Human Factor Psychologist Consultant (PR0005A)

ProSidian Consulting•Springfield, VA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The ProSidian & Solkoa (Engagement Team) seek a Human Factor Psychologist Consultant (Level 8) [CLIN0005 Full Time] located/working at a The Federal Law Enforcement Agency space at approved locations including OCONUS. Most of the work will be performed at The Agency’s Office of Training, Quantico and Stafford, Virginia. to support an engagement for a Federal Law Enforcement Agency to provide Personnel Recovery (PR) Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) to further its existing Personnel Recovery (PR) Program behalf of The Law Enforcement Agency’s, Office of Training (TR) with training to entail incorporating a one (1) day training regimen pertaining to Academic Resistance Laboratory Training (ARL). The ProSidian Engagement Team will also conduct a biannual Backcountry Skills Week training course, speak to, and develop a course syllabus for the anticipated future ten (10) day Personnel Recovery Emergency Preparedness (PREP)/Foreign Affairs Counter Threat (FACT) courses. Personnel Recovery SMEs shall suggest new policies and procedures, conduct/assist inter-agency coordination and provide training and operational support to The Law Enforcement Agency personnel that could potentially be isolated from other friendly personnel or detained by a terrorist or criminal elements while deployed Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS). The ProSidian Team shall provide training to The Agency Personnel, Task Force Officers, The Agency’s Emergency Support Function (ESF-13), Other Government Agencies (OGAs), and foreign host nation counterparts. The SMEs shall be familiar with Department of State (DoS) Smith Training and High Threat Security Overseas Seminar (HTSOS), Serving Aboard for Families & Employees (SAFE), Foreign Affairs Counter Threat (FACT), and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Incident Management System (NIMS). These SMEs shall provide training and recommend necessary information to be included in interagency Memorandum of Agreements (MOAs)/Memorandum of Understanding (MOU’s) required to ensure The Law Enforcement Agency Personnel is incorporated into the existing Personnel Recovery (PR) infrastructure within the Department of Defense (DoD), DoS, and OGAs. SMEs shall provide training and logistical support for the Law Enforcement Agency’s Office of Training (TR) and deploy assistance in both Continental United States (CONUS) and OCONUS training deployments. This is a Full-Time ProSidian employed W-2 position with commensurate benefits and competitive salary. The ideal candidate shall work to support requirements as a Human Factor Psychologists and Human Factor Psychologists are focused on studying how humans interact with machines, the environment, social network, and in isolation to improve human performance and resilience given the availability or lack of regardless of technology, consumer products, energy systems, transportation, telecommunications, and other important tools in our daily living environments. Human Factor Psychologists conduct research studies on a wide range of human traits to help in the process of designing machines, the environment, social network, and in isolation or systems that people can use properly, safely, and comfortably. Many Human Factor Psychologists will study errors or accidents that have been made and determine which factors could be altered in order to avoid another incident in the future. In some case, Human Factor Psychologists will specialize their career in working with architects to guarantee that factories, offices, hospitals, and other places of employment are designed with employee safety in mind. If you choose to become a ProSidian Human Factor Psychologist, you could be on the frontlines in helping develop tools and techniques that maximize usability, improve efficiency in daily tasks, and enhance safety for better well-being. Human Factor Psychologist shall participate in the planning and operation of government and hostage survival detention, interrogation, and de-briefing exercises and laboratories. Human Factor Psychologist shall monitor proactive supervisory procedures, preemptive training for instructors and supervisors, and ensure real-time monitoring and intervention activities to detect and intercede with either instructors or students prior to student harm during ARL training courses conducted during PR II and anticipated future PREP courses. Human Factor Psychologist shall coordinate with the TM on schedule. Human Factor Psychologist shall monitor the performance of the students and the instructors in the PR II or the anticipated future PREP courses during the hostage survival detention, interrogation, and de-briefing exercises and laboratories in an effort to detect unacceptably high levels of exercise-induced stress and or inappropriate behavior. Human Factor Psychologist shall advise the PR Training Unit Chief when/if individuals involved in the training (students and/or instructors) begin displaying exercise-induced stress or inappropriate behavior. Human Factor Psychologist shall provide mental health counseling to those students who fail or perform poorly in the course of instruction or who are reacting negatively to the laboratory training. Human Factor Psychologist shall participate in ARL de-briefing exercises. Human Factor Psychologist shall be prepared to informally counsel/assist students and/or instructors who request or indicate a desire to discuss their performance during the ARL role-play laboratory training. Overall, The Human Factor Psychologist shall integrate as part of Personnel Recovery Program Support and Services to studying and train stakeholders how to understand and leverage position and resilience given human traits like perception, sensory processing, attention, decision making, and motor skills to apply psychological principles to a variety of fields.

Requirements

At no time will ProSidian personnel be supervised by the Fed. Gov Agency personnel. However, Government assistance is available to provide technical and policy guidance through the assigned representatives.
The ProSidian Team Member's and other ProSidian employees will have a fixed 8 hour day ranging from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday, excluding federal holidays.
Telework is not authorized for this contract.
Extended hours of work may be required during the week or on weekends to meet priorities.
All documents submitted to and related to project accomplishment must be developed on electronic media shall be compatible with the requisite version of Microsoft Word, Excel, Auto Cad, or other software, as required.
The ProSidian Engagement Team shall maintain individual project files consisting of background information, design notes, and other material for assigned projects.
Human Factor Psychologist shall be trained and certified as a SERE Psychologist.
Human Factor Psychologist shall have a strong background in SERE exercises and/or Hostage Survival/Personnel Detention and Recovery debriefings.
The minimum academic requirement for working in human factors psychology is to possess a master’s degree from an accredited institution. That being said, the majority of psychologists pursue a Ph.D. degree at institutions that offer a doctoral program related to human factors or engineering psychology.
In addition to completed coursework relevant to research methods, statistics, physiology psychology, computer science, organizational psychology, occupational safety, cognitive psychology, and human performance, it is recommended that the candidate show previous experiences participating in research projects dealing with human factors.
After graduation, some states will require human factors psychologists to receive licensure despite not providing direct health services.
Leadership, Communication, and familiarity with the following: training regimen pertaining to Academic Resistance Laboratory Training (ARL), Backcountry Skills Week Training, Personnel Recovery Emergency Preparedness (PREP)/Foreign Affairs Counter Threat (FACT) courses, PR policies and procedures, inter-agency coordination, training and operational support to personnel that could potentially be isolated from other friendly personnel or detained by terrorist or criminal elements while deployed Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS)

Responsibilities

participate in the planning and operation of government and hostage survival detention, interrogation, and de-briefing exercises and laboratories
monitor proactive supervisory procedures, preemptive training for instructors and supervisors, and ensure real-time monitoring and intervention activities to detect and intercede with either instructors or students prior to student harm during ARL training courses conducted during PR II and anticipated future PREP courses
coordinate with the TM on schedule
monitor the performance of the students and the instructors in the PR II or the anticipated future PREP courses during the hostage survival detention, interrogation, and de-briefing exercises and laboratories in an effort to detect unacceptably high levels of exercise-induced stress and or inappropriate behavior
advise the PR Training Unit Chief when/if individuals involved in the training (students and/or instructors) begin displaying exercise-induced stress or inappropriate behavior
provide mental health counseling to those students who fail or perform poorly in the course of instruction or who are reacting negatively to the laboratory training
participate in ARL de-briefing exercises
be prepared to informally counsel/assist students and/or instructors who request or indicate a desire to discuss their performance during the ARL role-play laboratory training
integrate as part of Personnel Recovery Program Support and Services to studying and train stakeholders how to understand and leverage position and resilience given human traits like perception, sensory processing, attention, decision making, and motor skills to apply psychological principles to a variety of fields

Benefits

Competitive Compensation: Pay range begins in the competitive ranges with Group Health Benefits, Pre-tax Employee Benefits, and Performance Incentives.
For medical and dental benefits, the Company contributes a fixed dollar amount each month towards the plan you elect. Contributions are deducted on a Pre-tax basis.
Group Medical Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian partners with BC/BS, to offer a range of medical plans, including high-deductible health plans or PPOs.
Group Dental Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian dental carriers - Delta, Aetna, Guardian, and MetLife.
Group Vision Health Insurance Benefits: ProSidian offers high/low vision plans through 2 carriers: Aetna and VSP.
401(k) Retirement Savings Plan: 401(k) Retirement Savings Plans help you save for your retirement for eligible employees. A range of investment options are available with a personal financial planner to assist you. The Plan is a pre-tax Safe Harbor 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a company match.
Vacation and Paid Time-Off (PTO) Benefits: Eligible employees use PTO for vacation, a doctor’s appointment, or any number of events in your life. Currently these benefits include Vacation/Sick days – 2 weeks/3 days | Holidays - 10 ProSidian and Government Days are given.
Pre-Tax Payment Programs: Pre-Tax Payment Programs currently exist in the form of a Premium Only Plan (POP). These Plans offer a full Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan and a tax benefit for eligible employees.
Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plans: We want you to achieve financial success. We offer a Purchasing Discounts & Savings Plan through The Corporate Perks Benefit Program. This provides special discounts for eligible employees on products and services you buy on a daily basis.
Security Clearance: Due to the nature of our consulting engagements there are Security Clearance requirements for Engagement Teams handling sensitive Engagements in the Federal Marketplace. A Security Clearance is a valued asset in your professional portfolio and adds to your credentials.
ProSidian Employee & Contractor Referral Bonus Program: ProSidian Consulting will pay up to 5k for all referrals employed for 90 days for candidates submitted through our Referral Program.
Performance Incentives: Due to the nature of our consulting engagements there are performance incentives associated with each new client that each employee works to pursue and support.
Flexible Spending Account: FSAs help you pay for eligible out-of-pocket health care and dependent day care expenses on a pre-tax basis. You determine your projected expenses for the Plan Year and then elect to set aside a portion of each paycheck into your FSA.
Supplemental Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance: If you want extra protection for yourself and your eligible dependents, you have the option to elect supplemental life insurance. D&D covers death or dismemberment from an accident only.
Short- and Long-Term Disability Insurance: Disability insurance plans are designed to provide income protection while you recover from a disability.