practices.


• Be primary facilitator for project kickoffs as assigned.


• Oversee work product development - ensuring completeness and accuracy.


• Assign tasks and collaborate with functional leads to assign project teams.


• Perform lead review on draft and final work products, offering professional expertise and constructive feedback per government regulations, approved formats, and best practice to improve overall quality.


• Review and approve deliverables prior to submission to government.


• Facilitate and assist interfacing with clients and information gathering.


• Establish, oversee, and facilitate the project / milestone schedule.


• Produce final Program of Instruction (POI) and/or final computer-based training product and deliver to proper government representatives.


• Execute or coordinate corrections and responses to customer reviews and approval processes.


• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Certification & Experience Requirements:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in instructional design, educational technology, or related academic discipline


• Must possess at least ten (10) years of work experience in instructional design


• Experience working on a project team


• Experience with project management tasks and reporting


• Ability to pass and maintain a Tier 1 (T1) Federal Investigative Standards (FIS) Investigation. A current adjudicated T1 FIS investigation or higher is preferred.

Preferred:

• Experience with agile methodology

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Required:

• Thorough understanding of and ability to design for all levels of Interactive Multimedia Instruction (IMI)


• Thorough understanding of adult learning theories


• Be proficient with Adobe Captivate, Microsoft Office suite and incorporated programs to include Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook, and be able to troubleshoot basic computer hardware and software required for services being provided


• Read, write, and speak English fluently


• Possess excellent written and oral communication skills


• Possess strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills


• Ability to interface professionally with a wide variety of government customers


• Ability to comply with established, new, and changing requirements, regulations, processes and procedures


• Be self-motivated, detail-oriented and organized.

Working Conditions/Working Environment/Physical Demands:

• Duties are subject to change based on the needs of the government customer


• Services provided at government facility


• Position may require occasional local travel


• Works under the primary supervision of and reports to the Learning & Development Project Manager


• Hours of operation are generally Monday-Friday between 0630 - 1730.
  
  
  
  • Must prioritize work hours during the core hours of 0900 - 1500.
  
  
  • Occasionally, project requirements and course or lesson reviews may require temporary adjustment of work hours
  
  
  
  

1 Prospect Technologies, LLCis committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action-Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability or any other protected class.

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