Mental Performance Coach (MPC)

CACI • Fort Bragg, NC

16d

About The Position

As a Mental Performance Coach, you will develop, instruct, and coach principles of performance and sports phycology to enhance the cognitive skills required for Special Operations Forces (SOF) Soldiers to operate in highly demanding physical and mental environments, under high-stress, high-risk, ambiguous, and chaotic conditions. Provide expertise in the foundations of Human Performance learning (Performance and Resilience) which includes Sleep Hygiene/Sleep for Performance, Attention, Mindset, Motivation, Emotional Competence, Imagery, Deliberate Practice, Self-Regulation, Psychological Flexibility, Critical Thinking/Problem Solving, Energy Management, Memory Enhancement, Goal Setting, Planning and Prioritization, Leveraging Learning Styles, Peer Learning, Study Strategies, Effective Reading, and accepted practices and academia.

Requirements

• Secret Security Clearance.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Psychology, Psychology, Kinesiology, or related discipline.
• Hands-on experience in applied sport psychology settings.
• Work with athletes, performers, or individuals in high-pressure environments.
• Experience in mental skills training techniques such as goal setting, imagery, relaxation, and concentration skills.
• Proficiency in using psychological assessments to evaluate mental skills and performance barriers.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Sports Psychology or Psychology.
• AASP, ISSP, or APA certifications.
• Prior experience as Performance Coach at the collegiate, semiprofessional, or professional athletics level.
• Prior experience as Performance Coach with the United States Special Operations Forces (SOF).

Responsibilities

• Develop and provide instruction based on principles of performance and sports psychology to enhance cognitive skills that align with the HDD 2030
• Instruct on mental skills foundations, energy management, attention control, effective thinking, memory enhancement, goal setting, planning and prioritization, leveraging learning styles, peer learning, study strategies, effective reading, and sleep for performance.
• Use simulation and wearable human performance technology and biofeedback COTS and GOTS to demonstrate performance enhancement principles and to personalize application of performance psychology techniques.
• Assist in the integration of physiological and biometric sensors, and other technology to determine training impacts through Measure of Performance (MOPs) and Measures of Effectiveness (MOEs). This will include the use of a current synthetic training environment (STE) capabilities and future semi-immersive and virtual immersive training capabilities including AR, VR, and MR technologies.
• Research, advise, and recommend learning and performance theory best practices and translation to practical application.
• Perform statistical analysis, provide findings and input for oral and/or written reports.
• Instruct Soldiers and Leaders on performance psychology techniques and application to individual and collective military tasks and operations.
• Assist developing and providing tailored programs and/or workshops for soldiers and civilians living and working in high demand environments.
• Assist maintaining professional development programs to ensure implementation of current literature, academics, and best practices related to mental performance.
• Provide academic performance consultation to Soldiers and students.
• Perform instruction, training, and education in field environments and under seasonal and adverse weather conditions.
• Perform instruction, training, and education in field environments requiring movement/transportation via watercraft, aircraft, and/or ground vehicular means.
• Collaborate with multi-service, joint, federal, and/or designated organizations to share, research, and implement best practices of learning and performance theory into practical application.

Benefits

• Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
• We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.
• Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families.
• At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees