Supervisory Integrated Prevention Chief

Pacific Air Forces • Andersen Air Base, GU

14h • Onsite

About The Position

The position serves as the installation Integrated Prevention Chief and first-level supervisor, planning, directing, organizing, and controlling the work of nonsupervisory employees assigned to an Air Force or Space Force installation’s Integrated Resilience Office. The chief directs integrated prevention and resilience activities, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and alignment with customer needs. The role develops goals and objectives that integrate organizational and program objectives and researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force policies on integrated primary prevention and resilience.

The position exercises supervisory personnel-management responsibilities, including advising employees on management policies and procedures and selecting or recommending candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments. It represents integrated prevention and resilience to installation organizations and community partners, builds and maintains working relationships, assesses customer satisfaction, explains policies and procedures, and resolves issues with stakeholders.

The chief manages integrated prevention and resilience programs and develops strategic plans to connect programs and initiatives that reduce risk, promote protective factors, and enhance resilience, including Comprehensive Airman Fitness. The role requires a high degree of discretion when handling sensitive information. It is a mission-essential position supporting a mission-critical function that must continue during emergencies. The incumbent must obtain and maintain the DoD Credentialing Program for Prevention Personnel credential level aligned with the role within 90 days of hire and maintain it throughout employment in the program.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the basic occupational requirement through a degree in behavioral or social science or a related discipline; a qualifying combination of education and experience; or four years of appropriate experience demonstrating knowledge equivalent to a major in one or more behavioral or social sciences.
• At least one year of specialized experience at the GS-12 grade level or equivalent.
• Knowledge of laws, regulations, policies, and behavioral, social-science, or public-health principles and theories relating to prevention and resilience.
• Knowledge of prevention and resilience delivery systems and their uses.
• Knowledge of the DAF community and the unique challenges faced by DAF families, or equivalent knowledge.
• Knowledge of safety and security regulations, practices, and procedures.
• Ability to analyze, plan, organize, and direct work to meet requirements and objectives with available resources, and to mentor, motivate, and appraise staff.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
• Ability to identify individual and community risk and protective factors to determine appropriate prevention and resilience activities.
• Merit-promotion applicants must meet the applicable time-in-grade requirement; one year at GS-12 is required for GS-13 consideration when TIG applies.
• Obtain the DoD Credentialing Program for Prevention Personnel credential level aligned with the role within 90 days of hire and maintain it throughout employment in the program.
• Meet applicable DAF and DoD screening and suitability criteria.
• Submit transcripts when using education to qualify; foreign education must be shown to be equivalent to U.S. education.
• Male applicants must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• Incumbent may be required to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance.
• Work may require travel away from the normal duty station on military or commercial aircraft.
• The position requires discretion in handling sensitive information.
• Federal employees are required to use direct deposit.

Nice To Haves

• A master’s degree or higher in behavioral science, social science, or a related discipline appropriate to the position is preferred.
• Knowledge of primary prevention is highly desired.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, and direct integrated prevention and resilience activities, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and meeting customer needs.
• Develop goals and objectives that integrate organizational and program objectives.
• Research, interpret, analyze, and apply DoD and DAF policies on integrated primary prevention and resilience.
• Perform supervisory personnel-management responsibilities, including advising employees on policies, procedures, and management directives.
• Select or recommend candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments based on qualifications, skills, and mission requirements.
• Represent integrated prevention and resilience with installation and functional-area organizations.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with installation and local community partners.
• Meet with stakeholders and coordinating officials to assess customer satisfaction, explain organizational policies and procedures, and resolve problems.
• Manage integrated prevention and resilience programs and develop strategic plans that connect initiatives to reduce risk, promote protective factors, and enhance resilience.
• Analyze, plan, organize, and direct work operations to meet program requirements and objectives with available resources; mentor, motivate, and appraise staff.
• Identify individual and community risk and protective factors to determine prevention and resilience activities that meet the needs of the base population.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive federal benefits package.
• A recruitment incentive may be authorized.
• PCS may be authorized and paid in accordance with applicable regulations.
• Eligible for a cost-of-living allowance, subject to change without notice.
• Disabled veteran leave may be available to qualifying federal employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager