** Health and Fitness Specialist**

**Legislative Branch**

**Location**

1 vacancy in the following location:

** Relocation expenses reimbursed**

No

** Telework eligible**

No

**Duties**

** Summary**

The position is located in the Architect of the Capitol, House Office Buildings, House Wellness Center womens program. The individual selected for this position will be 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.

**Responsibilities**

Tour of Duty: Monday through Friday, 11:30 am - 8:00 pm

Develops personalized 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 exercising individuals 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 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 whirl pools, 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/CCR, AED) and first aid as is necessary. Complies with all safety procedures for equipment utilized. **Travel Required**

Not required

** Supervisory status**

No

** Promotion Potential**

11

**Requirements**

** Conditions of Employment**

You must be a U.S. Citizen.

You must be able to pass a drug test.

Your resume and question responses must demonstrate the job-related KSAs.

You must meet the definition of specialized experience.

**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.**

** Qualifications**

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

**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-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:

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

(2) Experience in leading group exercise activities, including Studio Cycling or Mat Pilates;

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

(4) Experience teaching/training exercise to diverse populations, including women and seniors; and

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

**Education**

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**Additional information**

**Welcome Veterans.** The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) gives veterans' preference rights in the legislative branch to certain veterans as applied by the Congressional Accountability Act. Veterans' preference is applied on this vacancy announcement. If you are a veteran and have been separated under honorable conditions, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility; SF-15, if applicable; and Department of Veterans Affairs documentation of disability, if applicable. For more information, please visit

**If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the** **Selective Service System**. If you are exempt from registration under Selective Service Law, you must provide appropriate proof of exemption. Please visit the website for more information.

**DRUG TESTING**: The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is a Drug Free Workplace. As part of the AOCs suitability assessment, a candidate tentatively selected for a position who is not currently an AOC employee is required to submit to screening for illegal drug use. Satisfactory completion of a drug test is a condition of employment with the Agency. A candidate must test negative prior to being eligible for appointment into a position. We will schedule, provide and cover the cost for the drug test.

The selectee(s) under the vacancy announcement for this position is subject to a criminal record check by the U.S. Capitol Police and satisfactory adjudication to be eligible for employment at the Architect of the Capitol.

The Architect of the Capitol is an E-VERIFY Participant. E-VERIFY is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment authorization in the United States. If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the DHS Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" electronic system. For more information on E-Verify, please visit

This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Moving expenses are not authorized.

Relocation expenses are not authorized.

**Probationary Period -** A newly appointed selectee is subject to the completion of a one-year trial/probationary period, regardless of whether or not a trial/probationary period has been completed previously with the Architect of the Capitol or another Federal agency.

This vacancy announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies in any of the jurisdictions of the Architect of the Capitol.

All application materials become the property of the Architect of the Capitol.

** How You Will Be Evaluated**

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Review your resume and responses carefully.