Community Program Peer Network Coordinator- Headquarters Advisor

Battelle • Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, FL

10d • Hybrid

About The Position

Battelle’s Health Research and Analytics business line is seeking a full-time Community Program Peer Network Coordinator Component Headquarters Advisor to support the U.S. Special Operations Command. The role advances the Preservation of the Forces and Family program, which aims to optimize and sustain the mission readiness, longevity, and performance of Special Operations Forces through integrated human performance initiatives that support service members and their families.

The advisor serves as a USSOCOM liaison and advisor to Component Community Program Peer Network Coordinators (CPPNCs). The position leads assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, monitoring, and continuous improvement of community and peer mentoring programs intended to enhance service member and family well-being, reduce stigma associated with help-seeking, and prevent suicide. The role also advises on policy and procedural reviews, collaborates with multidisciplinary teams across the Services, Department of Defense, and civilian sectors, and supports program alignment, effectiveness, and resource optimization.

The position provides training and consultation to peer mentors and CPPNCs, facilitates communication between component levels and USSOCOM headquarters, and prepares formal reports offering force-wide and regional programmatic feedback. Training and consultation may involve travel to other Component locations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education, human/social services, or a related field, or four years of experience providing social service education or work/family life consultation or coordination services.
• At least four years of experience coordinating social service education programs.
• Prior training in, or willingness to receive specialized training on, peer support counseling, community resources and referrals, and suicide prevention.
• Keep abreast of DoD, Service, and community-sponsored resources intended to promote the well-being of service members and their families.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a liaison for USSOCOM and advisor for Component CPPNCs.
• Assess, plan, implement, coordinate, and monitor community and peer mentoring programs to improve quality of life for service members and families, reduce stigma associated with help-seeking, and reduce suicides within the USSOCOM community.
• Advise on development of broad policy and procedural reviews of region-wide and component-wide community and peer mentoring programs; evaluate program efficacy and recommend improvements.
• Assess needs, evaluate efficacy, and implement programs in partnership with Echelon III commands.
• Advise on planning, executing, and continuously improving peer mentorship programs; collaborate with Operations Officers, command leadership, and family support coordinators to understand component needs and resource availability or constraints.
• Coordinate with Service representatives, multidisciplinary professional staff, and service providers in the Services, DoD, and civilian sector to align programs, evaluate utilization, and gather input for improvement.
• Assist in training peer mentors, potentially traveling to Component locations to meet volunteers, staff, and supported commands, and provide consultation and training to CPPNCs.
• Serve as a communication link between component levels of CPPNCs and USSOCOM headquarters.
• Work with regional, component, and command CPPNCs to aggregate, prepare, and submit formal reports using input from CPPNCs and command leadership to provide force-wide and regional feedback.
• Coordinate with Service, DoD, and civilian programs, including installation family and social service agencies, chaplains, and benevolent or charitable organizations.
• Provide force-wide and region-wide training and consultation.

Benefits

• Flexible, compressed work schedule with every other Friday off for most employees.
• Hybrid work arrangement with 60% in-office and 40% remote work, subject to team and position needs.
• Paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with wellness incentives and benefits.
• Optional supplemental benefits.
• Coverage and support for partners, gender-affirming care, and family formation.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan; for most employees, Battelle contributes 5% regardless of employee contributions and matches employee contributions.
• Tuition assistance for higher education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time