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Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) (Title 5) (Permanent)
Army National Guard Units · Posted 49 days ago
About the Role
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) (Title 5) (Permanent), Position Description Number T5921000 and is part of the VA JFHQ DET HQ, National Guard.
What You'll Do
- →Ensure that SAPR VAs are applying best practices associated with victim advocacy, social service principles, and behavioral theories.
- →This work involves Privacy Act and Controlled Unclassified Information and is therefore highly sensitive in nature.
- →Advise applicable internal and external stakeholders, including other SAPR personnel, law enforcement, legal professionals, healthcare providers, and community organizations to facilitate a cohesive approach in sexual assault cases and foster collaboration.
- →Serve as a SAPR subject matter expert in interdisciplinary meetings and initiatives within the AOR and in the community as assigned by the Supervisory Principal SARC.
- →Assist in program evaluation and improvement initiatives by providing feedback and suggestions to the Supervisory Principal SARC and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Advisory Committee (SAPRAC), as applicable.
- →Develop and collaborate with relevant stakeholders on SAPR public awareness campaigns including planning local events for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, representing the SAPR program in community outreach efforts as a subject matter expert, and ensuring that outreach efforts align with the SAPR program's strategic goals as assigned by the Supervisory Principal SARC.
- →Collaborate and consult with other SAPR personnel to ensure efficient service delivery, manage caseloads, and meet reporting requirements within the applicable timeframes per guidance.
- →Plan, schedule, and deliver comprehensive SAPR training for diverse stakeholders and local populations, covering SAPR policies, procedures, reporting options, and other pertinent topics in accordance with Department and Service requirements.
- →Ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the SAPR VAs and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans, work products, and services.
- →Articulate and communicate to the SAPR VA team the requirements of assignments, projects, problems to be solved, actionable events, milestones, program issues under review, and deadlines and time frames for completion.
- →Coach SAPR VAs on the identification and application of problem-solving methods and techniques; provide advice on trauma-informed victim advocacy, practices, and procedures; and assist SAPR VAs in identifying the parameters of a viable solution.
- →Lead the SAPR VA team in identifying, distributing, and balancing workload and cases among SAPR VAs in accordance with established workflow and skill level, adjusting to accomplish the workload in accordance with established priorities to ensure timely completion of tasks, maintaining a 24/7 sexual assault response capability and having a cohesive and collaborative approach to case management.
- →Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- ✓Degree: Behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.
- ✓Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree.
- ✓Combination of Specialized Experience and Education: Must have at least 48 months or 36 months' experience (with degree or combination).
- ✓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.
- ✓Must have at least 48 months or 36 months' experience (with degree or combination) 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.
Personality Fit
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