Health and Fitness Specialist

The position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, Senate Office Buildings, Assistant Superintendent Client Services Division, Senate Health and Fitness Facilities. Responsible for administering programs in exercise, general nutrition, stress management, and other preventive health measures to Members of Congress. Provides activities to enhance the health, physical fitness and restorative needs of the Members, including Yoga, Pilates, and general strength and conditioning.

 

 

 

Tour of Duty: Monday - Friday 6:00 am – 2:30 pm

Work schedule may require some overtime. 

Responsibilities include

Develops individualized strategies for promoting and coaching health, fitness, and restorative self-care.

Designs and administers exercise programs on request for individuals' specific needs.

Plans individual and group exercises programs that build cardiovascular endurance, neuromuscular strength and balance and flexibility, and other aspects of functional capacity.

Conducts health and physical fitness assessments prior to developing an individual exercise plan.

Conducts assessments that may include but are not limited to cardiovascular exercise capacity, blood pressure monitoring, heart rate monitoring, body composition analysis, strength, balance, mobility, flexibility, posture and functional capacity.

Leads exercises individually and in group settings.

Teaches individuals about exercise-related techniques in self-awareness, self-monitoring, and self-management of bodily functions.

Instructs techniques for specialized group fitness activities.

Develops educational and service programs promoting preventive health practices, health risks awareness, and recreation programs for members within the Wellness Center.

Instructs members in the proper use of various equipment and facilities, such as treadmills, electronic and computer programmed stationary cycles, air resistant stationary cycles, arm cycles, stair stepping machines, elliptical step machines, rowing machines, skiing machines, various modes of strength training machines, therapeutic whirlpools, and other fitness devices as appropriate.

Maintains a secure, confidential computer and/or hard copy record keeping system to account for preventive health care records for each participating member.

Administers basic life support (i.e., CPR/AED) and first aid as is necessary.  Complies with all safety procedures for equipment utilized.

Performs other related duties as assigned.

You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.
 
For the GS-09:

Specialized experience: is experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level.

Candidates for the GS-09 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-7 in the Federal service. 

Specialized experience is defined as having experience: 

1.) Providing exercise activities (i.e. Yoga instruction, Pilates instruction (mat, reformer), Studio Cycling Classes, Group Strength Classes);

2.) Personal training individuals in exercise activities (i.e. cardiovascular conditioning, strength conditioning, mobility, and balance);

3.) Experience with and/or conducting exercise programs for special clinical populations (i.e. people with conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome).

For the GS-11

Candidates for the GS-11 grade level must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service.

Specialized experience is defined as having experience:

1.)  A significant accumulation of time in teaching YOGA;

2.) Experience in leading group exercise activities, including Studio Cycling and Pilates (mat, reformer);

3.) Experience coaching/personally training individuals in exercise activities (i.e. cardiovascular conditioning, strength conditioning, mobility, and balance);

4.) Experience, leading Women’s and Senior Programs; and

5.) Experience designing and leading exercise programs for special clinical populations (i.e., people with conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, obesity, or metabolic syndrome).

There is no educational requirement for this position.  

A bachelor's degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Health Science, Physical Education, or related field is desired.

A master's degree in Exercise Physiology, Exercise Science, Health Science, Physical Education, or related field is desired.  

 

Must be certified in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR/CCR) and skilled in the use of the Automatic Electronic Defibrillator (AED).

Proof of certification must be provided if selected.

AND:

To be employed by the Architect of the Capitol in a paid position, an individual must meet
one of the categories below:

• A citizen of the United States;
• A person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship as outlined in 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)(B);
• A person who is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. 1157 or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. 1158 and has filed a declaration of intention to become a lawful permanent resident and then a citizen when eligible;
• A person who owes allegiance to the United States (nationals of American Samoa, Swains Island, and the Northern Mariana Islands, and nationals who meet other requirements described in 8 U.S.C. 1408); or
• A person who is currently an officer or employee of the Government of the United States.”

A variety of health insurance plans; retirement system with investment options; paid holidays; paid sick and annual (vacation) leave; life insurance; incentive systems; subsidized transportation; training and development opportunities, etc.

The Architect of the Capitol offers eligible employees opportunity to participate in the Student Loan Repayment Program.

Selected applicant(s) may be eligible to earn a higher annual leave accrual rate credit towards annual leave accrual based on prior non-Federal or uniformed service work experience. The amount of service credit will be based on specialized experience or qualifying experience that is provided on the applicant profile submitted. As such, if you are a new employee to the Federal Government or a rehire, it is important that you provide a work history that lists all directly related positions held, and it must include the dates of employment (month/day/year).