Peer Intervention Trainer - Part -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
  

Requirements

●      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

Benefits