Primary Prevention Specialist; PREV WF; TITLE Security Clearance
Job in
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois, 62701, USA
Listed on 2026-02-25
Listing for:
Department of the Army
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-25
Job specializations:
-
Government
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Duties As a PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST (PREV WF) (TITLE
5), GS-0101-12, you will 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. Major Duties - This is NOT an all-inclusive list:
* 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 evidence-based programs, policies, and plans that increase primary prevention capacity within their organizations.
* Assists with IPP needs assessments.
* 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. Requirements Conditions of employment
* Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
* Subject to provisions of DoD Priority Placement Program.
* * This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
* IAW The Fair Chance Act, Agency employees may not request criminal history information at the point of initial application, upon receipt of an application, or prior to, during or after a job interview. If an Optional Form (OF) 306, Declaration of Employment is submitted prior to the point of a conditional offer, questions related to background information section may not be asked.
* Irregular and/or overtime (compensatory) hours may be required to support operational requirements or contingencies or may be required to work hours outside of the normal duty day.
* This position is designated as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparation for, or in response to, a state emergency or disaster declaration. Head of Agency requests to exceed 14 days in a calendar year must be approved in advance by the National Guard, Director of Manpower and Personnel (NGB-J1).
* May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
* Participation in…
To View & Apply for jobs on this site that accept applications from your location or country, tap the button below to make a Search.
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
(If this job is in fact in your jurisdiction, then you may be using a Proxy or VPN to access this site, and to progress further, you should change your connectivity to another mobile device or PC).
Search for further Jobs Here:
×