Duties
Serves as a Prevention Program Specialist in the Substance Assessment and Program (SACP) Section, Behavioral Programs Branch, Marine and Family Programs Division, Headquarters Marine Corps. Serves as the principal advisor for oversight and development of various substance misuse prevention training programs to include research of unit level operations; critical assessment and training evaluation processes and procedures, and development and conduct of training curricula that provides specific and measurable learning objectives.
Serves as subject matter expert for functional substance misuse prevention training and programming. Plans and conducts education training for field participants via webinars and/or video-teleconference, in-person, and on scheduled quarterly teleconferences.
Independently conducts reviews and recommends approval or disapproval of program plans and materials; analyzes and develops proposals or provisions in terms of impact on program resources and requirements; develops new and revised operating procedures and standards to incorporate provisions that affect operating activities and requirements; conducts review of the administration and operation of the program, and provides advice.
Coordinates and collaborates with Behavioral Programs¿ staff members in support of assigned tasks.
Provides substance misuse prevention program support to Substance Assessment and Counseling Center (SACC) staff members to facilitate initiatives, data collection, and reporting.
Develops, coordinates, and submits substance misuse prevention plans and policy recommendations that incorporate Marine Corps Total Fitness (MCTF) domains of mental, physical, social and spiritual fitness and address alcohol misuse, family problems (including family violence), suicide, sexual assault, combat operations stress, financial problems, and other problems that detract from unit performance and readiness.
Reviews, modifies, develops, and implements substance misuse prevention and intervention educational training programs ensuring training and support capabilities are timely, relevant to commanders' needs, flexible, sustainable in execution, address MCTF domains, and are thoroughly coordinated with Headquarters and field personnel.
Conducts presentations, and delivers education and training using a variety of techniques and methods on substance misuse prevention to the military community to include Substance Assessment Coordination Officers (SACOs), Substance Assessment and Counseling Program (SACP) Prevention Specialists and Alcohol Prevention Specialists. Mentors field trainers and Conducts Train-The-Trainer sessions for potential trainers on how to present effective illicit drug use and alcohol misuse prevention trainings.
Reviews, develops, recommends, and monitors measures of effectiveness for substance misuse prevention capabilities and training to ensure that Marine Corps training requirements are executed appropriately and program needs are met.
Attends conferences and meetings. Prepares supporting documentation for presentations and proposals. Prepares correspondence, briefs, action documents, routing sheets, information papers, and slide presentations for use by management officials. Prepares after action or trip reports for leadership summarizing the gains made that will advance the substance misuse program while at the conference or meeting
Plans a public relations campaign for substance misuse efforts to include submitting written articles for publication such as newsletters, making personal contacts, and developing a plan of action with the public affairs officers, program managers, and other concerned agencies.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
This is a white-collar position where occasional lifting up to 20 lbs may be required.