Performance Coach Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Psychology or Counseling, as specified in the solicitation.
• Active and current National Certified Counselor (NCC) credential issued by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC).
• At least two years of relevant professional experience.
• Relevant experience should demonstrate the ability to provide services involving counseling, mindfulness, mental performance, resilience, stress management, behavioral performance, or a closely related discipline consistent with the solicitation.
• U.S. citizenship.
• Ability to successfully satisfy all applicable background-screening and drug-testing requirements.
• Ability to meet military installation-access requirements.
• Ability to obtain required base identification or a Common Access Card, as applicable.
• Ability to complete mandatory Government and installation training.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a nonclinical mindfulness and performance-coaching scope.
• Ability to recognize when an issue exceeds the position's scope and make an appropriate referral through authorized Government medical or support channels.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with military personnel, first responders, athletes, high-performance professionals, or other demanding operational populations.
• Experience facilitating mindfulness workshops, resilience training, mental-performance workshops, or stress-management education.
• Familiarity with operational stress, fatigue, deployment-related performance challenges, and high-tempo environments.
• Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary human-performance team.
• Strong group-facilitation and interpersonal communication skills.
• A practical, engaging, and performance-oriented coaching style.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver evidence-based mindfulness and mental-performance education tailored to military mission requirements.
• Teach practical techniques that improve attention, concentration, emotional regulation, stress management, mental preparation, and performance readiness.
• Coach Airmen on cognitive resilience, decision-making under stress, fatigue management, and maintaining performance during high-tempo operations.
• Facilitate group workshops and individual coaching sessions within the approved nonclinical scope.
• Integrate mindfulness techniques with physical training and other human-performance activities.
• Coordinate with squadron personnel to schedule accessible, mission-relevant training sessions.
• Develop portable mindfulness and performance exercises for deployments, field operations, high-tempo missions, and other demanding environments.
• Recognize concerns that fall outside the nonclinical scope and make appropriate referrals through authorized Government medical or support channels.
• Participate in integrated performance assessments and multidisciplinary program planning.
• Track participation and program outcomes using Government-approved tools.
• Provide complete and accurate information for required monthly program reports.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries and confidentiality.
• Maintain all required credentials and complete required continuing education, installation training, and program onboarding.

Benefits

• Medical Benefits
• Dental Benefits
• PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Retirement Plan