Health Education Specialist

Applicants must meet both the Basic and Additional Requirements:

Basic Requirements:
Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in health education, health management, education, sociology, community development, social work, or educational psychology.


Specialized Experience:GS-12: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal Service performing (3) of the following (4) duties:

• Assist in design, implementation, and evaluation of public health education programs and campaigns;
• Communicate and/or coordinate information regarding public health research and interventions;
• Develop a variety of public health communication and educational materials for widespread use in public outreach efforts;
• Plan, coordinate, and implement training programs.

GS-13: You must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-12 grade level in the Federal Service performing (4) of the following (5) duties:

• Lead the design, implementation, and evaluation of public health education programs and campaigns;
• Communicate and/or coordinate information regarding public health research and interventions;
• Write about women's health and/or public health and related scientific and policy issues for scientific and lay audiences;
• Lead the design and production of learning activities and/or training programs;
• Utilize performance problem analysis to develop validated instructional products.

Documenting Experience:

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Qualifications are based on breadth/level of experience. In addition to describing duties performed, applicants must provide the exact dates of each period of employment (from MM/YY to MM/YY) and the number of hours worked per week if part time. As qualification determinations cannot be made when resumes do not include the required information, failure to provide this information may result in disqualification. Applicants are encouraged to use the USAJOBS Resume Builder to develop their federal resume.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

In accordance with Office of Personnel Management policy, federal employees are assumed to have gained experience by performing duties and responsibilities appropriate for their official series and grade level as described in their position description. Experience that would not normally be part of the employee's position is creditable, however, when documented by satisfactory evidence, such as a signed memorandum from the employee's supervisor or an SF-50 or SF-52 documenting an official detail or other official assignment. The documentation must indicate whether the duties were performed full time or, if part time, the "percentage of times" the other duties were performed. It is expected that this documentation is included in the employee's official personnel record. In order to receive credit for experience in your resume that is not within the official series and grade level of your official position, you must provide a copy of the appropriate documentation of such experience as indicated above.

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; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to gain employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. If such experience is on a part-time basis, you must provide the average number of hours worked per week as well as the beginning and ending dates of the experience so it can be fully credited.

OPM Qualification General Policies Website
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All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.