What are the responsibilities and job description for the Victim Specialist position at Department of Justice?
Victim Specialists provide information on victimization, crime prevention, legal rights and protections, the criminal justice process, and rereferrals for services. The services provided can include crisis intervention directed toward deescalating a situation, establishing physical and emotional safety, providing concrete/basic needs assessments, identifying emergency needs, and empowering the victim's ability to make choices regarding possible courses of action.Qualifications:GS 11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is:
Degree must be in behavioral or social science, or a discipline related to the victim assistance field.
GS 11: Education may be substituted for Specialized Experience if Applicant has a Ph.D. OR equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
GS 12: Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at these grade levels.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.Employment Type: OTHER
- Collaborated within a law enforcement, prosecutorial, or victim services agency to provide crisis intervention resources to victims who have suffered direct physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a violent crime.
- Collaborated within a law enforcement, prosecutorial, or victim services agency to provide crisis intervention resources to victims who have suffered direct physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a violent crime.
- Maintained relationships with local, state, and federal agencies and victim assistance organizations to ensure adequate emergency resources and partner engagement.
- Assisted with the development and implementation of educational or training activities to speak with groups about issues related to victims of crime.
Degree must be in behavioral or social science, or a discipline related to the victim assistance field.
GS 11: Education may be substituted for Specialized Experience if Applicant has a Ph.D. OR equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree.
GS 12: Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at these grade levels.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.Employment Type: OTHER
Salary : $93,358