PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST (PREV WF)-Title 5 OBO

Duties

• Advances policies, practices, and plans outside of the existing Resilience, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention (R3SP) (Army) and Suicide Prevention (Air) office, among others, for equities specific to self-directed and interpersonal harm primary prevention.
• Establishes procedures, mission objectives, and organizational design to eliminate barriers to mission accomplishment.
• Develops performance measures to meet statutory and regulatory compliance, implements quality improvement plans, and assesses the effectiveness of TAG's IPP program.
• Collects qualitative and quantitative data from Wing/Region activities relative to integrated self-directed and interpersonal harm prevention to ensure program fidelity using NG furnished measures.
• Maintains a parallel and clearly defined supporting role to existing JFHQ data collection efforts and advocates prevention messaging with sensitivity to pre-existing trauma.
• Supports and participates in state-level committees, boards, and working groups.

*** This is NOT an all-inclusive list of duties. ***

Requirements

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES:

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance. The incumbent of this position description must have at a minimum, a completed National Agency Check (NAC) prior to position assignment.
• Must be able to obtain required certifications, as applicable.
• This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers ,contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• *Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
• May require travel in military and/or commercial aircraft to perform temporary duty assignments.
• The work may require the incumbent to drive a motor vehicle; if so, and an appropriate valid driver's license is mandatory.
• Ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
• This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. Head of Agency requests to exceed 14days in a calendar year must be approved in advance by the National Guard, Director of Manpower and Personnel (NGB-J1).
• Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
• Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
• May be subject to furlough actions.
• Acceptance of a Federal position may terminate Tricare eligibility.
• Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE :
Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position
that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social
sciences.
or
Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of
one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field that
included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences.
or
Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired
knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in
the field.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE : Must have 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. Experience, education or training analyzing problems, identifying significant factors, gathering pertinent data and recognizing solutions; preparing reports, plan s, policies and various correspondence; evaluating objectives and develop plans to facilitate the availability and effective utilization of various social science resources.
Must have knowledge of the organization and its mission and utilized the organizational staff procedures. Experience applying analytical and evaluative techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of social science program operations carried out by administrative or professional personnel, or substantive administrative support functions.

Education

Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences.
or
Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences.
or
Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims. To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( ).