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The Geneva Foundation · 3 months ago

Cognitive Performance Specialist - H2F (Ft. Drum, NY)

Fort Drum, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$65K/yr - $68K/yr

3+ years exp

The Geneva Foundation is focused on optimizing Soldier readiness and performance within the Army’s new Holistic Health and Fitness (H2F) System. The Cognitive Performance Specialist (CPS) will assist in training and coaching Soldiers to enhance their cognitive skills and mental readiness, ensuring they perform optimally in training and operations.

Clinical TrialsEducationNon Profit

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Assist and advise the Mental Readiness Director/Occupational Therapist and BDE PD in developing and maintaining Mental Readiness Program implementation, assessment, improvement, and monitoring guidelines to ensure consistency and effectiveness of mental readiness services

Assist and advise the Mental Readiness Director/Occupational Therapist in developing, coordinating, executing, assessing, and managing approved cognitive performance optimization and mental readiness training programs for units and teams

Participate in capabilities briefs as needed to unit and team leadership within the BDE (or equivalent) in order for the leadership to better understand CPS’ capabilities

Assist and advise in the development of training and instructional materials System, using evidence-based, current state-of-the-science literature, to train, educate, coach, and mentor Soldiers in specific skills and strategies in support of cognitive performance and mental readiness optimization and sustainment of unit mission and individual Soldier tasks. This training shall be synchronized and integrated with unit training/operational schedule, battle rhythm, and culture

Training and education may be formal (e.g., presentation in a classroom) or informal (e.g., during an after action review [AAR] at a range) whereas coaching typically occurs in real time as Soldiers are preparing, training, or performing (e.g., in the field, in the gym)

Coordinate scheduling of facilities for Government approved courses, training, and classes as applicable

Assist in the training, education, coaching, and mentoring of Soldiers on goal- setting, performance profiling, visualization, performance development, and planning

Assist in discussing the optimal time (individualized) to use various cognitive mental readiness skills and strategies – preparation, execution, recovery – to facilitate performance and recovery optimization for Soldiers

Assist and advise in the training, education, coaching, and mentoring of leaders on supporting Soldiers as they apply goal-setting, performance profiling, visualization, performance development, and planning

Participate in periodic meetings and inform on System cognitive training and mental readiness programs and provide recommendations/feedback on Soldier/unit progression as required

Attend and participate in meetings with the Performance Team as requested and/or required

Collaborate with the Performance Team staff to enhance the quality and effectiveness of mental and human performance development and expertise delivered

As appropriate, the CPS shall meet with embedded behavioral health teams, behavioral health officers, and Unit Ministry Teams (i.e. chaplains and Religious Affairs Specialists) who have identified Soldiers who would benefit from mental readiness or cognitive performance optimization

Conduct periodic literature reviews to help ensure the Performance Team stays current with the mental readiness and cognitive performance evidence based research

Support research and special studies

Collect and report data in support of mental readiness and cognitive performance optimization programs

Data requirements and frequency will be coordinated

Participate in training program performance improvement per guiding instructions provided by the Mental Readiness Director/Occupational Therapist to ensure mental readiness and cognitive performance optimization training programs are aligned with industry standards

Provide input to reports outlining variances and recommendations for improvement to the Mental Readiness Director/Occupational Therapist

Document work performed, utilization, recommendations, and all other information

Participate in periodic in-service training for members

Track Soldier/unit progression and provide data as required

Qualification

Sports PsychologyMental Performance CoachingHuman PerformanceCertified Mental Performance ConsultantKinesiology/Exercise ScienceCoachingGoal SettingPerformance ProfilingVisualization TechniquesTeam CollaborationMentoring

Required

U.S. Citizenship required

Master's degree in any field, Doctoral degree preferred, from an accredited college or university

Licensure as a psychologist with proficiency in sports psychology as recognized in Division 47 of the APA

3 years of demonstrable accumulated experience within the past five years

Minimum 3 years of demonstrable accumulated experience within the past five years as a mental performance coach or sport psychology practitioner with individual athletes and groups of athletes at the levels of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Collegiate, Olympic, professional sports, and/or Service Members

Be capable of properly lifting and manipulating loads or weights up to 45 pounds and capable of meeting physical demands of training in all types of weather with Soldiers including the ability to hike over rough terrain, function in austere environments to observe Soldier training evolutions and to train, educate, coach, and mentor

Will be required to undergo a Tier 1 government background investigation / check

Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance regarding Common Access Card (CAC) issuance