INTEGRATED PREVENTION CAPABILITY SPECIALIST (PREV WF)

Duties
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• You will collaboratively identify, implement, and assesses public health-informed and evidence-based prevention policy, practices, programs, and processes.
• You will coordinate with leaders and other stakeholders to support healthy climate/culture to eliminate harassment, sexual violence, family violence, and self-directed harm using a public health perspective and socioecological theoretical lens.
• You will interpret policies and guidance to develop unit specific prevention policy, plans, objectives, and guidance.
• You will be responsible for supporting and coordinating integrated prevention activities, trainings, and communication campaigns.
• You will support the implementation of campaigns, deliver healthy relationships and living messages to target populations, and coordinate with leadership, headquarters, and Public Affairs to facilitate prevention messaging and media coverage.
• You will coordinate and collaborate to employ health education and communication skills associated with prevention activities to foster healthy, social, and cultural norms.

Requirements
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Conditions of employment

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret clearance.
• In accordance with DoDOI 6400.11, must not have any automatic disqualifying factors.
• The incumbent is required to complete DoD SPARX Knowledge or equivalent training and continuing education hours per DODI 6400.11 for IPP Workforce Level 3, Prevention specialist.
• Position require occasional travel for training, meetings, coordination with local organizations, etc.
• You will be required to possess and maintain a current valid United States driver's license.

Qualifications

Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Develop preventative measures against behaviors such as suicide, sexual assault, sexual harassment, substance misuse and family and interpersonal violence; identifying risk factors that lead to unhealthy and unsafe behaviors; AND coordinating prevention activities, trainings, and communication campaigns; effective written and verbal communication to collaborate with internal and external personnel.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0100/social-science-series-0101/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

• Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position 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 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.

A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Several vacancies may be filled.

Certain incentives (such as Recruitment or Relocation) may be authorized to eligible selectees.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf .

Veteran's preference does not apply when selecting individuals under this specific hiring authority. However, if you claim veteran's preference, you will be required to submit supporting documentation with your application as described in the Required Documents section below.