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PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST (PREV WF)

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NJ JFHQ AIR

Bordentown, NJ (In Person)

$113,425 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 1 week ago (Updated 2 hours ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 7/25/2026

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Job Description

PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST

(PREV WF) Department of the Air Force Air Nional Guard Units Summary

This is a Title 5 Excepted Service Nional Guard Employee position
This Nional Guard position is for a

PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST

(PREV WF), Position Description Number T0061P01 and is part of the J9-JFHQ, New Jersey Army Nional Guard. The primary purpose of this position is to implement and support integred prevention programs. Learn more about this agency Summary

This is a Title 5 Excepted Service Nional Guard Employee position
This Nional Guard position is for a

PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST

Apply by 07/02/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 2, 2026 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Bordentown, NJ No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $98,630
$128,221 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 76% or greer
You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0101 Social Science Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NJ-12989561-AF-26

Control number 873605300 This job is open to Help Federal employees

Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Clarificion from the agency This VA has been extended for an additional 7 days Duties Help As a

PRIMARY PREVENTION SPECIALIST

(PREV WF), GS-0101-12 you will: Serve as the point of contact for harm and abuse prevention programs and activities; provides program coordinion and serves as the subject mter expert for JFHQ, Wings, and BDEs Integred Primary Prevention (IPP) Program. 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 organizional design to elimine barriers to mission accomplishment. Facilites dialogue between ste programs, divisions, directores, and other areas to capture existing risk and protective factors reled to the earliest prevention of self-directed and interpersonal harm though existing councils and circulion among the formion. Serves as the Primary Prevention Integror (PPI) managing all aspects of a complex integred primary prevention program (P3) for the Wing/Region. Maintains a parallel and clearly defined supporting role to existing JFHQ da collection efforts and advoces prevention messaging with sensitivity to pre-existing trauma. Delivers initial prevention activities, averting harm or abuse before it occurs Identifies risk and protective factors th lead to or protect against unhealthy or unsafe behaviors. Develops coordined plans for reducing risk factors and promoting protective factors for increased resiliency within the community. Crafts formal assessments and evaluion processes to monitor outreach programs and services through evaluion of activities. Support inter

and intra-personal violence prevention efforts and programming through the unit level leadership advisory committees, boards and working groups.

Represents their populion's integred prevention efforts as a member of leadership advisory committees, boards and working groups. Collect, consolide, and present relevant prevention program da to leadership advisory committees, boards, and working groups. Briefs Commanders and senior personnel on Integred Primary Prevention (IPP), as defined in applicable policy and official guidance, to obtain optimum support for IPP activities. Below the JFHQ level, chairs leadership advisory committees, boards and working groups, as requested by leadership. Network with internal programs and offices the JFHQ, Wings, and BDEs (such as Behavioral Health, Equal Opportunity, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, Family Programs, Yellow Ribbon, and Substance Abuse Program) to standardize and synchronize training and evaluion in order to provide a well-coordined approach to prevention. Assault Prevention and Response, Family Programs, Yellow Ribbon, and Substance Abuse Program) to standardize and synchronize training and evaluion in order to provide a well-coordined approach to prevention. Recruit, train, and facilite military volunteers for prevention activity implemention. Provide technical oversight to service members within the JFHQ, Wings, and BDEs who are assigned to perform integred prevention activities the Unit level. Supports and participes in ste-level committees, boards, and working groups. Provides self-directed and interpersonal harm prevention da and metrics to Wing/Region Primary Prevention Integrors (PPIs), all councils and boards within the S/T/DC in coordinion with and as requested by the IPP Officer. Coordines 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. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

Areas of Considerion:

CAT 5, All permanent, on-board, Title 5 Employees within IPPW organizion. Must possess an active Secret Security Clearance. The incumbent of this position description must have a minimum, a completed Nional Agency Check (NAC) prior to position assignment.

