This position is located in the Colorado River Service Unit (CRSU) at Peach Springs Health Center, Peach Springs, AZ. This position is responsible for providing individual, group, and community based health education and activities in Native American health to tribal communities, schools, clinics, and work sites and strives to maintain health education components that emphasize health promotion and disease prevention practices.

Duties

Participates in the development of the CRSU short and long range written program plans. Assumes a collaborative role for developing the education component of the total program plan. Provides supportive services to Health Center staff and Departments to assist in developing the educational component of their respective activities. Helps Native American people to develop a sound basis for good health practices; and to use these practices as well as use resources properly. Develops formal and informal training opportunities intended to encourage involvement in community health planning. Develops special demonstration activities designed to provide guidelines for improving and evaluating health procedures, techniques, and materials including school health education and worksite wellness activities.

Requirements

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, your resume must state sufficient experience and/or education, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are applying. 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; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week. Individual Occupation Requirements BASIC REQUIREMENT(S): Degree: health education, health management, education, sociology, community development, social work, or educational psychology. In addition to the Basic Requirements, you must also meet the Minimum Qualifications stated below. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS 09 grade level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector performing the following type of work and/or tasks: Development and provision of formal and informal opportunities (including short and long range health career tracts) for Health Center staff or tribal groups; conducted comprehensive needs assessment and identification of health risk problems of the communities target populations through on-site surveys and other analysis identification tools; led and consulted for demonstration projects of community, inpatient/outpatient and staff programs in all phases of health promotion projects and activities. Maintained information files and a reference library with appropriate literary and audio-visual sources for Native American tribes, Health Centers, and Native Americans on general topics embracing the health and social sciences. Time In Grade Federal employees in the competitive service are also subject to the Time-In-Grade Requirements: Merit Promotion (status) candidates must have completed one year of service at the next lower grade level. Time-In-Grade provisions do not apply under the Excepted Service Examining Plan (ESEP). You must meet all qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement.

Education

This position has an education requirement. You are strongly encouraged to submit a copy of your transcripts or a list of your courses including titles, credit hours completed, and grades. Unofficial transcripts will be accepted in the application package. Official transcripts will be required from all selectees prior to receiving an official offer.

Only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education may be credited. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following website: https://www.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 https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address Colorado River Service Unit 12033 Agency Road Parker, AZ 85344 US
• Name: Tedri Laffoon
• Phone: 928-669-7547
• Email: [email protected]