INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION OFFICER (PREV WF)

Full Job Description

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This National Guard position is for a INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION OFFICER (PREV WF), Position Description Number D0034P01 and is part of the ME DCSPER, National Guard.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Experience in overall management, guidance, development, implementation and maintenance of Social Programs.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE Must have at least 36 months experience, education or training analyzing problems, identifying significant factors, gathering pertinent data and recognizing solutions; preparing reports, plans, 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.

Major Duties:

This position is located in The Adjutant General's Special Staff within JFHQ-STATE. This position serves as the Director of the Integrated Primary Prevention (IPP) Program.

Responsible for the overall management, guidance, development, implementation and maintenance for the primary prevention of harm and other prohibited abuse and harmful acts.

The IPP Director creates the homogenous link between stand-alone programs.

Develops command guidance to implement an IPP program to improve personal resilience, connectedness, and well-being and enhance work/life balance for Service members and families.

Substance MAJOR DUTIES: 1. Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities. Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management.

Selects or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments in consideration of skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and diversity objectives.

Develops, modifies, and/or interprets performance standards. Explains performance expectations to employees and provides regular feedback on strengths and weaknesses.

Holds employees responsible for satisfactory completion of work assignments. Appraises subordinate workers performance ensuring consistency and equity in rating techniques.

Recommends awards when appropriate and approves within-grade increases. Hears and resolves employee complaints and refers serious unresolved complaints to higher level management.

Initiates action to correct performance or conduct problems. Effects minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends action in more serious disciplinary matters.

Prepares documentation to support actions taken. Identifies employee developmental needs and provides or arranges for training (formal and on-the-job) to maintain and improve job performance.

Encourages self-development. Approves master leave schedule assuring adequate coverage for peak workloads and traditional holiday vacation time. 2.

Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of The Adjutant General's (TAG) Integrated Primary Prevention (IPP) Program.

Ensures legal and regulatory requirements as well as the needs of National Guard (NG) Service members, families and communities are met.

Serves as the principal advisor to TAG regarding the integrated primary prevention of all self-directed harm and prohibited abuse or harm as defined in applicable regulations and policies.

Ensures TAG's IPP program complies with all legal and regulatory requirements. Develops IPP plan(s) in coordination with all relevant offices (i.e.

Family Programs, Resilience, SARC, Psychological Health, EO/EEO).

As the technical authority and expert on primary prevention; researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies Department of Defense (DoD), National Guard Bureau (NGB), Air National Guard (ANG), and Army National Guard (ARNG) prescribing directives, Public Law, guidance, and regulatory instructions.

Develops Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) goals and objectives to effectively address self-directed harm, prohibited abuse or harm, personal resilience, and quality of life issues impacting Service members and their families.

Promotes cross organizational collaboration with JFHQ directorates, by assigning tasks to appropriate Wing/Region based on organizational priorities and requirements.

Establishes metrics to ensure assigned actions progress on schedule, are reviewed at critical points, and remain effective.

Identifies, researches, and advises JFHQ leadership on issues impacting the outcomes defined within applicable policies and other official guidance.

Applying mastery level knowledge, provides recommendations; which have state-wide, and potentially national, impact in addressing self-directed harm and prohibited abuse or harm.

Collects and reviews integrated primary prevention issues, disseminates findings to appropriate headquarters functional offices of primary responsibilities (OPRs) for resolution.

Reviews progress and analyzes solutions, and, if appropriate, initiates action to raise issues to the NGB IPP cell for resolution.

Provides recommendations to senior JFHQ leaders in developing 0 implementing the effectiveness of their primary prevention program. 3. Monitors and advises on activities of subordinate IPP programs.

Supports the dissemination of NGB's comprehensive primary prevention initiatives. Ensures subordinates (Wing/Region IPP and JFHQ subject specific specialists) complete mandatory training requirements.

Tracks prevention initiatives to ensure subordinates meet NGB requirements, and provides feedback, as required.

Provides guidance to Wing/Region PPIs on the most complex issues when formulating a recommended course of action for leadership.