Community Program and Peer Network Coordinator

GD Information Technology•Coronado, CA

26d•$53,924 - $72,956•Onsite

About The Position

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as Community Program and Peer Network Coordinator supporting mission critical work on an exciting program. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects, build your skills, and grow a rewarding career. At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Community Program and Peer Network Coordinator supporting our customer, you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on Community Program and Peer Network Coordinator joining our team. The Community Program and Peer Network Coordinator (CPPNC) is responsible for comprehensive and effective coordination, development, and evaluation of programs and services that contribute directly and positively to resiliency of the assigned unit’s force and families. Organize and oversee peer support networks for their assigned commands; recruit active duty and family member peer support counselors, ensure participating peer support counselors are vetted and trained according to the program standards. HOW A COMMUNITY PROGRAM AND PEER NETWORK COORDINATOR WILL MAKE AN IMPACT: Coordinators are responsible for collecting and reporting data for the purposes of formative and outcome evaluations of peer support programs and other community-based support programs. Coordinators collect original data and data from secondary sources in support of program assessments. This data includes but is not limited to focus group and/or unit meetings convened by leadership; program Family Resilience Program evaluation results; trend information from program Psychologist, Chaplains, Ombudsmen, or Family Readiness Group (FRG) staff. Coordinators support commands at multiple levels and in multiple locations. The coordinator identifies and documents program/service needs and evaluation data. Develop needs-based programming to service specific demographic groups and geographic locations. Possess extensive knowledge of Department of War(DoW) resources, such as the Military OneSource, Military Family Life Counselors (MFLC), Personal Financial Counselors (PFC), and Military Crisis Line. Lead and/or assist in the coordination and/or development of official processes, functions, and networking opportunities for subpopulations served. Coordinators shall: Establish, maintain, and report activity of peer counseling networks for supported unit’s Service members and family member spouses. Report activity using specified reporting tool and frequency identified by the Social Performance Program Manager or other program staff as required. Conduct and/or contribute to family orientation, information, outreach and referrals. Conduct and/or contribute to pre- and post-deployment preparation, reintegration, and decompression. Conduct and/or contribute to family relational enhancement activities Conduct and/or contribute to unit level career transition programs for military members and spouses. Conduct and/or contribute to Social/Family and Psychological Program implementation to include suicide prevention and cognitive agility training. Maintain awareness of and conduct or contribute to education/communication of installation and/or local community behavioral health and resiliency resources. Assist with development of standard operating procedures and service provision protocols. Serve as Commander’s liaison for matters related to community and family support. Communicate on behalf of the Command utilizing a variety of media/social media. Maintain awareness of emergency response protocols.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in education, human/social services or related field, or four years of experience providing social service education, work/family life consultation, or coordination services
Minimum 2 years of experience coordinating social service education programs
Currently possess or be willing to receive specialized training on peer support counseling, community resources and referrals, and suicide prevention
Remain current on their knowledge of best practices and developments in areas of peer support counseling and suicide prevention and will keep abreast of DoW’s services and community sponsored resources intended to promote the wellbeing of Service members and their families
US Citizenship required
Secret or Top-Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain a clearance

Responsibilities

Organize and oversee peer support networks for their assigned commands
Recruit active duty and family member peer support counselors
Ensure participating peer support counselors are vetted and trained according to the program standards
Collecting and reporting data for the purposes of formative and outcome evaluations of peer support programs and other community-based support programs
Collect original data and data from secondary sources in support of program assessments
Identify and documents program/service needs and evaluation data
Develop needs-based programming to service specific demographic groups and geographic locations
Establish, maintain, and report activity of peer counseling networks for supported unit’s Service members and family member spouses
Report activity using specified reporting tool and frequency identified by the Social Performance Program Manager or other program staff as required
Conduct and/or contribute to family orientation, information, outreach and referrals
Conduct and/or contribute to pre- and post-deployment preparation, reintegration, and decompression
Conduct and/or contribute to family relational enhancement activities
Conduct and/or contribute to unit level career transition programs for military members and spouses
Conduct and/or contribute to Social/Family and Psychological Program implementation to include suicide prevention and cognitive agility training
Maintain awareness of and conduct or contribute to education/communication of installation and/or local community behavioral health and resiliency resources
Assist with development of standard operating procedures and service provision protocols
Serve as Commander’s liaison for matters related to community and family support
Communicate on behalf of the Command utilizing a variety of media/social media
Maintain awareness of emergency response protocols