Instructional Systems Designer

Leyden Solutions, Inc.

$95K — $110K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Instructional Systems Design or Adult Education, or equivalent experience with a Bachelor's degree and five years in the field.
  • Proven experience creating online, instructor-led, or distance-delivered courses in a Collaborative Learning Environment.
  • Experience with Instructional Systems Design focused on Department of Defense (DoD) Security Policy.
  • Experience collaborating with security agencies like CDSE or DCSA for training programs.
  • Current TS/SCI Security clearance and U.S. Citizenship.

Responsibilities

  • Support and adapt training curriculum for the evolving security environment.
  • Provide expertise using the ADDIE methodology in instructional design.
  • Conduct Training Needs Analysis (TNA) in collaboration with clients.
  • Create training design plans, storyboards, and assessments for new developments.
  • Maintain and update existing training products based on relevant policy changes.
  • Develop detailed course design documents outlining content and media treatment.
  • Conduct beta tests to evaluate products for instructional effectiveness.

Benefits

  • Flexible work from home options available.
Full Job Description
We are seeking a high-performing Instructional Systems Designer (ISD) to support a client program. Our ISDs are highly motivated individuals whose primary responsibilities are to analyze, design, develop, and maintain instructional content for web-based and/or instructor-led courses and related training products; and nurture, build, and sustain strategic client partnerships. The ideal candidate is passionate about instructional design, industrial security training, and developing our solutions. This position is a hybrid position that requires up to 1x weekly travel to Fort Meade, MD or the Washington D.C. area Responsibilities Support the client's Training Division, adapting curriculum to meet the changing security environment. The ISD shall provide technical expertise applying the ADDIE model. New development and maintenance may consist of eLearning asynchronous courses, virtual instructor-led courses, short-format eLearning, instructor-led training, and performance support tools. • Assists and provides guidance on applying the ADDIE methodology • Collaborate with client personnel to conduct comprehensive Training Needs Analysis (TNA), identifying security competencies, training requirements, goals, learning objectives, topics, instructional strategies, media selection, and training recommendations for a specified audience • Support new development, due to immediate requirements, through front-end analysis, training design plans, storyboards, assessments, and beta tests • Support maintaining existing products by identifying changes based on policy, events or the Department of Defense Security Skill Standards (DS3). Changes shall be documented on storyboards. The contractor shall ensure changes are accurately applied after a client programmer completes the changes • Develop detailed course design documents including, the course content outline, media treatments, technical specifications, assessment strategy, instructional materials, and recommended design approach for the course • Develop and update course storyboards specifying the flow for audio and text of all content including graphic design for inclusion in the final course product • Conduct and participate in beta tests for products in development and evaluate for accuracy and instructional effectiveness • Develop and update assessments for courses • Evaluate products for instructional effectiveness Minimum Requirements • A Master's degree in Instructional Systems Design or Adult Education, from an accredited university. In lieu of a Master's degree, a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university, and at least five years of experience designing and developing online, instructor-led, or instructor-facilitated distance-delivered courses • Experience developing and updating online instructor-led or instructor-facilitated distance-delivered courses in a Collaborative Learning Environment (currently Sakai) relevant to security topics • Experience in Instructional Systems Design, and developing online, instructor-led, or instructor-facilitated courses related to DoD Security Policy • Experience supporting CDSE, DCSA, or other security agencies in the execution of security-related training programs • Current TS/SCI Security clearance • U.S. Citizenship Preferred Qualifications • Eight years of experience in Instructional Systems Design, and developing online, instructor-led, or instructor-facilitated courses • Two years of experience supporting CDSE, DCSA, or other security agencies in the execution of security-related training programs Benefits Flexible work from home options available. Compensation: $95,000.00 - $110,000.00 per year

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