Job Description

Job Description

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

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