This vacancy is for a GS-0601-13, Health Promotion Program Manager located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, HSWL WORK LIFE DIVISION, in Washington, DC.
Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: EDUCATION: Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree: 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 from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education(external link) at the time the degree was obtained. AND To qualify at the GS-13 grade level, applicants must have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Specialized experience must include the following: Experience in nutrition/weight management, physical fitness/activity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse prevention/education, stress management, and prevention of disease and injury. Program and management analysis and application of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative analytical and evaluation methods. Budget for substantive national programs and services. Prepare long-range and short-range planning guidance as applied to these programs. Execution of broad range of administrative laws, policies, and regulations, and precedents applicable to Health Promotion, Work-Life, and other personal resiliency and readiness programs. NOTE: Education cannot be substituted for experience at this grade level. NOTE: Transcripts must be submitted with your application. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). 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. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
You will serve as a Health Promotion Program Manager and be responsible for Health Promotion and Operational Stress Control program matters that pertain to policy direction, planning, program management and administration, oversight, education, and outcome evaluation. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Serves as the USCG's program manager and as a senior advisor/subject matter expert on health promotion concepts encompassing the assets of educational, environmental, and medical support services enabling the program users to increase control over, and improve their quality of life, health, wellness, and well-being. Develops and provides reports, narrative presentations, fact sheets, information papers, action memorandums, statistical graphs, charts, and research publications when necessary, displaying and presenting them to senior staff members, other federal and national Health Promotion program managers, DHS personnel, and other entities as deemed appropriate. Works with other Office of Work-Life program managers to ensure health, wellness, and resiliency concepts are effectively incorporated into all appropriate aspects of behavioral health and family services programs.