Victim Witness Assistant; OA

Summary

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Position serves as the principle office assistant to the Victim Witness Unit, responsible for providing a wide variety of technical and administrative support services. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Maintaining a detailed calendar of active events, hearings and victim witness activities;
• Providing information to victims on schedule changes, status of defendant's pleas, trial results, etc.;
• Establishing and maintaining general and victim witness files, both automated and hard copy;
• Maintaining the Victim Notification System (VNS) and producing reports for Specialists;
• Preparing VNS notification letters and assembling victim impact statements and restitution documents;
• Coordinating/arranging lodging and preparing forms and instruction packets for traveler;
• Processing Fact Witness Payment Vouchers (OBD-3) for Fact Witness appearances for the district.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.

Conditions of employment:

• You must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Initial appointment is conditioned upon a satisfactory pre‑employment adjudication, including fingerprint, credit, tax checks, and drug test. Continued employment is subject to a favorable background investigation.
• You must be registered for Selective Service, if applicable.
• If selected, you may be required to complete a one year probationary period.
• You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

GS‑5 level:
To be eligible, you must have one of the following: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS‑4 level; four years of education above the high school level; or a combination of both. Specialized experience includes reviewing technical documents with legal implications, typing and formatting correspondence, maintaining file systems and calendars, and obtaining needed information from files or reference sources.

Combining

Education and Experience:

Successfully completed post‑high‑school education may be used to meet the requirement. Only education beyond the first 60 semester hours is creditable. One full academic year (30 semester hours) beyond the second year equals 6 months of specialized experience.

Typing test:
You must type at least 40 words per minute with three or fewer errors based on a 5‑minute sample.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide priority to eligible displaced employees. Eligibility must be verified and proof provided.

All academic degrees must be from an accredited college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Degrees earned abroad may be accepted if comparable to U.S. standards and evidence is provided.

Payment of relocation expenses will not be authorized.

Travel:
Occasional.

Benefits:
The Department of Justice offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, telework, life insurance, health benefits, and participation in the Federal Employees Retirement System.

If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, you must certify registration with Selective Service.

Federal Agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. Contact the hiring agency directly for accommodation requests.

The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non‑merit factor. More information can be found at https://.

Current or former political schedule A, C or Non‑Career SES employees may need to disclose this information during the hiring process.