About the Position: This position is a DOD Cyber Excepted Service (CES) personnel system position in the Excepted Service under 10 USC 1599f. Employees occupying CES positions are in the Excepted Service and must adhere to U.S. Code, Title 10, as well as Department of Defense Instruction 1400.25. This position is located at the U.S. Cyber Center of Excellence, Fort Eisenhower, GA.

Duties

Serve as the Supervisory Prevention Specialist (Prevention Lead) (PREV WF) for the Integrated Prevention Advisory Group (I-PAG) at the Division or equivalent level. Advise senior leaders on how to address risk factors and develop protective factors, and how to act across the multiple levels of the Social Ecological Model (SEM). Advise senior leaders on primary prevention activities and the public health approach to preventing harmful behaviors. Coordinate, plan, organize, implement, analyze, and integrate comprehensive primary prevention efforts through coalitions within and outside the military community and in accordance with relevant DoD and Army-level policy, laws, and regulations. Work with subordinates and other prevention partners to develop the prevention system (i.e., human resources, collaborative relationships, and infrastructure) and execution of each step of the prevention process. Responsible for development of a comprehensive integrated primary prevention plan for the military community. Conduct and interpret needs assessments and complex analysis of existing integrated primary prevention capability and resource issues and assesses factors that inhibit planning, implementation, and evaluation and documents appropriately. Use a wide variety of public health tools and data science, statistical, and/or analytical techniques and processes to inform integrated primary prevention activities. Coordinate and monitor implementation of primary prevention activities and evaluations with varying degrees of sophistication in methodology. Supervise a multi-disciplinary team of integrated primary prevention staff members.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Three year trial/probationary period may be required.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 15% of the time.
• A one-year probation to assess your ability to perform supervisory duties is required unless previously completed.
• Must complete DoD SPARX Knowledge Part 1 and 2 within 6 months of employment.
• Must obtain and maintain Level 5 DoD Credentialing Program for Prevention Personnel (D-CPPP).
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Secret clearance.

Qualifications

Hiring officials will request work samples to include a primary prevention work product such as a needs assessment or prevention plan from all candidates interviewing for the Supervisory Prevention Specialist (Prevention Lead) positions. Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Army CES positions apply Veteran's Preference to preference eligible candidates, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., in accordance with the procedures provided in DoD Instruction 1400.25, Volume 3005, "CES Employment and Placement". If you are a veteran claiming veterans' preference, as defined by Section 2108 of Title 5 U.S.C., you must submit documents verifying your eligibility with your application package. In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Supervisory Prevention Specialist (Prevention Lead) (PREV WF): Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in behavioral or social science, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, such as prevention science or public health. OR Combination of education and experience: A 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 Experience: 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. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: To qualify based on your experience, your resume must describe one-year specialized experience that demonstrates the possession of knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies necessary for immediate success in the position. Such experience is typically in or directly related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience would be demonstrated by conducting analysis of existing capabilities and resources to identify factors that inhibit implementation and evaluation of prevention activities; researching proposed approaches to prevention to ensure they are evidence-informed and will result in decreases of harmful behavior; supporting ongoing prevention policy development and refinement that supports the local prevention system and provides for evaluation of prevention strategy and activities; AND building the prevention capacity of the community through activities at the individual, interpersonal/family/unit, organizational, community and societal levels.

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Contacts

• Address KB-W6ZRAA US ARMY CYBER CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DO NOT MAIL Fort Eisenhower, GA 30905 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk