Cognitive Performance Specialist
hace 2 días
Laurel
Aquila's Cognitive Performance Specialist is responsible for designing and implementing mental skills development programming for a client account. Salary range: $100,000-$120,000 annually depending on experience and qualifications Work Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 am - 5 pm Start Date: Sometime between February 2026 - April 2026 Location: in-person, Laurel, MD, with limited travel within DC metro area Benefits: • Medical, dental, and vision coverage, • Life and Disability coverage, • Ten paid vacation days annually, • Five to seven sick days annually, • Paid federal holidays, • Tuition reimbursement, • Continuing education reimbursements, • Service/tenure bonuses, • Commuter pre-tax benefits, • Fitness retailers discount programs, • 401k plan with company match, • Monday to Friday schedule, no weekend work Responsibilities: • Design and implement mental skills development drills and programming for population, • Evaluate the effectiveness of mental performance services, • Attend and participate in Health and Resiliency classes to provide program overviews, classroom educational briefings, and individual training sessions, • Assist with development of curriculum and initiatives for the resiliency program., • Demonstrate leadership qualities and sound judgement, • Interfaces and assists other client offices, representatives, contractors or entities as requested to promote health, fitness, and wellbeing to all employees, • Meet with client contact as requested, • Tracks participant and program data for measurement of individual and program goal achievement, outcomes and results; creates outcomes focused management reports based on the identified business plan goals and objectives., • Develops relationships with members, clients and key contract clients to promote goodwill, • Responsible for facilitation of the Aquila internship program when appropriate, • Additional duties and responsibilities as needed. Qualifications: • Master's degree in clinical counseling or sport psychology or related field, • Current certification as a Certified Mental Performance Consultant (CMPC) preferred, • Ten (10) years of experience working as a Cognitive Performance Specialist with military personnel or professional athletes, which includes a minimum of five (5) years classroom teaching experience, • U.S. Citizenship required (this is a federal agency), • Must pass a physical training examination, • Must be able to physically push, lift and drag one hundred (100) pounds, • Must be able to work both indoors and outdoors, for extended periods of time in any weather, • Limited travel within DC area may be required, • Must pass a high level security clearance background check process