Health Science Specialist (Health Educator)

About the Position: Locality pay does not apply in the overseas area. Pay retention may be offered to selected applicants for positions at overseas locations. Pay retention will not be offered as an incentive for employees moving between overseas positions. Recruitment or relocation incentives MAY be authorized for highly qualified candidates. This is a Direct Hire Solicitation

Major duties

• Provide evidence-based classes and materials on physical activity, nutrition, sleep, and disease prevention.
• Perform metabolic, fitness, and body composition testing and explain results to participants.
• Develop tailored exercise prescriptions and lifestyle recommendations based on assessment outcomes.
• Collect health data, analyze program effectiveness, and prepare improvement recommendations.
• Organize workshops, health fairs, Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) activities, and outreach with internal and external partners.
• Enter assessment and counseling data into the Soldier Fitness Tracker and electronic medical records.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Health Science Specialist (Health Educator):Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes assisting with health education and promotion activities by preparing and delivering basic wellness materials; supporting metabolic, fitness, and body composition assessments; collecting and entering health data into electronic systems; coordinating routine health promotion events such as workshops, fairs, and screenings; and compiling program evaluation data to support outcome-based research and improvement recommendations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Public health practice, program management, health education & promotion OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.