Human Performance Director

Description:

This position is assigned to the Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) Fitness, Sports, and Deployed Support Program Branch (N921); Fleet Readiness (N92); Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC); Commander, Navy Region Southwest; San Diego, CA. Incumbent serves as a Human Performance Program Director responsible for the management and oversight of health and wellness opportunities onboard the installation.

Requirements:

Resumes must include information which demonstrates experience and knowledge, skills, and ability (KSAs) as they relate to this position. Applicants are encouraged to be clear and specific when describing their experience level and KSAs.

A qualified candidate must possess all of the following:

• A bachelor's degree or higher with a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position (e.g., Exercise Science, Kinesiology, Physical or Occupational Therapy, Health Education, Physician Assistant, Dietitian, etc.)
• At least 4 years of specialized experience in applying a wide range of concepts, principles, and practices of health, wellness, fitness, and/or performance to improve or optimize human performance.
• A current professional certification from a National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) accredited health/fitness organization or Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC).

A qualified candidate also possesses the following:

• Knowledge of and skill in applying theories, concepts, principles, and their relationships underlying the practices of human performance optimization to improve the efficiency and quality of work performed or to protect the quality of life.
• Professional knowledge of, and skill in applying, a wide range of concepts, principles, and methodologies of the therapeutic field sufficient to provide guidance, oversight and evaluation of subordinate performance in the use of advanced techniques to identify existing or potential problems resulting from trauma, disease, or other causes; determining whether complex risk factors and behaviors that may impede optimal functioning; and adapting existing treatment methods, procedures, or techniques to resolve difficult or complex problems.
• Professional knowledge of, and skill in applying, a wide range of advanced principles, concepts, and practices of occupational therapy and kinesiology sufficient to administer complex assessments, determine current levels of functioning, and develop individualized short- and long-term rehabilitation treatment plans.
• Knowledge that enables the employee to competently and independently carry out the physical readiness programs through the proper application of principles, concepts and techniques of human performance to specific needs of the community to be served.
• Knowledge of neuromuscular and physiological responses to exercise sufficient to design and monitor human performance programs.
• Knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD), Department of the Navy (DON) and CNIC policies and procedures governing the fitness and performance activity certifications.
• Knowledge of Command Physical Readiness Program (PRP), Physical Readiness Test (PRT), to include Physical Training (PT) physical training programs, Command Fitness Leaders (CFL) and PRIMS-2.
• Knowledge of various specialty equipment, both resale and fixed assets, to ensure quality material exists to enhance programs.
• Knowledge of scientific literature, research publications, health journals, and technical publications to remain current with emerging technologies and incorporate relevant advancements into wellness plans.
• Ability to plan and coordinate sport/military-specific periodized performance programs.
• Ability to create, explore, evaluate, design, and share human performance solutions and the validity of their predicted performance to resolve problems, conditions, and issues related to military readiness, resiliency, and retention.
• Ability to evaluate programs to ensure efficient design and effectiveness in meeting HP adaptation goals.
• Ability to apply a range and depth of knowledge acquired specifically through an intensive learning regimen of the phenomena, theories, and concepts of a scientific body of medical knowledge.
• Ability to assess, resolve, and predict the relationships and interactions of human performance data and findings under varying conditions.
• Ability to stay abreast of, and evaluate human performance subjects, analyses, and proposals in professional literature.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.