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Victim Advocate
4 months ago
Serve as a Victim Advocate (SHARP) for Army Brigades providing professional and comprehensive advocacy services to victims/ survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Inform individuals of reporting options, their rights and responsibilities, as a victim. Ensure victims of sexual assault receive all needed guidance and emotional support during administrative, medical, investigative, and legal procedures. Provide support to victims before, during and after trials. Conduct interactive training workshops/seminars to victims, community agencies and the organization. Conduct assessments with clients to determine required needs and evaluate risk levels. Maintain working relationships with military, state, and local action agencies to facilitate immediate response and accurate reporting of sexual assault incidents.
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Must possess a valid driver's license and have the ability to operate a motor vehicle should the need arise to operate a government vehicle/motor pool vehicle. May be subject to occasional 24/7 on-call victim advocate responsibilities. The selectee must successfully complete the 6-week SHARP Career Course within 6-months of employment. Failure to obtain the DOD certification within the six months may be grounds for removal. Minimum of a Tier 3 background investigation (secret clearance), or equivalent, and enrollment in Continuous Vetting (CV) are required. The duties of this position may require the incumbent to work evenings, nights, holidays, and/or weekends to include modification in shifts and/or tour of duty. This position may require temporary duty (TDY) business travel up to 25% of the time. Please see "Additional Information" section for additional conditions of employment
Qualifications
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
30 Percent or More Disabled VeteransInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O People with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/ or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document .
QUALIFICATIONS:
This position has a basic requirement that you must meet in addition to the experience required below. The basic requirement is as follows:
Basic Requirement:
A. Degree: Successful completion of a bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in behavioral or social science, or a degree in a related discipline appropriate to the position, such as Social Work, Criminal Justice, Psychology, or Sociology. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
OR
B. Combination of education and experience: that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
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C. Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
In order to qualify for this position you must also meet the Specialized experience:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing advocacy services to victims of sexual assault/ sexual harassment; recognizing the need for professional intervention and referring to appropriate services; conduct trainings/seminars on sexual assault/sexual harassment; and compile and submit SHARP program reports, data and evaluations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).
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Education: Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as Social Work, Criminal Justice, Psychology, or Sociology. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
OR
Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages.
Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Attention to DetailCustomer ServiceFlexibilityInfluencing/NegotiatingIntegrity/HonestyInterpersonal SkillsLearningReading ComprehensionSelf-ManagementStress ToleranceTeamwork
Education
FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: .
Additional information
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a Medical Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay. When you perform a Civilian Permanent Change of Station (PCS) with the government, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) considers the majority of your entitlements to be taxable. Visit for more information. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is authorized, subject to the provisions of the Joint Travel Regulations. Position may be filled as a term appointment NTE 13 months, if the candidate is not a current permanent Army employee. Term appointment has the potential to be extended beyond six years up to eight years. Army employees who accept a time-limited appointments (to include employees with personal competitive status) will be separated at the end of the time-limited appointment date if the Not-to-Exceed (NTE) date is not extended. This position involves duties that are sensitive and confidential in nature. Background checks against all records as required by law, OPM, DoD, and Army policy and regulation will be conducted, prior to entering on duty in the position IAW governing regulations. The selectee must successfully complete SHARP Training Course(s) IAW SHARP Program requirements and obtain DoD certification within initial 6 months of employment. Failure to complete training and obtain the DoD certification within prescribed timeframes may result in removal from the position and/or Federal service. All Army SHARP Professionals that must obtain and maintain a Defense Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program (D-SAACP) as a condition of employment will be required to submit to a State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) Check is required for all states of residence in the previous five years and enrollment in the Continuous Evaluation (CE) program. State Criminal History Repository check is required for all states of residence in the past 5 years when the Tier 3 investigation has been completed and 10 years when submitting a new Tier 3 investigation.
