Peer Intervention Trainer - Full-time

What You’ll Do  

• Deliver peer intervention training presentations on firearms and suicide prevention for veterans, service members, family members and others connected to the military and veteran community
  
• Deliver trainings to audiences that range from 20-150+
  
• Manage training schedules and any needed travel logistics
  
• Training schedule will depend on location and availability of trainer
  

●      Strong presentation skills and dynamic, interactive training style

●      Familiarity/experience with peer intervention, the military/veteran community, and/or the firearms community

●      Comfortable training and presenting in a variety of environments, including non-classroom settings, such as gun ranges and outdoor events

●      Ability to respond nimbly and authentically in real time to complex questions and concerns

●      Strong organization skills and ability to independently manage coordination with multiple partners and entities

●      Passionate about equipping service members, veterans and those who care about them with new tools to save lives and prevent firearms suicide

●      Ability to bring relentless optimism to the challenging topic of firearms suicide prevention

Personality Traits

●      Self-starter

●      Purpose-driven

●      Resilient to challenging material (e.g. descriptions of self-harm ideation)

●      Ability to listen and respond with empathy to the experiences of others

●      Skilled with people

●      Positive energy

●      Love of innovation and belief in its ability to solve some of the world’s biggest problems