Instructional Systems Designer

Location: Hurlburt Field

Overview

Employment in this role is conditional upon successful execution of the contract by the client.

The Work

The Instructional Systems Designer will develop and deliver engaging, learner-centered training solutions for government clients. The ISD will utilize the ADDIE model or similar instructional design methodologies to analyze training requirements, design effective learning solutions, and implement instructional programs tailored to meet the needs of diverse learners. The individual will be responsible for collaborating with Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), project managers, and multimedia developers to create high-quality, measurable, and outcome-based training solutions.

This position aligns with Cayuse's core values of Innovation, Excellence, Collaboration, Adaptability, and Integrity by fostering technical solutions that meet customer needs, promoting teamwork, and prioritizing quality in deliverables.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Provide subject matter expertise for ISD activities supporting CO, IO, and Faculty Development courseware.
• Apply the Instructional Systems Development (ISD) process to develop and update formal Faculty Development courseware.
• Use ISD Course (AETC ADDIE or approved equivalent) methodology to analyze, design, develop, implement, and evaluate training products.
• Develop and maintain training objectives, lesson plans, evaluation materials, and support documentation consistent with ISD requirements.
• Maintain required ISD certification (CCAF ISD Certification or civilian equivalent) as applicable.
• Augment and support course planning and development, including, but not limited to, all formal training courses, lessons, and related courseware material.
• Develop curriculum IAW applicable Master Training Task List (MTTL) and Training Task List (TTL) requirements as well as audit and edit all developed courseware for accuracy, completeness, flow, balance, and clarity of understanding, IAW 39 IOS SOPs/Instructions/OIs, ACC Instructions, and Joint Directives.
• Provide associated documentation for design, development, revision, and administration of FTU training.
• Utilize the ISD ADDIE Model, along with Bloom's taxonomy level of learning and/or the Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition (SAMR) Model for all course development.
• Assist in the development of Training Systems Requirements Analysis to include Mission/Task Analysis (MTA), Training Requirements Analysis (TRA), Objective Media Analysis (OMA), and Training Systems Basis Analysis (TSBA).
• Provide instructional strategies, methods, media analysis, objective analysis media and a syllabcourse map.
• Assist in the analysis of all tasks performed in the operation and maintenance of course materials; and assist in producing an MTTL for each mission area.
• Analyze Task Analysis Worksheets to ensure training requirements are derived by identifying TTL and knowledge, Qualifications, and abilities (KSA) needed to perform each task and comparing the entry level of learning to the required Bloom's taxonomy level of learning.
• Work with colleges/universities, institutions, industry, to identify and implement new information applicable to specific courses (or lessons).
• Review all guidance, technical documents, and manuals to ensure they effectively enable personnel to utilize training systems in instruction.
• Assess and analyze training needs through surveys, interviews with staff members, student feedback, training needs analysis, customer site visits, and training planning team direction, and recommend changes to improve existing curriculum.
• Work with internal and external SMEs to incorporate new material developed by SMEs into current or new courseware.
• Utilize ADDIE for development of new training programs and curriculum updates and assist in the Spiral Development Cycle (SDC).
• Audit feedback from internal and external sources to ensure currency, consistency, and quality of course material.
• Review, coordinate, and prepare responses for internal and external directives and documents pertaining to training.
• Operate an application-based Learning Management System (LMS) Authoring Manager to build and deploy questions.
• Operate LMS…