Social Science Program Specialist Whole Health Coach

We're Looking for a skilled Social Science Program Specialist Whole Health Coach in the Veterans Health Administration based in Tomah, Wisconsin. 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 12/17/2021. 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 served 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. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Basic Individual Occupational Requirement:Bachelors degree or 4 years of education above high school leading to a bachelors degree in behavioral or social science or a related discipline appropriate to this position.ORCombination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.ORFour (4) 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. In addition to the Individual Occupational Requirement as stated above the following is the experience or education requirement to qualify for this position at the GS7 or GS9 grade levels. Specialized Experience GS7: One (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Social Science Program Specialist (Whole Health Coach) position and that is in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable this experience must have been equivalent to at least the GS5 level in federal service to qualify at the GS7 grade level. Specialized experience for this position would consist of: experience in positions that require basic knowledge of health coaching to promote healthy lifestyle choices experience working with software programs such as Word Excel Access Power Point to track data and develop educational presentations ability to develop and distribute health education materials and conduct educational events to explain health coaching ability to interact and relate with people of varied educational and professional backgrounds of many cultural groups and socioeconomic levels experience in positions that required customer service skills and skill in oral and written communication and interpersonal relations to appropriately and courteously relate to internal and external customers.ORSubstitution of Education for Specialized Experience GS7: One (1) full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. Such education must demonstrate the knowledge skills and abilities necessary to do the work of the position and been obtained at an accredited college or university. Superior Academic Achievement is based on class standing gradepoint average or honor society membership. Class Standing Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college university or major subdivision such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration based on completed courses. Gradepoint Average Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 as recorded on their official transcript or as computed based on 4 years of education or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of curriculum or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major filed completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum. Election to membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society Applicants can be considered eligible based on membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies listed by the Association of College Honor Societies. Transcripts Required.ORCombining Specialized Experience and Education GS7 Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the Social Science Program Specialist (Whole Health Coach) position may be substituted to meet the experience requirements of the position at the GS7 grade level. Transcripts Required. Specialized Experience GS9: One (1) full year of specialized experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge skill and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the Social Science Program Specialist (Whole Health Coach) and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization (GS7). Examples of specialized experience include: Experience in positions that provided health coaching and/or providing information regarding lifestyle management including knowledge of health coaching structure process skills and techniques experience coordinating with others as part of a health care team knowledge of programs such as weight management nutrition exercise/fitness smoking cessation stress management diabetes pain management etc. experience developing treatment plans that focus on behavioral interventions assist with data management analyses special studies and reports for use by management for budget preparation workload projections quality assurance and utilization reviews knowledge of medical terminology skill in the use of computer equipment with a variety of software applications including the ability to produce documents reports and educational materials skill in the use of Microsoft office software and other databases to schedule appointment track retrieve and trend information and demonstration of skill in communication and interpersonal relations both orally and in writing providing clear and concise communication.ORSubstitution of Education for Specialized Experience GS9: A masters or equivalent graduate degree or two (2) full years of progressively higherlevel graduate education leading to such a degree or LL. B or J.D.. if related to the Social Science Program Specialist (Whole Health Coach) position. Education must have been obtained in an accredited college or university may be substituted to qualify for this grade 9 position. One year of fulltime graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent one (1) year of fulltime study. If that number cannot be obtained from the school 18 semester hours will be considered an academic year of graduate study. Transcripts Required.ORCombining Specialized Experience and Education GS9 Equivalent combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience directly related to the work of the Social Science Program Specialist (Whole Health Coach) position which may be substituted to meet the experience requirements of the position. Transcripts Required. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position:Computer SkillsInterpersonal SkillsTeaches OthersTechnical Competence For more information on these qualification standards please visit the United States Office of Personnel Managements website at https://www.opm.gov/policydataoversight/classificationqualifications/generalschedulequalificationstandards/.

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.