Primary Prevention Specialist (PREV WF)

Army National Guard Units; Cheyenne (WY); Remote; USD 75,000 - 97,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework eligible

Job summary

The Wyoming National Guard seeks a Primary Prevention Specialist to lead and coordinate integrated prevention programs. You will identify, implement, and assess public health-informed prevention policies and programs to reduce harassment, violence, and self-harm using a socio-ecological lens.

This role collaborates with Wings/Regions and local partners as the IPP expert and point of contact for harm prevention activities, supporting a healthy climate and multi-agency coordination within the JFHQ.

Qualifications

• Transcript documentation to support education claims.
• Evidence of advanced graduate studies relevant to prevention.

Responsibilities

• Implement and support integrated prevention programs across agencies.
• Identify, implement, and assess public health-informed prevention policies and practices.
• Serve as the IPP program subject matter expert and point of contact for harm prevention activities.

Education

3 years of graduate education leading to Ph.D. or Ph.D. equivalent

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Army National Guard Units

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a Primary Prevention Specialist (PREV WF), Position Description Number T0069P01 and is part of the WY Joint Forces Headquarters ARNG, Wyoming National Guard. This is a Title 5 Excepted Service position. Military affiliation is not required.

Key Responsibilities

The primary purpose of this position is to implement and support integrated prevention programs. It collaboratively identifies, implements, and assesses public health-informed and evidence-based prevention policy, practices, programs and processes. Supports healthy climate/culture to eliminate harassment, sexual violence, family violence and self-directed harm using a public health perspective and socio-ecological theoretical lens.

This involves an integrated, multi-agency, and collaborative approach with other Wings/Regions, Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), and local programs with a nexus to integrated primary prevention (IPP) efforts. Serves as the point of contact for harm and abuse prevention programs and activities; provides program coordination and serves as the subject matter expert for the Wing/Region IPP program.

Serves as the Primary Prevention Integrator (PPI) managing all aspects of a complex integrated primary prevention program (P3) for the Wyoming National Guard. Serves as a Wyoming National Guard point of contact for the suicide prevention program, workplace and domestic violence programs in a non-clinical primary prevention, here after referred to as prevention, role in coordination with applicable offices and community agencies.

Requirements & Education

If you are using Education to qualify for this position, in addition to meeting the basic entry requirements, applicants may substitute education for experience if it directly relates if in possession of 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. (Must include legible copies of transcripts with application.) You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims.

To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Army National Guard Units, Department of the Army.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $74678 – $97087/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-12-07.

Who is eligible to apply?

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