This position is an Open Title 5 Excepted Service Non-Uniformed Personnel position, open to the Public and to Veterans following the Minnesota National Guard Merit Placement plan. AGENCY: Minnesota Air and Army National Guard LOCATION: Cottage Grove, MN SELECTION OFFICAL: Dr. Leslie Lovett, (651) 282-4041 This is an Excepted Service position in the Minnesota National Guard. Membership in the National Guard is not required for employment. Competitive service employees may apply

Duties

Major Duties: This is not an all-inclusive list A PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST (PREV WF) T5, GS-0101-12, 1. 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. Facilitates dialogue between state programs, divisions, directorates, and other areas to capture existing risk and protective factors related to the earliest prevention of self-directed and interpersonal harm though existing councils and circulation among the formation. Conducts educational sessions and briefings for JFHQ leadership and JFHQ Program Managers (i.e., State Family Programs Director, Chaplains, State Equal Opportunity Manager, Resilience, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention Program Manager, IPP SMEs) regarding the primary prevention of self-directed and interpersonal harm. Ensures evidence-based practices are incorporated in prevention efforts. Maintains insight into the National Guard Bureau (NGB) IPP office to track efforts, measurements, and advisory councils or decision making bodies. Assists TAG, Assistant TAG, IPP Officer, directorate, and division-level leadership with data-informed courses of action to appropriately resource self-directed and interpersonal harm primary prevention activities and requirements throughout the state. Develops performance measures to meet statutory and regulatory compliance, implements quality improvement plans, and assesses the effectiveness of TAG's IPP program. Advises leaders at all levels of best practices and evidencebased programs, policies, and plans that increase primary prevention capacity within their organizations. Works with IPP Officer to elevate promising practices within the state that relate to the early prevention of self-directed and interpersonal harm and report findings up to the NGB. Coordinates multidisciplinary evaluations. (50%) 2. Assists with IPP needs assessments. 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. Utilizes outcome data and metrics from the civilian sector within their S/T/DC or region for comparison to NG data. Coordinates with full-time personnel managing resiliency, suicide, or substance/drug misuse programs to secure access to de-identified data that will be used for developing products, statistical analysis, tracking, reporting, evaluating program effectiveness, and conducting research for the primary prevention of self-directed and interpersonal harm. Reviews environmental/climate qualitative and quantitative survey data collected. Analyzes and recommends changes to surveys and trainings for self-directed and interpersonal harm, shares findings with appropriate stakeholders. Supports the Joint Force Headquarters' (JFHQ) IPP Officer in the development and execution of TAG primary prevention strategic plan. (30%) 3. Maintains a parallel and clearly defined supporting role to existing JFHQ data collection efforts and advocates prevention messaging with sensitivity to pre-existing trauma. Attends continual self-education to stay informed of current best practices in primary prevention by attending seminars, conferences, and other educational sessions. Collaborates and coordinates with state and local agencies and universities to coordinate efforts and learn best practices. Reviews scientific journals for national best practices and integrated primary prevention trends oriented to self-directed and interpersonal harm prevention. Maintains familiarity with evidence-based assessments and measurements. Reviews local needs to identify any processes requiring modification (10%) 4. Supports and participates in state-level committees, boards, and working groups. Provides self-directed and interpersonal harm prevention data and metrics to Wing/Region Primary Prevention Integrators (PPIs), all councils and boards within the S/T/DC in coordination with and as requested by the IPP Officer. Coordinates with Directors of Psychological/Behavioral Health, and other response/post intervention personnel to ensure alignment of messaging to JFHQ council or board leadership regarding self-directed and interpersonal harm. Serves as the Wing/Region PPI's point of contact for all self-directed and interpersonal harm prevention efforts and conducts Site Assistance Visits (SAVs) to the Wings/Region as required. Assists the JFHQ IPP SME cell in facilitating meetings and working groups in accordance with applicable policy and official guidance, as needed. Assists the IPP Officer in managing information flow between JFHQ, Wings, Brigades (Regions), and NGB. (10%) Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Qualifications

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. In describing your experience, please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. GENERAL AND SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS: This position requires the following: GS-12 and above - 1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. AND Degree: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in 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 AND Must have at least 36 months experience, education, or training analyzing systems-level problems, identifying significant factors, gathering pertinent data, and recognizing solutions; preparing reports, plans, policies, and various correspondence; evaluating objectives and developing plans to facilitate the availability and effective utilization of various social science resources. Must have knowledge of the organization and its mission and experience utilizing organizational staff procedures. Experience applying analytical and evaluative techniques to data or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of social science program operations. Experience collecting, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data to identify trends and develop assessments. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications. Proficiency with Microsoft Power Platform (i.e., Power BI, Power Apps) is preferred.

Education

EDUCATION:
See General and Specialized Experience section. Applicants with a degree are required to submit a copy of their transcript for verification with their application. Master's degree or higher in prevention-related field is preferred.

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.

Contacts

• Address MN HRO JFHQ 600 CEDAR STREET SAINT PAUL, MN 55101 US
• Name: Giacomo DiGiacomo
• Phone: 651-282-4171
• Email: [email protected]