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SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE (SAPR VA)
Army National Guard Units · Posted 119 days ago
About the Role
This is a Washington National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Technician position: SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE (SAPR VA) Location: Washington Joint Support Services CAMP MURRAY, Washington 98430 Army National Guard Units Appointment Type: Temporary, Indefinite, excepted service Advertised as: Title 5 May be used to fill one or more vacancies. *Ensure you read this announcement in its entirety, complete all application requirements
What You'll Do
- →A GS-0101-11, SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE (SAPR VA): Perform essential victim service, advocacy, and support duties; provide a non-clinical response that is trauma-informed, gender-responsive, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented, and without prejudice to adult victims of sexual assault.
- →Demonstrate understanding of trauma related to sexual violence and related complexities.
- →This work involves Privacy Act and Controlled Unclassified Information and is therefore highly sensitive in nature.
- →Apply basic strategies for skilled communication, including developing rapport and actively listening, to provide initial victim advocacy services and crisis intervention support for adult victims of sexual assault and comply with mandated timeframes for responding to requests and completing required documents within those timeframes.
- →Conduct mandated initial risk screening; non-clinical safety assessment and planning; and coordinate medical, legal, and civilian and military law enforcement resources to address immediate risk, safety, and supportive service needs in accordance with applicable policy, prioritizing confidentiality and informed consent.
- →Accept official reports of sexual assault by assisting the victim in completing the Defense Department (DD) Form 2910 and other official Department of Defense (DoD) forms as applicable, taking sensitive care of handling personally identifiable information when it is disclosed, as well as covered communications.
- →Ensure to communicate with the victim an understanding of the SAPR VA role in the reporting process, subsequent processes associated with their election to file a report in accordance with DoD and Service level policies and regulations and provide tailored referrals and resources as applicable.
- →Demonstrate expertise in offering comprehensive guidance to victims on reporting options (Restricted and Unrestricted), to include options for those not ready to report, explaining exceptions and limitations for each, and ensuring understanding of the eligibility criteria for Special Victims' Counsel (SVC).
- →Uphold the rights and confidentiality preferences of victims consistently throughout the reporting process.
- →Support victims when contacting appropriate offices and facilitate warm hand-offs as requested.
- →Perform a series of complex assessments using trauma-informed approaches for all reports of adult sexual assault.
- →Implement mandatory standardized risk screening protocols to address immediate risk and safety concerns and apply strategies to develop tailored interventions that address the needs of individual victims.
- →Provide assistance to victims in securing medical treatment for physical and psychological injuries; safe shelter; protective orders; support before, during, and after trials; educational services; transportation; financial services; and any other services identified and requested by the victim.
- →Inform victims of the resources available to report instances of sexual assault related retaliation, reprisal, ostracism, maltreatment, sexual harassment, or to request a transfer.
Requirements
- ✓Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED Degree Required: Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences.
- ✓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 that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences.
- ✓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.
- ✓(Refer to Qualification section - Specialized experience) You must provide transcripts or other documentation to support your Educational claims.
- ✓To receive credit for Education, you must provide documentation of proof that you meet the Education requirements for this position.
- ✓If you are selected for a vacancy that requires a specific degree and/or coursework you will be required to provide official transcripts prior to appointment.
- ✓Substitution of Education for Specialized Experience: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree
Personality Fit
Job ID: a12baed5-213a-433a-b6e8-a3977773586d
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