This position is located in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health Administration (VHA), VA New England, Togus VA Medical Center (VAMC) in Augusta, ME and is organizationally aligned under Environmental Management Service (EMS).

Qualifications:

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 10/05/2026.

Time-In-Grade Requirement :

Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-9 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-7. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade.

Note:

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below:

Specialized Experience:

You must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level (GS-7) in the Federal Service that has given you the particular knowledge, skills and abilities required to successfully perform the duties of a Training Specialist, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of education and administration and of the methods and techniques of instruction, includes: Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s); Supervising or administering a training program; Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc. and evaluation of training results; Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis. This experience must be described clear and detailed in your resume to receive credit.

NOTE:

Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hours worked per week.

OR Education:

Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B., J.D., if related, in a major study - Education or a subject area related to the Training Specialist position. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the Training Specialist position and must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

NOTE:

Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

OR Combination of Experience and Education:

Equivalent combination of successfully graduate level education (beyond the first year) and specialized experience, as described above, which may be used to meet total experience requirements for this grade level. The education portion must include graduate courses in Education or a subject area related to the position and such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the Training Specialist position and must have been obtained in an accredited college or university.

NOTE:

Transcripts (unofficial or official) must be submitted with your application materials. Education cannot be credited without documentation.

NOTE:

One (1) full year of work is considered to be 35-40 hours of work per week. Part-time experience will be credited on the basis of time actually spent in appropriate activities. Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment:

No special physical demands such as above average ability, dexterity, or strength are required to perform the work. Work is sedentary and the employee may sit comfortably. The position requires frequent travel to all divisions and CBOCS in the VAMEHS by government vehicle to conduct interviews, meetings, and educational activities. There may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items. Work is usually performed in offices, meeting rooms, or similar settings. The employee is required to work with computer equipment at least 75% of the time, which impacts on hand and wrist motions. Although the employee works in a healthcare facility where exposure to contagious disease exist, the tasks required for this position do not put the employee at a serious risk for this type of exposure. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/ .