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VICTIM ADVOCATE (SAPR)
Commander, Navy Installations Command · Posted 118 days ago
Hybrid Saratoga Springs, NY $36.9 – $41.8/hr Apply by May 30, 2026 Social Science INFJINFPINTJINTP OperationsTransportation
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Serve as a Sexual Assault Prevention and Response SAPR Victim Advocate VA within Commander, Navy Installations Command CNIC, Fleet and Family Readiness Department N9, Fleet and Family Support Program FFSP. The primary purpose of the position is to serve as the primary initial point of contact for victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment and work closely with the Sexual Assault Response Coordinator SARC to ensure comprehensive care for victims throughout the reporting process.
What You'll Do
- →Victim Advocacy/Support 75% Serve as a SAPR VA, facilitating care and providing non-clinical support to adult victims of a sexual assault and sexual harassment.
- →Serve on the 24/7 SAPR watch bill, providing 24/7 support for victims' immediate needs.
- →Assess safety concerns, inform victims of available reporting options and resources, encourage self- advocacy, assist with navigating the processes to obtain care and services needed, establish short- and long-term goals for sexual assault recovery, and facilitate referrals.
- →Assess the safety of sexual harassment complainants who wish to confer with a victim advocate.
- →Assist victims reporting sexual harassment to address any immediate safety needs, understand their reporting options and identify any behavioral health or other services that may be helpful.
- →Assist victims of harassment in their effort towards the process of recovery, through advocacy and information.
- →Serve as an advocate for the interests of victims with all agencies to include law enforcement, medical, and legal.
- →Explain the restricted and unrestricted reporting options available to a victim, including the exceptions and/or limitations for victims' privileges and their rights and responsibilities as a victim.
- →Safeguard documents in their possession and all information pertaining to victims' sexual harassment, always mindful of the victims' right to confidentiality.
- →Conduct risk assessments of victims to determine their immediate needs, and evaluate safety concerns and levels of risk.
- →Provide intervention in the aftermath of sexual assault and develop and implement an appropriate plan of action based on initial and ongoing risk assessments.
- →Provide a range of essential support services, liaison services, and care to victims of sexual harassment.
- →Inform victims of available legal assistance and, if needed, provide a warm handoff to the appropriate military and civilian offices for personal legal advice and information specific to their circumstance or case, including filing civilian or military protective orders.
- →Accompany victims to appointments, investigator interviews, and civilian and military court proceedings, as appropriate and when requested by the victim.
Requirements
- ✓This position does not have a positive education requirement.
Personality Fit
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