VICTIM ADVOCATE

Full Job Description

About the Position: As a Victim Advocate in the SHARP program, you'll support service members, families, DoD civilians, and contractors affected by sexual harassment and assault.

Your role is to establish vital connections with law enforcement, legal, medical, and community partners to build a robust support network.

Please review South Korea's prescription medication & Drug regulations: https://kr.usembassy.gov/services-controlled-substance/.

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 Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Applying to OCONUS Positions Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Family Member Preference (FMP) for Overseas Employment Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouse Preference (MSP) for Overseas Employment Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) 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. Basic Requirement: Bachelor's Degree (Or Higher): In behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

(You must submit a copy of your transcripts).

OR 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.

(You must submit a copy of your transcripts).

OR 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.

AND Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal Service which includes the following tasks: 1.

Providing guidance on program policies and objectives; 2. Providing comprehensive assistance and liaison to victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment; AND 3.

Providing advocacy and educational services to service members, family members, and/or civilians.

OR 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: behavioral or social sciences.

(You must submit a copy of your transcripts).

OR 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.

(You must submit a copy of your transcripts).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Incident Management Integrity/Honesty Interpersonal Skills 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-09).

Special Note for Military Members - MILITARY RETIREES: A retired member of the Armed Forces may not be appointed to a civilian position in DoD (including a non-appropriated fund position) within 180 days after retirement.

If you are currently stationed in the overseas area, all of your overseas time will be credited toward your current overseas tour end date.

Your overseas time served will not reset upon accepting this assignment.

If you have returned from OCONUS to CONUS and two years or more have passed, your time served in the OCONUS area will be reset upon accepting this assignment. Major Duties:

• Provides comprehensive assistance, information, and referral to victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment, offering advocacy and educational services to service members, family members, DoD civilians, and contract personnel, when authorized.
• Conducts advocacy support, safety assessment and planning, and needs assessment for adult victims of sexual assault, providing a non-clinical response that is trauma-informed and recovery-oriented.
• Assists in training and outreach sessions for diverse stakeholders and local populations, providing information about SHARP policies, procedures, reporting options, and other pertinent topics delegated by the SARC or Lead SARC.
• Assists with conducting in-depth analysis of sexual assault and sexual harassment incident data, including trends in reporting, demographics, case outcomes, and other relevant metrics
• Maintains contact with clients through follow-up support for ongoing needs related to coping with harassment and assault incidents.
• Conducts safety planning and initiates the notification process with agencies such as law enforcement, safe shelters, and command to ensure safety and well-being for the victim, affected Family members and the community.
• Obtains safe and confidential assistance, safety planning, protective orders, review of prevention, identification, reporting, investigations and assessments, intervention, and treatment services for victims of sexual harassment and sexual assault.
• Assists with conducting in-depth analysis of sexual assault and sexual harassment incident data, including trends in reporting, demographics, case outcomes, and other relevant metrics.