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INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION OFFICER (PREV WF)

Department of the Army
Army National Guard Units
Joint Forces Headquarters (JFHQ)

Summary

This is a Washington National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Technician position:
INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION OFFICER (PREV WF)
Location:
Washington Joint Support Services
CAMP MURRAY, Washington 98430
Army National Guard Units
Appointment Type: Temporary, Indefinite, excepted service
Advertised as: Title 5
May be used to fill one or more vacancies.
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Overview

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Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
12/08/2025 to 01/07/2026
Salary
$118,446 to - $153,982 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 13
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Camp Murray, WA
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Temporary - See Additiional Information section for more information.
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Excepted
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Secret
Drug test
Yes
Financial disclosure
No
Bargaining unit status
No
Announcement number
WA-12847103-AR-T525-0438
Control number
851890700

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Clarification from the agency

(Nationwide) U.S. Citizens - Collect Veterans Preference (external), clearing priority placement candidates first.

Duties

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A GS-0101-13, INTEGRATED PRIMARY PREVENTION OFFICER (PREV WF):

  • Exercises supervisory personnel management responsibilities.
  • Advises and provides counsel to employees regarding policies, procedures, and directives of management.
  • Selects or recommends selection of candidates for vacancies, promotions, details, and reassignments in consideration of skills and qualifications, mission requirements, and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and diversity objectives.
  • Develops, modifies, and/or interprets performance standards.
  • Recommends awards when appropriate and approves within-grade increases. Hears and resolves employee complaints and refers serious unresolved complaints to higher level management.
  • Initiates action to correct performance or conduct problems.
  • Effects minor disciplinary measures such as warnings and reprimands and recommends action in more serious disciplinary matters.
  • Recognizes and takes action to correct situations posing a threat to the health or safety of subordinates.
  • Applies EEO principles and requirements to all personnel management actions and decisions, and ensures all personnel are treated in a manner free of discrimination.
  • Periodically reviews position descriptions to ensure accuracy, and the most effective utilization of personnel resources.
  • Explains classification determinations to subordinate employees.
  • Plans, organizes, and directs the activities of The Adjutant General's (TAG) Integrated Primary Prevention (IPP) Program.
  • Ensures legal and regulatory requirements as well as the needs of National Guard (NG) Service members, families and communities are met.
  • Serves as the principal advisor to TAG regarding the integrated primary prevention of all self-directed harm and prohibited abuse or harm as defined in applicable regulations and policies.
  • Ensures TAG's IPP program complies with all legal and regulatory requirements.
  • Develops IPP plan(s) in coordination with all relevant offices (i.e. Family Programs, Resilience, SARC, Psychological Health, EO/EEO). As the technical authority and expert on primary prevention; researches, interprets, analyzes, and applies Department of Defense (DoD), National Guard Bureau (NGB), Air National Guard (ANG), and Army National Guard (ARNG) prescribing directives, Public Law, guidance, and regulatory instructions.
  • Develops Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) goals and objectives to effectively address self-directed harm, prohibited abuse or harm, personal resilience, and quality of life issues impacting Service members and their families.
  • Promotes cross organizational collaboration with JFHQ directorates, by assigning tasks to appropriate Wing/Region based on organizational priorities and requirements.
  • Establishes metrics to ensure assigned actions progress on schedule, are reviewed at critical points, and remain effective.
  • Identifies, researches, and advises JFHQ leadership on issues impacting the outcomes defined within applicable policies and other official guidance.
  • Provides expert counsel to leaders at all levels of best practices, and evidence-based programs, policies, and plans that increase primary prevention capacity and address specific population-level needs within their organizations.
  • Oversees the development and allocation of all primary prevention funding and human resources impacting the full range of the IPP program. On behalf of TAG, monitors and controls budget and fiscal plans for integrated primary prevention related functions.
  • Prepares and justifies and submits budget inputs and forecasting.
  • Represents primary prevention issues as a member of leadership committees, boards, and working groups.
  • Compiles and presents IPP assessment and evaluation results to the leadership team.
  • Monitors and advises on activities of subordinate IPP programs.
  • Supports the dissemination of NGB's comprehensive primary prevention initiatives.
  • Ensures subordinates (Wing/Region IPP and JFHQ subject specific specialists) complete mandatory training requirements.
  • Tracks prevention initiatives to ensure subordinates meet NGB requirements, and provides feedback, as required.
  • Provides guidance to Wing/Region PPIs on the most complex issues when formulating a recommended course of action for leadership.
  • Reviews complex issues prior to elevating to NGB. Makes appropriate IPP policy and strategy recommendations to NGB.
  • Represents TAG on IPP issues at forums and conferences.
  • Acts as the tip of the spear for initiatives and programs directed by NGB regarding the IPP programs.
  • Conducts gap analyses to identify needs among the Service members and their families.
  • Works with the field to promote and link various military and non-military resources to improve access to a variety of support agencies.
  • Acquires communications, automated feedback mechanisms and computer systems to collect, transmit, analyze, portray, and integrate cross-functional, programmatic, and organizational information.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
  • May be required to successfully complete a trial period.
  • Participation in direct deposit is mandatory.
  • U.S. Citizenship is required.
  • A resume and supporting documents must be submitted (see "How to Apply").
  • This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate security clearance of the position.
  • This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position.
  • Position requires ability to establish effective professional working relationships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperative working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission.
  • May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required.
  • Duties and responsibilities may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dictated by legal and regulatory requirements, your organization, and its changing mission.
  • Must have a valid state driver’s license for the state in which they live or are principally employed.

