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PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST (PREV WF)
Army National Guard Units
Department of the Army
Location
Salary
$99,800 - $129,742
per year
Type
Full Time
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Job Description
Summary
This job involves helping to create and run programs that prevent self-harm like suicide or substance abuse, and interpersonal issues like domestic violence or harassment, before they happen in the National Guard.
The role supports policy development, needs assessments, and community efforts to promote safety and well-being among service members.
It's a good fit for someone with experience in social services, program planning, and a passion for preventive health in military or community settings.
Key Requirements
- Experience in organizing and managing self-directed and interpersonal harm prevention programs
- Skills in conducting needs assessments and developing prevention programs
- Knowledge of how helping systems and organizations impact individual and family welfare
- Ability to analyze trends and studies to plan for future needs of National Guard members
- Proficiency in analytical techniques for problem-solving and creating statistical reports
- Strong oral and written communication skills, including report writing and record-keeping
- Experience supporting committees, boards, and working groups at a state level
Full Job Description
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.
This National Guard position is for a PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST (PREV WF), Position Description Number T0061P01 and is part of the CO JFHQ J9, National Guard.
This position is located at the Joint Force Headquarters-State (S/T/DC) reporting to the Integrated Primary Prevention Officer. 1.
Experience and knowledge will be used to determine qualifications for the announced position. 2. An applicant's RESUME must provide, in detail, how they meet each experience listed below. 3.
It must be documented with "from (mm/yy)" and "to (mm/yy)" dates and description of your knowledge or experience.
DO NOT copy each bullet listed below word for word and place into your resume; you must describe your personal knowledge or experience as it pertains to each bullet.
You will be immediately disqualified if you fail to include your knowledge or experience in your resume.
Must have experience or knowledge in each of the following: Knowledge and experience in the organization, management, and administration of programs and services to participate in self-directed and interpersonal harm prevention program planning.
Skill in applying professional community organization abilities related to the formulation of needs assessments, development of self-directed and interpersonal harm prevention programs, and the marketing of programs.
Knowledge of complex helping systems and professional organizations, how they positively or negatively affect individual and family welfare, and the multiple ways these systems and organizations operate to deliver services Ability to plan and adequately support the needs of National Guard members by determining what the future needs of the Service Member are through the interpretation and analysis of studies, and trends.
Knowledge of analytical techniques to identify, analyze and/or recommend solutions to problems encountered and to develop Statistical data and narrative reports along with excellent skills in oral and written communication to include report writing and maintaining proper records to document services provided.
Major Duties:
Primary purpose of this position is to directly support the development and execution of policies, programs, and procedures for implementing integrated primary prevention activities relating to self-directed harm (i.e., self-cutting, drug and alcohol abuse, thoughts of suicide, self-directed abusive thoughts, suicide attempts and suicides), and interpersonal violence (i.e., sexual assault, workplace harassment, and domestic violence), averting harm or abuse before it occurs.
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.
Assists with IPP needs assessments.
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. Performs other duties as assigned.
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