Summary:

Yorktown Systems Group is seeking a Risk Management Specialist to provide Full Spectrum Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) Level C Instruction and instructional support services to the U.S. Army Level C SERE School. The mission of the U.S. Army Full Spectrum SERE Level C Course is to ensure each student graduates with the confidence and appropriate proficiency level to employ SERE and individual Personnel Recovery (PR) tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) necessary to survive isolation or captivity and return with honor regardless of the circumstances of isolation.

Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Administer and score psychological tests in individual and group settings.
• Perform under the operational and professional guidance of a licensed SERE Psychologist.
• Participating in the psychological monitoring of all pre- and post-academic laboratory exercises to ensure that the students are within acceptable levels of stress inoculation associated with the SERE training course at Ft Rucker, AL
• Providing crisis interventions to students on an as-needed basis and making resultant psychological-based recommendations to oversight personnel regarding students’ capabilities to safely continue training, including what, if any, modifications might be needed to ensure student success.
• Conducting group psychological debriefs of students following pre- and post-academic laboratory exercises.
• Providing consultation to students in a one-on-one capacity during “office hours” at the approximate midpoint of the course to address any concerns regarding their training.
• Administering and scoring psychological tests in individual and group settings in support of initial risk assessments of instructors and government cadre.
• Participating in the presentation of Human Factors Annual Training to instructors and government cadre.
• Conducting behavioral health history review of incoming students’ medical records.
• Providing administrative support for psychologists who participate in M6 identifier training following their completion of the SERE training course.
• Periodically observing Academic role-playing labs in the classroom.
• Assisting in psychological research data collection and data entry.
• Actively participating in continuing education and training, to include:
  • Completing an established training plan
  • Participating in an ongoing self-study course (comprised of a SERE Psychology Reading List)
  • Participating in quarterly Human Factors section trainings, which include activities such as team-building exercises and presenting relevant psychological or scientific journal articles’ findings and leading discussions on those topics
  • Attending a JPRA-sponsored SERE Psychology Working Groups
  • Attending site visits to other DoD SERE schools.
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Have a minimum of a BA degree in psychology or a related field, or commensurate level of training (e.g., military mental health technician, psychiatric technician, or mental health program assistant).
• Have at least 1 year of experience working in a behavioral health setting or capacity.
• Must be a graduate of a SERE Level C program or be able to complete the course.

Clearance: Must possess a Secret security clearance.

Location: Fort Rucker, AL

Travel: Travel may be required.