Social Science Program Coordinator Health Coach

We're Looking for a skilled Social Science Program Coordinator Health Coach in the Veterans Health Administration based in New Braunfels, Texas. Read through the job description to see if it matches your current experience.

The Successful Applicant

To qualify for this position applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement 12/18/2023. TimeInGrade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet timeingrade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS07 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS05. For a GS09 position you must have serves 52 weeks at the GS07. The grade may have been in any occupation but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF50 that shows your timeingrade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF50 has an effective date within the past year it may not clearly demonstrate you possess oneyear timeingrade as required by the announcement. In this instance you must provide an additional SF50 that clearly demonstrates oneyear timeingrade. Note: TimeInGrade 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. Candidates must meet the following Individual Occupational Requirement (IOR) Degree: behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Note: (This is successful completion of a full 4year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelors or higher degree that included a major field of study or specific course requirements. The nature and quality of this required course work must have been such that it would serve as a prerequisite for more advanced study in the field or subjectmatter area. Related course work generally refers to courses that may be accepted as part of the program major.).OR Experience : Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Combination of education/experience: that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Note: (The quality of the combination of education experience must be sufficient to demonstrate that you possess the knowledge skills and abilities required to perform work in the occupation is comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a full 4year course of study with a major in the appropriate field. In addition to courses in the major related fields a typical college degree would have included courses that involved analysis writing critical thinking research etc. These courses would have provided an applicant with skills and abilities enough to perform progressively more responsible work in the occupation. Therefore creditable experience should have demonstrated similarly appropriate skills or abilities needed to perform the work of the occupation. In addition to the above IOR you may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: GS07 Qualifications: Specialized Experience: You must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS05 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: knowledge of health coaching structure process skills and techniques knowledge of ethical code and rules of conduct for health coaches and existing VHA and community resources that support Veterans personalized health goals as well as other health wellbeing programs available at a facility or in the community to support their personal health plans ability to retrieve track and trend information needed for reporting related to health coaching. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 1 year of graduatelevel education or superior academic achievement. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education (beyond 18 semester hours) as described above. Note: Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. GS09 Qualifications: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS07 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include but are not limited to: knowledge of health coaching structure process skills and techniques knowledge of ethical code and rules of conduct for health coaches knowledge of current research literature related to health and wellness including behaviors that promote wellness and those that are detrimental knowledge of pertinent laws regulations policies and precedents to determine their impact on the customer service program and related support resources in the area studied in order to assist the Veteran in getting additional support or care when that is required as well as navigate the personalized health inventory personalized health planning components of health and wellbeing and existing VHA and community resources that support Veterans personalized health goals as well as other health and wellbeing programs available at a facility or in the community to support their personal health plans personalized health planning components of health and wellbeing and existing VHA and community resources that support Veterans personalized health goals as well as other health and wellbeing programs available at a facility or in the community to support their personal health plans personalized health planning. OR Education: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. To qualify based on education for this grade level you must have 2 years of progressively higherlevel graduate education leading to a masters degree or masters or equivalent graduate degree. OR Combination: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education (beyond 18 semester hours) as described above. Note: Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Human Factors Influencing/ Negotiating Interpersonal Skills Leadership Information Management 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 religions spiritual community student social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience. Note: A full year of work is considered to be 3540 hours of work per week. Parttime 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. Continued in Additional Information section

What’s on Offer

The role offers excellent opportunities for top performers to further develop their competencies as a social worker and improving the lives of people.