Peer and Family Educator

4 days ago


Houston, Texas, United States KBR Full time
Job Title: Peer and Family Educator

KBR is seeking a highly skilled Peer and Family Educator to join our SPARC Team for our Science and Space division. As a Peer and Family Educator, you will play a critical role in supporting our community partners, military and veteran community members, and engaging them in groundbreaking research initiatives.

Responsibilities:
  • Organize and execute community partner engagement, stakeholder management, and direct service member and veteran interactions for assigned commands.
  • Collect and report data for formative and outcome evaluations of outreach initiatives and community-based programs.
  • Collect original data and data from secondary sources to support program assessment and continuous improvement.
  • Support community partnership, events outreach initiatives, and develop needs-based programming, prevention programs, and supports for service-specific demographic groups and geographic locations.
  • Lead and/or assist in the coordination and/or development of official processes, functions, and networking opportunities for subpopulations served.
  • Establish, maintain, and report activity of field activity for the supported region.
  • Report activity using specified reporting tools and frequency identified by leadership team members.
  • Conduct and/or contribute to unit-level career transition programs for military members and spouses.
  • Maintain awareness of and conduct or contribute to education/communication of installation and/or local community behavioral health and resiliency resources.
  • Assist with development of standard operating procedures and service provision protocols.
  • Coordinate education and referrals regarding the benefits of brain donation for tissue research.
Requirements:
  • US Citizenship.
  • Able to pass and maintain appropriate certifications and security clearances for this position.
  • A bachelor's degree in education, human/social services, marketing/sales, or a related field, or four years' experience providing social service education, or work/family life consultation or coordination services.
  • Minimum of two years' experience executing research and/or health promotion, community initiatives, or education activities preferably for military-connected families.
  • Specialized training on peer support counseling, community resources and referrals, suicide prevention best practices trainings, training and coordination with local resources to execute mission.
  • Current knowledge of best practices and developments in areas of peer support counseling and suicide prevention.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Ability to read, write, and speak Spanish.
  • Previous experience working with military and veteran families and/or community partners who engage with these audiences.
KBR Benefits:

KBR offers a wide range of benefits for their employees, including medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, disability benefits, retirement 401k, travel benefits, PTO, holidays, flexible work schedules, parental leave, military leave, education assistance, and more.

Inclusion and Diversity at KBR:

KBR is committed to being a more inclusive and diverse company, fostering 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.



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