Peer and Family Educator / Community Facilitator

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Peer and Family Educator / Community Facilitator

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KBR is seeking the best behavioral healthcare providers that are interested in being appreciated for their high-level skills in suicide prevention, crisis intervention, threat assessment, and exciting research. If you’re interested in an organization that truly understands work-life balance, and you’re ready to provide real solutions for those most in need, we’d love to add you on our team. We are a Fortune 100 company that recognizes your value and your facilitation, outreach , presentation, and leadership skills in behavioral health. If you fit this bill, get ready for a dynamic career as Peer and Family Educator/Community Facilitator . You will analyze exciting data with cutting edge tools and take care of our warriors and families when they are most in need . You have an extensive background in this area and can tackle the most complicated issues and problems. Very experienced leaders and mentors will be available to support and encourage you in your career with KBR. Your insights, inputs, and interventions will be the key to truly making a difference in the lives of our clients, and you’ll have powerful leadership support to provide you everything you need to continue to be the best in your field.  

The Family Support Coordinator/Community Program and Peer Network Coordinator (CPPNC), herein referred as Coordinator(s), is responsible for comprehensive and effective coordination, development, and evaluation of programs and services that contribute directly and positively to resiliency of the assigned unit’s force and families under the supervision of the Supervisory Clinical Psychol ogist and Site Coordinator.

Responsibilities:

• The Coordinator shall organize and oversee peer support networks for their assigned commands.

• The Coordinator shall ensure that a trained team of active duty and family member peer support counselors is maintained , ensure participating peer support counselors are vetted and trained according to program standards.  

• Coordinators shall be responsible for collecting and reporting data for the purposes of formative and outcome evaluations of peer support programs and other community – based support programs. 

• Coordinators shall collect original data and data from secondary sources in support of program assessments. This data includes, but is not limited to focus group and/or unit meetings convened by leadership; Family Resilience Program evaluation results; trend information from behavioral health team , Chaplains, Ombudsmen, or Family Readiness Group (FRG) staff.  

• Coordinators shall support commands at multiple levels and in multiple locations. The Coordinator shall identify and document program/service needs and evaluation data.  

• The Coordinator shall develop and provide needs-based programming , prevention programs , and supports to service specific demographic groups and geographic locations.  

• The Coordinator shall also have extensive knowledge of DoD resources, such as the Military OneSource, Military Family Life Counselors (MFLC), Personal Financial Counselors (PFC), and Military Crisis Line.  

• The Coordinator shall lead and/or assist in the coordination and/or development of official processes, functions and networking opportunities for subpopulations served.  

• Coordinators shall:  

o Establish, maintain, and report activity of peer counseling networks for supported unit’s Service members and family member spouses.  

o Report activity using specified reporting tool and frequency identified by the S enior P rogram M anager , Prevention and Training Manager, or other behavioral health staff as required  

o Conduct and/or contribute to Family Orientation, Information, Outreach and Referrals;  

o Conduct and/or contribute to Pre- and Post-deployment Preparation, Reintegration, and Decompression  

o Conduct and/or contribute to Family Relational Enhancement activities  

o Conduct and/or contribute to unit level career transition programs for military members and spouses  

o Conduct and/or contribute to Social/Family and Psychological Program implementation to include suicide prevention and cognitive agility training; Maintain awareness of and conduct or contribute to education/communication of installation and/or local community behavioral health and resiliency resources;  lead, establish, and maintain l ocal and community coalitions and collaboratives

• Assist with development of standard operating procedures and service provision protocols. 

• Coordinate , with site co ordinator, education and referrals regarding the benefits of brain donation for tissue research

• Assist site coordinator in developing relationships, and processes with MTF and local coroners for tissue donation  

• Serve as Commander’s liaison for matters related to community and family support.  

• Communicate on behalf of the Command utilizing a variety of media/social media.  

• Maintain awareness of emergency response protocols.  

Qualifications

This position requires US Citizenship. 

• Able to pass and maintain appropriate certifications and security clearances for this position.

• A bachelor’s degree in education, human/social services or related field or four years’ experience providing social service education, or work/family life consultation or coordination services.  

• Must have a minimum of two years’ experience coordinating social service education programs.  

• Shall have, or be willing to receive, specialized training on peer support counseling, community resources and referrals , suicide prevention best practices trainings , training and coordination with local resources to execute mission .  

• Must remain current on their knowledge of best practices and developments in areas of peer support counseling and suicide prevention, and will keep abreast of DoD, Services and community sponsored resources intended to promote the wellbeing of service members and their families. 

Standard Company Requirements:  

• Must comply with Safety, Health and Environmental plan, policies , and procedures.  

• Must comply with the Quality Assurance plan, policies , and procedures.  

• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance.  

• Responsible for completing all required training.  

• Perform other assignments and duties, as required.

INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AT KBR

A t KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability, and our Zero Harm culture.

These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to, and ongoing journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of team’s philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient, and safer.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.