KBR Careers · 1 month ago
Special Operations Cognitive Performance Specialist (Coronado, CA)
San Diego, California
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$101K/yr - $119K/yr
3+ years expKBR is a company of innovators and thinkers, dedicated to improving the world responsibly and safely. They are seeking a Special Operations Cognitive Performance Specialist to train SOF personnel in cognitive skills necessary for optimal performance in training and operations.
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Responsibilities
Cognitive Performance is an interdisciplinary field spanning kinesiology, psychology, and motor learning and control. The contractor shall train SOF personnel, with the priority on SOF Operators and Direct Combat Support personnel, to develop and use the cognitive skills necessary to perform optimally in training and operations. The contractor shall provide and perform the following services in support of POTFF’s Physical program for SOF personnel, with the priority on SOF Operators and Direct Combat Support personnel:
• Based on evidence-based peer-reviewed literature train and educate SOF personnel, in individual and group settings, in specific cognitive, mental, behavioral, psychosocial, perceptual, learning, adaptive thinking, human engagements, and emotional control skills, strategies – including understanding, acquisition, and retention – performance improvement and maintenance with documentation of work performed, implemented, and provided to SOF personnel
• Assist and advise the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead in matters relating to mental performance, exercise, and sports psychology
• Provide information, education and training about cognitive performance, exercise and sports psychology factors in sports, exercise, and physical activity
• Provide education and training on goal setting, performance profiling, visualization, performance development, and planning
• Participate in periodic meetings to review current human performance training provided to clients and identify opportunities for improvement
• Attend and participate in meetings with other POTFF staff members and medical personnel as requested and/or required. Collaborate with the POTFF staff to enhance the quality and effectiveness of cognitive and human performance development and expertise delivered
• Conduct periodic literature reviews to ensure POTFF stays current with the provision of services
• Support approved and appropriate research conducted under supervision of the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead
• Assist the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead.in developing and maintaining practice guidelines to ensure consistency of service across all Human Performance Training Centers (HPTCs)
• Attend required training in accordance with guiding instructions. Commands will allow for attendance at necessary conferences or courses to complete continuing education units required to maintain certification
• Maintain 100% compliance with local mandatory command training requirements
• Develop and promulgate training materials as requested and required by the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead
• Participate in periodic in-service training for members of the POTFF Staff
• Perform other tasks, within the scope of the CPS position description, as assigned by the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead
• Collect and report all data as requested by the POTFF Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead and required by USSOCOM HQ and its POTFF staff
• Document work performed, utilization, referrals, and all other information in the Human Performance Data Management System (HPDMS) (i.e., Smartabase), as directed by the Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead and required by USSOCOM HQ and its POTFF staff
• Proficiently utilize computers, software, and technologies as required and requested by the Program Manager/Coordinator or Government Lead and required by USSOCOM HQ and its POTFF staff
• This position may require travel away from the assigned duty location
Qualification
Required
The contractor shall possess a Master's degree in Human Performance, Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience, Sport Sciences, Performance Psychology, Psychology, or mental health discipline with a specialization in Performance Psychology
The contractor shall be capable of properly lifting and manipulating loads or weights up to 25 kilograms and capable of meeting physical demands of training with SOF including the ability to hike over rough terrain, function in austere environments and on various fixed or rotary wing aircraft, waterborne craft, or ground transport to observe SOF training evolutions and to conduct training and education
The contractor shall have a minimum of 3 years or more post-graduate degree of demonstrable accumulated experience (continuous and sustained experience preferred) as a cognitive performance practitioner or Sport Psychologist with military members, athletes, groups of athletes at the levels of NCAA Collegiate, Olympic, professional sports, tactical setting, or with individuals or groups requiring high levels of mental and physical performance (experience with Special Operations personnel preferred)
The contractor shall have a certificate of completion of training for heart rate variability (HRV) through the Biofeedback Certification International Alliance (BCIA) or a relevant certification through BCIA. Or, the contractor will have at least 1 year of demonstrable experience delivering HRV training in a high performance setting and be willing to obtain the BCIA HRV certificate of completion for HRV within 12 months of hire
The contractor may be required to receive and maintain cognitive enhancement certification as required by hiring unit, such as BCIA biofeedback certification
Preferred
Doctoral degree preferred
Prior military and/or SOF experience is desired
Certification as a Certified Consultant through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology (CC-AASP) is desired, but not required
Benefits
401K plan with company match
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
AD&D
Flexible spending account
Disability
Paid time off
Flexible work schedule
Company
KBR Careers
At KBR, we deliver science, technology and engineering solutions that are helping governments and companies around the world take on the great challenges of our time.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Becky Sewell
Chief Training Officer (CTO)
Dana Dorsey
Sr. VP, Chief Financial Officer
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