Additional Employment Requirements :

GENERAL EXPERIENCE

: In addition to applicants meeting the basic requirements in the individual occupional requirements, use the Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualificion Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions experience and educion table to determine qualifying for positions higher grade levels (generally grade GS-7 and above). For research positions, use the Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualificion Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions experience and educion table and the combinion of Gradue Educion and Professional Experience, as applicable.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE

: Use the Office of Personnel Management Group Coverage Qualificion Standard for Professional and Scientific Positions Specialized Experience time requirements of 1 year equivalent to least next lower grade level. This specialized experience time requirement applies to both one

and two-grade interval work.

Educion

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

Degree:

Behavioral or social science; or reled disciplines approprie to the position th included least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences. OR Combinion of educion and experience th provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field th included least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences. OR Four years of approprie experience th demonstred th the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your educional claims. To receive credit for educion, you must provide the proper documention as proof of meeting the educional requirement for this position. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ).

Bonuses Military Bonuses and Student Loan Repayment Program:

If you are selected for this position, you should always check with your servicing incentive manager to verify how accepting this position will affect your entitlement prior to considering an offer of employment. Telework The option to telework is subject to the supervisor/branch chief and Director's approval.

NOTE :

If the individual selected is currently on a Title 10 or Title 32 tour no action can be taken until he/she is released from tour.

IF YOU COPY AND PASTE ANY PORTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOUR RESUME WILL BE DISQUALIFIED

Security Clearance:

The incumbent of this position description must have a minimum, a completed Nional Agency Check (NAC) prior to position assignment and Must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance within 1(One) Year of appointment.

Additional Employment Requirements :

Participion in direct deposit is mandory. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period. Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. Males born after 31 December 1959 must be registered for Selective Service. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment 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. 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. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): The agency's Human Resources Office may request additional documention to support any military requirements or pre-requisites. Creive Thinking, Interpersonal Skills, and Planning and Evaluing

Knowledge of Primary Prevention efforts.
Knowledge of social-ecological systems theory.
Knowledge and experience in the organizion, management, and administrion of programs and services to participe in program planning.
Skill in development and maintenance of public understanding and sound working relionships with local and community agencies.
Skill in applying professional community organizion abilities reled to the formulion of needs assessments, development of prevention programs, and the marketing of programs.
Knowledge of complex helping systems and professional organizions, how they positively or negively affect individual and family welfare, and the multiple ways these systems and organizions opere to deliver services.
Excellent skills in oral and written communicion to include report writing and maintaining proper records to document services provided.
Knowledge of and skill in planning, conducting and evaluing Primary Prevention training programs.
Knowledge of the regulions, policies, and precedents th are used for developing the action plans to implement approved prevention stregies.
Ability to plan and adequely support the needs of Nional Guard members by determining wh the future needs of the Service Member are through the interpretion and analysis of studies, and trends.
Knowledge of policies and requirements for the development and analysis of the prevention programs efforts in order to integre effective prevention measures.
Knowledge of automed da systems to maintain informion.
Knowledge of analytical techniques to identify, analyze and/or recommend solutions to problems encountered and to develop stistical da and narrive reports.

Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Please read these instructions carefully before submitting your applicion. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing de/time of this vacancy announcement will result in disqualificion. Please review your applicion thoroughly prior to final submission to ensure all required documents are included. Uploading documents to USAJOBS does not automically ensure their inclusion with your applicion in our system. You must verify th all documents are present within your applicion package before submitting. To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package, including the following: 1.

Resume:

Your resume may not exceed two pages and must include: Your full name, current address, civilian email address, and telephone number. Detailed work history, including job title, employer's name and address, supervisor's name and phone number, des of employment (MM/YY), hours worked per week, and a comprehensive description of your duties and accomplishments. Evidence supporting your eligibility and qualificion claims. You are required to document this informion within your resume. If qualifying based on reled unpaid experience (e.g., volunteer service), provide hours worked per week and beginning/ending des (MM/DD/YYYY to

MM/DD/YYYY

). For Federal service, include the series and grade of each position held. Please be clear and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Your resume must contain sufficiently detailed informion to allow for a qualificion determinion.

