The incumbent serves as a Social Science Program Coordinator - Employee Whole Health Coordinator and will have responsibility for administering all aspects of the local initiative to support the health and well-being of employees. Employee Whole Health Coordinator will address overall well-being issues for employees throughout the medical center and including but not limited to nutrition, mental, emotional, social, physical, and environmental well-being based on the WH system of care.

Duties

Duties include, but may not be limited to the following: Establishes and chairs the Employee Whole Health Committee. Assembles a diverse planning team of interdisciplinary health professionals and representatives from various services within the medical center including labor partners. Conducts needs assessment(s) of employees to determine program needs and interests. Develops core program components based on assessment results. Develops and delivers classes, seminars, workshops, etc. on various Employee Whole Health topics including but not limited to nutrition, physical activity, and mental health topics or works to identify and collaborates with relevant subject matter experts. Creates a personalized health plan (PHP) with employees who desire one by exploring the employee's mission, aspiration and purpose (MAP); creates goals and action plans with the employee based on his/her MAP. Maintains and updates local policies and procedures related to Employee Whole Health as needed to ensure compliance with VHA-level directives and regulations, VISN guidelines, medical center policy, Union Master Agreements, professional guidelines, and all accrediting and regulatory agencies. Manages program budget and is the fund control point official for the Employee Whole Health program. Promotion Potential: The full performance level of this position is GS-11. Work Schedule: Full-time, Monday - Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm Compressed/Flexible: Available Telework/Adhoc: Available Virtual: This is not a virtual position. Position Description/PD#: Social Science Program Coordinator/PD99908S Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized Financial Disclosure Report: Not required

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS-11 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS-09. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note: Time-In-Grade 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. Basic Requirements: Social Science (GS-101) Occupational Requirements - The basic requirements for this occupation can be met by possessing one of the following: Education - 4 year degree in behavioral or social science or related discipline. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED) OR Experience - 4 years of appropriate experience that demonstrates acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. OR Experience/Education Combination - a combination of education and experience as described above. (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED). Grade Requirements: In addition to the basic requirements, you must also meet the individual grade requirements to qualify for this position. You may qualify based on your experience and/or education as described below: Specialized Experience: You must have one year of specialized equivalent to at least the next lower grade GS-09 in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to the following: Conducts needs assessment(s) of employees to determine program needs and interests. Develops core program components based on assessment results. Develops and delivers classes, seminars, and workshops on topics such as nutrition, physician activity and mental health. Develops training materials for staff educational needs. Implements use of available individual health assessments to determine employee wellness strengths and opportunities. Creates a personalized health plan (PHP) with employees who desire one. Education: Three (3) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree (Transcript Required), OR Experience: One (1) year equivalent to at least GS-9 grade level, OR Experience/Education Combination: a combination of graduate education and specialized experience as described above. (Transcript Required). Preferred Experience: Whole Health experience preferred.

Education

A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address Dayton VA Medical Center 4100 West Third Street Dayton, OH 45428 US
• Name: Gwendalyn Williams
• Email: [email protected]