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Victim Witness Specialist
Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys and the Office of the U.S. Attorneys · Posted 2 days ago
On-site Sacramento, CA $68K – $89K Apply by Oct 23, 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. Salary contains multiple steps. In most cases, the salary is set at the minimum salary for the grade applicant(s) is selected. This position is also being announced to All U.S. Citizens and Nationals under 27-CAE-13081465-DE.
What You'll Do
- →As a Victim Witness Specialist, you will provide a variety of services related to the victim witness program.
- →You will receive formal and/or on-the-job training as needed.
- →Duties include: Identifying resources and providing referrals to crime victims, their families, and witnesses.
- →Providing information to victims on schedule changes, status of defendant's pleas, and results of trial.
- →Providing in-court support to victims and witnesses during and prior to hearings and trials.
- →Speaking to public, civic, industry and special interest groups on victim's issues.
- →Collaborating with law enforcement personnel, Federal investigative agency victim specialists and social service providers.
- →Responding to victim inquiries, assessing concerns, and determining program eligibility for victim-witness services.
- →Assisting crime victims in completing applications and required documents to access victim assistance funding or needed services; Coordinating and managing victim notifications, restitution claims, and other pertinent case information; Conducting victim assistance workshops, seminars, and presentations.
- →Reviewing literature on victim witness issues.
- →Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
Requirements
- ✓All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S.
- ✓Department of Education.
- ✓For a list of schools that meet this criteria, see http://www.ed.gov OR Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States.
- ✓It is your responsibility to timely provide such evidence by submitting proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency with your application materials.
- ✓More information may be found at http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
- ✓All documentation must be in English or include an English translation.
Personality Fit
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