Nutritionist

Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Human Resources Management, Occupational Safety and Health, located in Artesia, NM. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the listed duty location(s).

Duties

• Serve as an expert in the field of nutrition science, providing evidence-based expertise and advice to multiple CBP academy physical exercise and physical training programs, as well as to academy administrative and operational field locations.
• Review the nutritional performance requirements of trainees and incumbents through careful evaluation of academy training curricula and incumbents' work requirements.
• Represent Occupational Safety and Health Division management officials in briefings to CBP academy administration and training staff, CBP headquarters, related DHS components, and other Federal agency officials, as appropriate.
• Provide professional leadership and program direction in administration, practices, education, and research related to nutrition as an integral component of a national safety and health program.
• Develop standards, policies, guidelines, and criteria concerning the delivery of nutrition education and services.

Requirements

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years (additional details apply).
• All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English.
• You may be required to pass a background investigation.
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
• Your conduct will be subject to government ethics standards and criminal conflict of interest statutes.
• DHS uses E-Verify to confirm eligibility to work in the United States.

This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU).

Qualifications

Basic Requirement: You must provide supporting documentation in your application to show you meet one of the following:

• Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in dietetics, food, nutrition, food service management, institution management, or related science. The educational program must have been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) or an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.
• For dietitian positions, the curriculum must align with qualifying requirements established by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (AND) in effect at the time of graduation.
• Completion of a coordinated undergraduate program, internship, or other clinical component approved by AND for dietitians or nutritionists.
• Professional registration as a Registered Dietitian (RD) or Registered Dietitian Nutritionist (RDN).

Transcripts or professional registration documentation are required.

Experience: You qualify for the GS-13 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Creating research studies and assessments and drawing conclusions from compiled raw data to improve nutrition habits and physical performance of targeted working groups.
• Presenting, educating, and counseling on evidence-based nutrition topics to diverse groups of employees and leaders from different backgrounds and varying levels of skill sets.
• Making recommendations to improve human health and performance, physical training effectiveness, and reduce injuries and promote recovery.
• Developing nutrition policy for an organization.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work. You must meet all qualification requirements, including education, and applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band).

Pay

This position starts at a salary of $106,437.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $138,370.00 (GS-13, Step 10). Visit the locality pay tables by geographic area. If your geographic area is not listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions may fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level, and location.

Benefits

• You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
• Upon selection, you may be eligible to receive a hiring incentive, such as relocation or a recruitment incentive, pending budgetary approval and agency policy.
• Reasonable accommodations for disabilities are available upon request.

All employees new to the federal government must serve a one-year probationary period.