VICTIM ADVOCATE PROGRAM SPECIALIST

Summary

This vacancy is for a GS-0101-11, VICTIM ADVOCATE PROGRAM SPECIALIST located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Sexual Assault Prevention Response and Recovery Program in Washington, District of Columbia. Salary will be based on duty location selected.

Duties

You will serve as a VICTIM ADVOCATE PROGRAM SPECIALIST and be responsible for serving as Field Victim Advocate Program Specialist (VAPS), and assists the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator. Being a Coast Guard civilian makes you a valuable member of the Coast Guard team. Typical work assignments include: Assists the SARC with tracking victims' services from initial report to resolution. Co-chair Crisis Intervention Team in the absence of the SARC. Assign, train, supervise, and mentor Volunteer Victim Advocates (VVAs). Accompany survivors to medical exams, law enforcement interviews, and court appearances. Helps develop written SAPRR technical directives grounded in the National Defense Authorization Act, Coast Guard Authorization Act, and COMDINST 1754.10 series for the SAPPR workforce to execute its prevention, response, and recovery mission. Assists with analyzing sensitive sexual assault data from multiple sources to include the Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database (DSAID) to monitor trends, evaluate service delivery and to provide date-driven insight to senior leaders. Provide senior leadership and commanders with case updates, training, technical guidance, statistical reports, trend analysis, and insights into unit climate. Conducts annual training analysis to determine the appropriate number of VVA C-School training seats, BIT training sessions, Commanding Officer In-briefs, and unit training sessions. Develop and implement community education programs, awareness campaigns, and mandated training sessions. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: If you believe you have a disability (i.e., physical or mental), covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended that would interfere with completing the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, you will be granted the opportunity to request a RA in your online application. Requests for RA for the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments and appropriate supporting documentation for RA must be received prior to starting the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments. Decisions on requests for RA are made on a case-by-case basis. If you meet the minimum qualifications of the position, after notification of the adjudication of your request, you will receive an email invitation to complete the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments, based on your adjudication decision. You must complete all assessments within 48 hours of receiving the URL to access the USA Hire Competency Based Assessments if you received the link after the close of the announcement. To determine if you need a RA, please review the Procedures for Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation for Online Assessments. Reasonable Accommodation Information

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: This position has a positive Education Requirement in addition to at least one year of Specialized Experience or substitution of education for experience or combination (if applicable) in order to be found minimally qualified. Transcripts must be submitted with your application package. You MUST meet the following requirements: Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position. 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. 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 To qualify at the GS- 11 grade level, your resume must demonstrate at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS- 09 grade level in the federal or private sector. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. Examples of specialized experience include performing the following types of tasks on a regular basis. Specialized experience must include the following: Experience entering data, reviewing subordinate data input, creating reports, and providing technical assistance to workforce for DSAID and CATCH programs Experience articulating Congressional, Department of War, and Coast Guard SAPRR mandates to the field. Experience in analyzing workforce training requirements, developing tracking tools to monitor expiring credentials, and development and present training to the workforce or command leadership as needed. Experience in presenting briefs and coordinating actions vertically (DoW, DHS, HQs,) and horizontally to stakeholders (CGIS, medical, legal, PSC, etc.) Experience in current training, research and theories on best practices for the prevention of sexual assault. Experience in trauma informed response capabilities focusing on safety, trust and empowerment OR 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree NOTE: All experience statements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. . NOTE: Education can be substituted for experience at this grade level. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

This position does have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail. Are you qualifying based on education? Submit a copy of your college transcript (unofficial is acceptable) from an accredited institution. Once selected & prior to appointment, applicants must provide an official college transcript. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the U.S. (see FOREIGN EDUCATION below). College Transcript: If this position requires specific educational course work to qualify, or you are qualifying based in whole or part on education, you are required to provide all unofficial transcripts (undergraduate, graduate, etc.) by the closing date of this announcement or you will be disqualified from further consideration. Transcripts should be legible and detailed, showing course number and department (i.e., bio 101, math 210, etc.), course title, number of credit hours, and grade earned. If course content cannot be easily identified from the title of the course as listed on your transcript, you must submit an official course description from the college/university that reflects the content at the time the course was taken. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational insti