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Victim Assistance Specialist
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys · Posted 43 days ago
On-site Springfield, MO $90K – $116K Apply by Jun 4, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.
What You'll Do
- →If selected for this position, you will join a well-respected team and serve as the Victim Assistance Coordinator for the United States Attorney's Office (USAO), Western District of Missouri.
- →The Victim Assistance Coordinator serves as the technical subject matter expert responsible for developing and implementing specific program activities within the District by providing a variety of support services for victims and witnesses.
- →Program activities include communicating with victims and witnesses; providing resource referral counseling; serving as a liaison with prosecutors; and performing outreach and collaboration with law enforcement, community organizations, and other support services.
- →The Victim Assistance Coordinator ensures USAO program activities comply with Federal laws and guidelines, Department of Justice (DOJ) policy, EOUSA requirements, and USAO procedures.
- →Duties include: Identifying resources and providing referrals to crime victims, their families, and witnesses.
- →Responding to victim inquiries, assessing concerns, and determining program eligibility for victim-witness services.
- →Assisting attorneys in locating victims and witnesses and assessing their ability to testify in court proceedings.
- →Providing information to victims on schedule changes, status of defendant's pleas, results of trial, and their rights under Federal law.
- →Providing victims and witnesses with information about the criminal justice process and court proceedings, as well as in-court support during and prior to hearings and trials.
- →Speaking to public, civic, industry and special interest groups on victim's issues, and conducting victim assistance workshops, seminars, presentations, and meetings.
- →Developing a network of victim service providers to increase resources and services to better support federal crime victims in the Southern District of Illinois.
- →Maintaining program records, reports and documents; generating statistical and quantitative reports and analysis of program activity.
- →Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 9ebbb761-0d2f-4c22-8a91-bfd0d24985a6
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