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Leadership Trainer/Instructional Designer

Carney

Laurel, MDFull-time$90–115K/yrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$90–115K/yr
Location
Laurel, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Public Trust clearance

Job overview

Team Carney seeks an experienced Instructional Systems Specialist to design and facilitate leadership training for all organizational levels. The role partners with internal and external entities to gather requirements, identify gaps and training plans, and coordinate programs and schedules. Training is delivered in person, virtually, and on demand. The position is onsite in Laurel, Maryland, five days per week.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Instructional DesignLeadership TrainingCurriculum DevelopmentADDIETraining Needs AnalysisVendor CoordinationLaw Enforcement CurriculumVendor Auditing

Qualifications

Master's in Instructional Design or Education or Relevant Certifications6+ Years Instructional Systems Design ExperiencePublic Trust Clearance Eligibility

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Parental Leave

Full job description

Leadership Trainer/Instructional Designer

Laurel, MD

Full Time

Experienced

Team Carney is hiring for a Senior Instructional Systems Specialist who has a proven track record designing and facilitating training to all levels of leadership within the organization—ideally in a government and/or law-enforcement setting. Training is delivered in person, virtually, and on-demand. The ideal candidate will partner with internal and external entities to gather requirements, identify gaps, identify training plans, and coordinate and manage internal and vendor programs and program schedules.

Team Carney, a dynamic performance solutions development and delivery government contracting company, is actively seeking experienced Instructional Systems Specialists. Our specialists are experienced, creative and dedicated to curriculum development and client service.

THIS POSITION IS ONSITE IN LAUREL, MARYLAND 5 DAYS PER WEEK.

Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop course materials, evaluation strategies and other activities associated with delivery of special and complex instruction or training to law enforcement, professional, administrative, and technical support employees.

  • Conduct analysis of areas, jobs or organizational missions to determine requirements for revision of existing instructional systems.

  • Gather information through interviews with subject matter experts, prepares questionnaires, surveys, or conducts a direct observation of workers, and reviews by panels of experts.

  • Develop and design new or revised course curriculum (for platform instruction and elearning (online training)), training aids, instructor manuals, tests and measurement devices, and evaluation criteria to measure class performance.

  • Resolve problems that may arise concerning course content, materials and guidelines to advise on possible improvements and changes to the curriculum.

  • Determine the learning objectives and task learning relationships, organizes course content, and develops instruction design plans.

  • Plan and conduct validity and reliability studies to analyze test items and other methods of assessing student progress prepared by instructors.

  • Design and develop systems for the evaluation of training programs; identifies areas of deficiencies within the training program and recommends corrective action.

  • Inputs and maintains curriculum in learning or training management system

  • Facilitate leadership training to all GS levels in person and virtually.

  • Coordinate and manage training vendors, training events, and training programs.

Requirements:

  • Master's degree from an accredited college or university in the areas of Instructional Design and/or EducationOR

  • In lieu of a degree, professional or organizational certifications relevant to educational support service to includeATD Instructional Design Certificate; eLearning Guild Certifications; Certified Professional in Training Management (CPTM); Articulate Storyline Certs; Adobe Captivate Cert; Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP / CPTD); PMP; ISPI Certified Performance Technologist (CPT); ScrumMaster or Agile Certs

  • Minimum of 6 years experienceas an Instructional Systems Designer/Specialist

  • Experience designing and facilitating leadership training to all levels of leadership in person and virtually.

  • Experience building strong professional rapport with leadership and training vendors.

  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with multiple projects and activities in motion simultaneously.

  • Experience with ADDIE and TNA (Training Needs Analysis)

  • Ability to obtain a public trust clearance

Preferred:

  • Experience in developing curriculum for law enforcement/security related disciplines

  • Experience auditing vendors and working with training vendors to schedule and coordinate onsite and virtual deliveries.

Team Carney is committed to delivering exceptional results and fostering an inclusive environment where every member can thrive. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, and clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements and applicable employment laws.

The projected compensation range for this position is provided within the posting and is based on full-time status. The estimated minimum and maximum displayed represent the broadest range for this position (inclusive of high geographic and high clearance requirements) and is just one component of Team Carney's total compensation package for employees.

Posted Salary Range: USD $90,000 - USD $115,000 /Yr (Commensurate with experience)

Carney offers a full suite of benefits to our employees, including:

  • Multiple medical options (BCBS CareFirst)

  • Dental (BCBS CareFirst)

  • Vision insurance (BCBS CareFirst)

  • Carney paid life and disability

  • 401k with match

  • Flexible Spending Accounts

  • Health Spending Accounts

  • Paid time off

  • 11 paid holidays

  • Education/Tuition Assistance

  • Buy-up Plans (additional life, disability, etc.)

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Carney also offers these additional benefits as part of our commitment to valuing employees:

  • Parental leave (six weeks paid)

  • Student loan repayment

  • Get Out and Learn (up to $200 annually to learn almost anything!)

  • Get Out and Run (up to $200 annually to participate in fitness events!)

  • Ad hoc training/professional development access

We encourage you to learn more about Carney and our total benefits by visiting the www.teamcarney.com

How this job compares

Set against the 673 open Instructional Designer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$90–115K/yr
  • Maryland median$90–140K/yr21 salary ranges
  • US median$77–144K/yr439 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $103K, is 12% below the Maryland median midpoint ($116K) — in the middle half of Instructional Designer salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 24 open Instructional Designer jobs in Maryland and 673 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 6 years of experience; Instructional Designer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (538 postings).
Education
277 of the 673 open Instructional Designer jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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