Integrated Primary Prevention (IPP) Specialist

U.S. Coast Guard; Kodiak (AK); On-site; USD 76,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term care insurance

Retirement plan

Thrift Savings Plan

Flexible Spending Account

Employee Assistance Program

Personal leave days

Paid federal holidays

Job summary

The U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security, is seeking an Integrated Primary Prevention (IPP) Specialist to support base locations. You will consult local commands on IPP issues and coordinate prevention activities across readiness areas.

Responsibilities include training, outreach, data consolidation, and evaluating prevention programs addressing suicide, harassment, substance misuse, and family violence. You will advise leaders and help tailor prevention plans based on risk factors.

Qualifications

• Requires positive education requirement with transcripts upon request.
• Education verification may include foreign education comparison if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Consult local commands and subordinate units on IPP issues.
• Collaborate with internal/external entities to plan, coordinate, and evaluate IPP activities.
• Address prevention activities for suicide, harassment, substance misuse, and abuse.
• Evaluate effectiveness using analytical techniques and statistics.
• Inform leaders about the Command Climate Assessment and related prevention plans.

Skills

Consulting

Coordination

Data analysis

Training

Job description

Integrated Primary Prevention (IPP) Specialist

• Department: Department of Homeland Security

This vacancy is for a GS-0101-12/13, Integrated Primary Prevention Specialist located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Assistant Commandant for Human Resources in several U.S. Coast Guard base locations.

Key Responsibilities

You will serve as an Integrated Primary Prevention (IPP) Specialist and be responsible for consulting local commands and subordinate units addressing a broad range of Integrated Primary Prevention (IPP) issues within their area of responsibility. You will also collaborate with internal and external entities to ensure optimal planning, coordination, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of Command IPP activities.

Individuals covered by the IPP Program include active-duty members, selected reserve personnel, civilians, and their family members. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Executing unit-level IPP program direction through dedicated planning, coordinating, implementing and monitoring.

This includes consultation, training, education, outreach, and evaluation of integrated primary prevention activities. These prevention activities address at least two or more problematic behaviors including, but not limited to, suicide, sexual harassment, sexual assault, substance misuse, domestic abuse, and child abuse. Evaluating effectiveness of Command prevention activities using analytical techniques and statistical methods.

Determining program impacts on critical readiness outcomes and adapts prevention activities according to local risk and protective factors, assessments, and progress. Informing leaders on the Command Climate Assessment (CCA) process, and advises on relevant prevention plans, initiatives, assessments and evaluations to ensure leaders have knowledge, skills, and abilities to address gaps and promote well-being for individuals, groups, and communities.

Consolidating data from diverse sources to identify critical prevention needs and guide recommendations. Leveraging data across prevention portfolios (family violence, suicide, sexual harassment, sexual assault) to inform reports, point papers, briefs, and other presentation mediums. Staying up to date on current research in the primary prevention field and respective disciplines.

Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application.

Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis.

If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement.

To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information Open Continuous: You may update your application documents and some questions related to your personal information at any time during the announcement open period. Upon application, you may be provided a testing window to complete additional assessments.

This testing window may stipulate a completion deadline before the announcement closes. It is your responsibility to complete the additional online assessments within the timeline provided to remain in consideration for this vacancy announcement. Failure to complete the online assessments within the testing window for this announcement will not preclude you from being considered for and completing the online assessments during a testing window on a future announcement.

NOTE: This announcement has an open period until 04/15/2027, with applicant cut-off dates every 30 days. Applications received that meet the eligibility and qualification criteria may be referred for further consideration based on the following cut-off dates: 11/15/2026; 12/15/2026; 01/15/2027; 02/15/2027; 03/15/2027; 04/15/2027

Requirements & Education

This position has a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution.

Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below).

College Transcript: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration.

Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application.

See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here Only experience and education obtained by the closing date of this announcement will be considered. Student Loan - Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000.

Receipt of this incentive will require a three-year service agreement.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.

DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $76463 – $118204/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2027-04-15.

How many openings are available?

There are 11 openings for this position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.