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Job description
Help the Airmen who deploy first perform at their best.
The 621st Contingency Response Wing moves fast. Its Airmen deploy into demanding, high-tempo environments where focus, composure, and clear decision-making make the difference. Owen Health Care is looking for a Mindfulness Coach to give them the mental edge to match their physical readiness.
In this role, you'll provide nonclinical mindfulness and mental-performance coaching that strengthens focus, resilience, stress-management skills, cognitive readiness, and performance under pressure. You won't be working alone: you'll be part of an integrated human-performance team alongside an Athletic Trainer and a Functional Strength Coach, bringing mind and body training together.
A note on scope: this is a performance-enhancement, nonclinical coaching role. Formal mental-health diagnosis, clinical counseling, psychotherapy, treatment, and patient care remain the responsibility of the appropriate Government medical and behavioral-health providers.
What You'll Do
Design and deliver evidence-based mindfulness and mental-performance education tailored to military mission requirements
Teach practical techniques that improve attention and concentration, emotional regulation, stress management, mental preparation, and performance readiness
Coach Airmen on cognitive resilience, decision-making under stress, fatigue management, and sustaining performance during high-tempo operations
Lead group workshops and individual coaching sessions within the approved nonclinical scope
Integrate mindfulness techniques with physical training and other human-performance activities
Coordinate with squadron personnel to schedule accessible, mission-relevant training sessions
Build portable mindfulness and performance exercises Airmen can use during deployments, field operations, high-tempo missions, and other demanding operational environments
Recognize issues outside the scope of nonclinical coaching and make appropriate referrals through Government medical or support channels
Take part in integrated performance assessments and multidisciplinary planning
Track participation and program outcomes using Government-approved tools
Provide accurate information for required monthly program reports
Maintain professional boundaries and confidentiality
Maintain all required professional credentials
Complete required continuing education, installation training, and program onboarding
What You'll Need (Government-Specified Minimum Requirements) Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Psychology or Counseling, as specified in the solicitation. Applicants whose degree does not meet the solicitation's specified educational requirement may not meet the Government's minimum qualification.
Credential: Active National Certified Counselor (NCC) credential through the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC). It must be active/current, consistent with the Government's clarification requiring an active NCC. Please note: a general mindfulness, meditation, wellness, or life-coaching certificate, or similar course completion, does not satisfy this requirement.
Experience: At least two (2) years of relevant professional experience in counseling, mindfulness, mental performance, resilience, stress management, behavioral performance, or a closely related area consistent with the solicitation.
Citizenship: U.S. Citizen.
Background Screening: Ability to successfully meet all applicable background screening, drug testing, and installation-access requirements.
Installation Access: Ability to obtain required base identification/CAC (as applicable), complete installation access procedures, and complete mandatory Government and installation training.
Nonclinical Scope: Demonstrated ability to work within a nonclinical mindfulness and performance-coaching scope, and to recognize when an issue exceeds that scope and refer appropriately through authorized Government medical or support channels.
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred, Not Required):
These are preferred recruiting characteristics, not additional Government minimum requirements: Experience working with military personnel, first responders, athletes, high-performance professionals, or other demanding operational populations
Experience facilitating mindfulness workshops, resilience training, mental-performance workshops, or stress-management education
Familiarity with operational stress, fatigue, deployment-related performance challenges, and high-tempo operational environments
Experience on a multidisciplinary human-performance team
Strong group facilitation and interpersonal communication skills
A practical, engaging, performance-oriented coaching style
Schedule & Work Environment Primarily onsite at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, NJ
Approximately 1,920 annual service hours per position (Government estimate)
Workweek will not exceed 40 hours
Schedule may flex to accommodate squadron training schedules, mission requirements, operational demands, and Airmen availability
Authorized domestic travel may be required
No Secret security clearance required under the current solicitation clarifications
Compensation
Competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience. Please include your compensation expectations with your application.
Ready to Apply?
Send us: Your current résumé
Degree information
Evidence of an active NCC credential through NBCC
Confirmation of U.S. citizenship
A summary of your relevant professional experience
Your preferred location
Your availability to begin
Your compensation expectations
A description of your experience providing nonclinical mindfulness, resilience, or mental-performance coaching
If you're a credentialed counselor who wants to put your skills to work where focus and resilience truly matter, we'd love to hear from you.
Worksite address
brick, NJ, 08724, US
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.