Prevention Specialist (Prevention Deputy) (PREV WF)

Serve as the Prevention Specialist (Prevention Deputy) (PREV WF) to the Prevention Lead for the Integrated Prevention Advisory Group (I-PAG).

Advise the Senior Commander’s staff or Commanding General’s staff on primary prevention activities at the community level. Organizationally, this position is aligned to a Division or Division equivalent command structure.

Coordinate comprehensive primary prevention activities addressing various harmful behaviors.

Support I-PAG Prevention Lead in advising senior leaders on primary prevention activities and the public health approach to preventing harmful behaviors.

Coordinate, plan, organize, implement, analyze, and integrate primary prevention efforts through coalitions and partnerships.

Identify and integrate data, research, and evaluation findings from various sources.

Use data to conduct community needs assessments, select integrated primary prevention activities, and evaluate activities.

Coordinate with personnel across prevention disciplines to ensure consistent messaging and unified efforts within the organization.

Develop a Comprehensive Integrated Primary Prevention (CIPP) Plan that includes population-based and/or targeted primary prevention activities that span

across the socio-ecological model to address potential risk factors and bolster protective factors.

Support ongoing prevention policy development and refinement at the local level that clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of the prevention workforce and leadership.

Align policies to facilitate collaboration and integration across stakeholders to improve holistic well-being and prevent inter-related problem behaviors, such as harassment, discrimination, alcohol misuse, self-harm, relationship violence, etc.

Provide oversight and quality control for other I-PAG staff work products and deliverables.

Educate leaders on integrated primary prevention and enhance overall leader knowledge of integrated primary prevention and ensure delivery of ongoing training and education, modernizing the content, delivery, and dosage of prevention education.

Design process and outcome evaluation plans before implementation of primary prevention activities and conduct data analysis to determine effectiveness of primary prevention activities.

Collaborate with prevention partners to assist with development of the prevention system (i.e., human resources, collaborative relationships, and infrastructure) and execution of each step of the prevention process.

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