Example:

$65,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2010

July 2019 or January 2006
Present… followed by a detailed description of your experience and qualificions.

Important Notes Regarding Resumes:

Incomplete resumes will not be If you submit multiple resumes, only the most recently uploaded resume reviewed. Do not copy and paste the job description or qualificions into your resume. Doing so will result in disqualificion for plagiarism. 2. SF50 (if applicable): Prior/current Federal employees are required to submit their most recent (non-award) SF50. The SF-50 must reflect the highest grade and step held in Federal Service th demonstres one year time-in-grade. 3. Proof of Required Credentials (if applicable): Submit proof of certificion, license, clearance certifice, SRB, ORB, RIP, and unofficial transcripts (with credit hours and degree completion stus) for all requisite certificion requirements as outlined in this job opportunity announcement. If you are in the military (any service or component), you must submit proof (separe from your resume) verifying your current membership and rank/grade. 4. Veterans' Preference Documention (if applicable): Submit supporting documention for all Veterans' Preference claims, such as DD-214, SF-15, and medical informion.

Important:

If claiming Veterans' Preference, you MUST submit the approprie documention. Failure to do so WILL result in the loss of your preference. 10-

Point Veterans' Preference:

Submit a signed SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference," plus required supporting documention. 5-

Point Veterans' Preference:

Submit a copy of your DD-214, including Character of Service (usually Member-4 copy). Active duty personnel may submit a certificion from their branch of service confirming expected discharge/release under honorable conditions within 120 days, including terminal leave start de, rank, and des of service. Resources for

Veterans' Preference:

https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job-seekers/veterans-preference/#content https://www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/

Important Reminders:

It is your responsibility to verify th all informion and documents are received, accure, and submitted by the closing de. You can verify document processing prior to the announcement closing. Allow up to one hour for virus scans. Human Resources will not modify, change, or add anything to your applicion packet after the closing de. Human Resources will not disclose your qualificion stus. Incomplete applicion packages will not be If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion

LORI FOSTER LORI.J.FOSTER2.CIV

@ARMY.MIL Address

NJ JFHQ AIR 3650

Saylors Pond Road Fort Dix, NJ 08640 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Referral to the hiring official IAW our agency Merit Promotion Plan and current Labor agreement. Qualified applicants may be further evalued by a ranking panel. Referred candides further evalued and interviewed by a selection panel. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Please read these instructions carefully before submitting your applicion. Failure to submit all required documents by the closing de/time of this vacancy announcement will result in disqualificion. Please review your applicion thoroughly prior to final submission to ensure all required documents are included. Uploading documents to USAJOBS does not automically ensure their inclusion with your applicion in our system. You must verify th all documents are present within your applicion package before submitting. To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package, including the following: 1.

Resume:

MM/DD/YYYY

Example:

$65,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2010

July 2019 or January 2006
Present… followed by a detailed description of your experience and qualificions.

Important Notes Regarding Resumes:

Important:

If claiming Veterans' Preference, you MUST submit the approprie documention. Failure to do so WILL result in the loss of your preference. 10-

Point Veterans' Preference:

Submit a signed SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference," plus required supporting documention. 5-

Point Veterans' Preference:

Veterans' Preference:

https://www.fedshirevets.gov/job-seekers/veterans-preference/#content https://www.dol.gov/elaws/vets/

Important Reminders:

LORI FOSTER LORI.J.FOSTER2.CIV

@ARMY.MIL Address

NJ JFHQ AIR 3650

Apply by 07/02/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 2, 2026 Locion 2 vacancies in the following locion: Bordentown, NJ No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $98,630
$128,221 per year Pay scale & grade GS 12 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required 76% or greer
You may be expected to travel for this position.

Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test No Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number

NJ-12989561-AF-26

Control number 873605300