Qualifications

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences.

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Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences.

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Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.



SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:
Must have at least 48 months or 36 months experience (with degree or combination); or training analyzing problems, identifying significant factors, gathering pertinent data and recognizing solutions; preparing reports, plans, policies and various correspondence; evaluating objectives and develop plans to facilitate the availability and effective utilization of various social science resources. Must have knowledge of the organization and its mission and utilized the organizational staff procedures. Experience applying analytical and evaluative techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of social science program operations carried out by administrative or professional personnel, or substantive administrative support functions. Experience in managing the function of the work to be performed. Experience which includes leading, directing and assigning work of personnel.


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1 year specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level. ***You must provide an SF50 showing you meet this requirement***

Education

Education Requirements:
Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree. ***Please reference GENERAL EXPERIENCE for qualifications without an awarded degree.

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.

Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience:

Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience.

Additional information

If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency (https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistration.aspx).

- This position does not qualify for incentive(s).

****This is an obligated position (current occupant is on a Military Tour). Individual selected for this position will receive an indefinite appointment. If a Reduction-In-Force occurs and/or the military tour member reclaims this position, the indefinite appointee will have no reemployment rights to his/her former position or any other position. If the military tour member, having reemployment rights to this position, does not exercise his/her rights within 5 years, and funding level and employee manning levels permit, incumbent may be converted to permanent technician status without further competition.***

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY:
The WA National Guard is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor.

If you are unable to upload a document online please send the document via email to our WA HRO Distro Box.

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documentation will be used to determine if you meet the qualifications listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this position. You may also be excluded from consideration if you indicate that you are unwilling to accept the lower grade and a determination is made that you are not qualified at the higher grade. If you are found to be among the top qualified candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

Verbiage displayed on your resume or application must contain your own words. You may refer to position descriptions, as well as the general and specialized experience located within the vacancy announcement, to assist with describing work experiences; however, resumes or applications received in verbatim will not be considered. In your resume you will need to address the general and specialized experience listed above. Please use as much detail as needed, giving dates (months and years) of the experience, position title and how the experience was gained. This information is needed to determine if you are qualified for the position.

Your qualifications will be evaluated on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics). NOTE: You do not have to respond to the KSA's separately but your resume should contain sufficient information to demonstrate possession of the KSA's.

  • Knowledge of Primary Prevention efforts.
  • Knowledge of social-ecological systems theory.
  • Knowledge and experience in the organization, management, and administration of programs and services to develop and administer Primary Prevention policies.
  • Skill in applying professional community organization abilities related to the formulation of needs assessments, development of prevention programs, and the marketing of programs.
  • Knowledge of research, analytical and evaluative techniques and methods to analyze reports, gather data, review suggestions, and evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the National Guard Primary Prevention efforts sufficient to develop solutions to situations not normally encountered.
  • Expert Knowledge of complex helping systems and professional organizations, how they positively or negatively affect individual and family welfare, and the multiple ways these systems and organizations operate to deliver services.
  • Excellent skills in oral and written communication to include report writing and maintaining proper records to document services provided.
  • Expert knowledge of and skill in planning, conducting and evaluating the State Primary Prevention training programs.
  • Knowledge of policies and requirements for the development and analysis of the Prevention Programs efforts in order to integrate effective prevention measures for the S/T/DC.
  • Knowledge of automated data systems to maintain information.
  • Knowledge of analytical techniques to identify, analyze and/or recommend solutions to problems encountered and to develop Statistical data and narrative reports to senior levels of leadership.

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