Social Science Program Coordinator Whole Health Coach

We're Looking for a skilled Social Science Program Coordinator Whole Health Coach in the Veterans Health Administration based in Iron Mountain, Michigan. 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 01/19/2024. 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 GS06. 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. 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. 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. OR Combination 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. OR Four (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 level. You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: 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 Coordinator 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 GS6 level. Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to demonstrated experience in: Working with health coaching techniques motivational interviewing and health coaching techniques and process obtaining specific factual data or opinions on specific issues providing information regarding weight management nutrition exercise/fitness smoking cessation stress management diabetes and pain management. OR Substitution 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. OR Combining 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: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience at the GS 7 level that has equipped you with the knowledge skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include but are not limited to: Working with health coaching techniques motivational interviewing and health coaching techniques and process obtaining specific factual data or opinions on specific issues providing information regarding weight management nutrition exercise/fitness smoking cessation stress management diabetes and pain management. Developing and conducting onsite educational series for enrolled patients. Coordinating care with treatment providers. Retrieving tracking and trending information needed for reporting related to health coaching and working with Quality improvement analysis techniques and methods. OR Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience GS9: Applicants may substitute education for the required experience. Must possess two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a masters degree or masters or equivalent graduate degree. Education must be in behavioral or social science or related disciplines appropriate to the position. (Transcripts Required) OR Combining Specialized Experience and Education GS9: Applicants may also combine education and experience to qualify at this level. You must have an combination of specialized experience and education beyond completion of undergraduate level work. Education must be related to the position. (Transcripts Required) You will be rated on the following Competencies for this position: Computer Skills Interpersonal Skills Teaches Others Technical Competence 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. Physical Requirements: While some of the work is sedentary including researching writing program planning and data analysis the position will have periods of extensive walking and movement throughout the healthcare system prolonged standing and transporting light to medium weight objects. The Employee Whole Health coordinator will also be required to travel between sites (CBOCs and outlying clinics) encompassed in the healthcare system. 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.