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VICTIM ADVOCATE (SAPR)
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Posted 3 days ago
About the Role
You will serve as a VICTIM ADVOCATE (SAPR) iof NVSUPPACTMID SOUTH.
What You'll Do
- →You will serve as a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Victim Advocate (VA), facilitating care and providing non-clinical support to adult victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment.
- →You will assess safety concerns, inform victims of available reporting options and resources, encourage self advocacy, establish short and long-term goals for sexual assault recovery, and facilitate referrals.
- →You will serve as an advocate for the expressed interests of victims with all intervening agencies to include law enforcement, medical, and legal.
- →You will explain the restricted and unrestricted reporting options available to a victim, including the exceptions and/or limitations for victims’ privileges under Military Rules of Evidence 514, and their rights and responsibilities as a victim.
- →You will conduct risk assessments of victims to determine their immediate needs, and evaluate safety concerns and levels of risk.
- →You will accompany victims to appointments, investigator interviews, and civilian and military court proceedings, as appropriate and when requested by the victim.
- →You will assist the installation Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) in the development and delivery of comprehensive sexual harassment training.
- →You will capture service delivery outputs in the Fleet and Family Services Management Information System (FFSMIS).
- →You will provide 24/7 support by serving on the SAPR watch bill.
- →You will assist the SARC in coordinating the services that victims receive from various agencies including medical, legal, mental health, and investigative services.
- →You will facilitate care to include crisis intervention, when necessary and provide referrals and non-clinical support to the adult victims of sexual assault.
- →You will thoroughly explain to the victim each of the reporting options available to him or her, including the exceptions or limitations on use applicable to each, while ensuring victims are informed of their rights.
- →You will maintain appropriate follow-up contact and assist the victim with prioritizing actions and establishing short- and long-term goals related to recovery from sexual assault.
- →You will accompany the victim to appointments and civilian and military court proceedings, as appropriate and when requested by the victim.
Requirements
- ✓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.
- ✓NOTE: You MUST submit a copy of your transcripts.
- ✓Failure to do so will result in an ineligible rating.
- ✓Are you using your education to qualify?
- ✓For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned).
Personality Fit
Job ID: 8765bad6-ee97-499b-afcb-8d3010e6f8d0
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