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This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

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Duties

What You'll Be Doing Day To Day

As a Public Health Advisor, you will use your knowledge of and experience to optimize business results and customer experience by:

Serving as a Public Health Advisor and providing consultative services to programs or projects that have unusually demanding social, economic, cultural, governmental, and political conditions requiring the planning, development, and evaluation of matters of general precedent, extensive controversy, or wide coordination.
Analyzing existing or proposed systems, strategies, services, or other mental health related matters; identifying needs for improvement and the methods and resources to accomplish such improvements; developing, implementing, and monitoring performance evaluation and tracking systems; evaluating and analyzing data collection and utilization methods and quality control.
Participating in the development and documentation of long and short-range planning efforts to accommodate newly enacted behavioral health legislation that directly impacts upon Center programs.
Accomplishing special projects through analysis and review of problems, issues, or program requirements; determining what information is required; and collecting data from various sources in order to render informed recommendations/alternatives.

** Duties as shown are at the full performance level (FPL) of the GS-13. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the FPL.

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

U.S. Citizenship required.
Males born after December 31, 1959 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service - http://www.sss.gov
Suitable for federal employment.
Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. All information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation.
Documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System.
All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.
Financial disclosure statement may be required.
Probationary (or trial) period may be required.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Basic Qualifications: Must meet one of the items listed below:

For GS-11: Successful completion of a bachelor's degree or higher in public health or other field of study with course work directly related to the work of the position in an accredited U.S. education program. (For information on Foreign Education, please see the 'Education' section of the full vacancy announcement for more details.) Transcripts must be provided.

For GS-11, GS-12 & GS-13: Must have experience that provided:

Knowledge of organizational, operational, and programmatic concepts and practices applied by public, private, or nonprofit agencies and organizations engaged in public health or other health-related activities.
Knowledge of the methods, processes, and techniques used to develop and deliver public health or health-related programs in State and local settings.
Knowledge of a specialized public health program.
Knowledge of, and skill in, the application of administrative or analytical methods and techniques necessary for working within the framework of a public health or related organization and carrying out specific program functions.
Skill in oral and written communication, gathering and conveying information, making oral presentations, and preparing reports, correspondence, and other written materials.

-AND-

Minimum Qualifications: In addition to the basic qualification requirement above, you must have one-year specialized experience to perform successfully the duties of the position.

For GS-11:You must clearly demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-09 level in the federal service in ALL of the following:

Performing work in one of the following: mental health; substance use or abuse; behavioral health; suicide prevention; crisis response; children's services; school-based services; or social services.
Establishing and/or maintaining an integrated system of information gathering and reporting tools.
Collecting and/or utilizing program and policy analyses to ensure successful performance and/or outcomes of programs.

-OR-

Education: Must have a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree with major study in public health or other field of study with course work directly related to the work of the position to be filled or LL.M., if related. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. In order to qualify for this position based on education, you must submit transcripts. Please see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement for more information.

OR- Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the specialized experience requirement as described above. In order to qualify for this position based on a combination, you must submit transcripts. Please see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement for more information.

For GS-12: You must clearly demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-11 level in the federal service in ALL of the following:

Providing program consultation, coordination and/or guidance for public health programs with an emphasis on mental health, substance use, or recovery.
Designing, developing, implementing, managing and/or evaluating all aspects of a complex, politically sensitive, or developmental special project, grants, contracts, or program.
Collaborating with internal or external stakeholders.

GS-13: You must clearly demonstrate one full year of specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to at least the GS-12 level in the federal service in at least three (3) of the following:

Managing initiatives that support programs for people experiencing suicidal ideation or emotional distress, and/or at risk for the development of mental illness, and/or children with or at risk for the development of emotional disturbance;
Collaborating with internal or external stakeholders.
Developing and/or coordinating program improvements designed to improve/enhance public health program performance.
Leading program consultation, guidance, and/or assistance to carry out grants and/or contract management and related activities.

** There is no substitution of education for experience at the GS-12 & GS-13 grade levels of this announcement.

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 application 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.

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Education

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov.

Additional information

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Incentives may be authorized; however, this is contingent upon multiple factors, including funds availability. If authorized, certain incentives may require you to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a period of up to 3 years. Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid. Incentives may include the following: moving expenses, recruitment or relocation incentive; student loan repayment, superior qualifications appointment, creditable service for annual leave for prior non-federal work experience or prior uniformed military service, etc.

Bargaining Unit Position: Yes

Research position: No

Drug Screening Required: No

Applicants selected for this position will be subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing upon hiring.

Career Transition Assistance Program/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP/ICTAP): For information on how to apply as an CTAP/ICTAP eligible see http://opm.gov/rif/employee_guides/career_transition.asp#ictap. To be well-qualified and exercise selection priority for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must be rated at 85.0 or above on the rating criteria for this position.

Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Human Resources Office.

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