Community SART Coordinator

• The mission of the District Attorney’s Office is to keep the community safe and to make the criminal justice system better through the fair and ethical prosecution of criminal offenders, while seeking justice for victims of crime.

• The SART Coordinator leads and coordinates the 17th Judicial District Sexual Assault Response Team. This multidisciplinary team collaborates across agencies, focusing on victim-centered and offender-focused approaches to specialized sexual assault intervention services for the community. This position requires skills in victim services, team coordination, project management, meeting facilitation, data and policy analysis, oral and written presentation material, and coordination of a variety of stakeholders in victim services and the criminal justice system.

Additionally, the role involves assisting in the development of a community medical-forensic exam program, emphasizing collaboration between the program and law enforcement. The SART Coordinator works independently and provides excellent customer service aligning with the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office.

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NOTE:

This is a project-designated position for 40 hrs. per week.

Full or partial funding for this position at the expiration of the current period is subject to the availability of grant funds. Positions funded by external grants may be subject to termination if the grant funding ceases. Positions funded by external grants will be reviewed by the 17th Judicial District Attorney's Office for viability in the absence of grant funds.

• Develop and maintain a sustainable SART program aimed at enhancing services for adult and adolescent sexual assault victims.
• Focus on improving sexual assault investigation, evidence collection, and prosecution.
• Establish group norms and values as well as member roles and expectations.
• Collaboration with Medical Personnel:
  Work closely with medical professionals across the community to develop or enhance medical-forensic exam programs.
• Ensure access and victim-centered approaches to these programs for adult and adolescent sexual assault victims.

• Coordinate effective collaboration among various agencies to create a unified response for adolescent and adult sexual assault survivors.
• Build and maintain the capacity to represent the diversity of experience and expertise specifically in the 17th JD.
• Prioritize victim-centered and offender-focused approaches to address sexual violence and promote public safety.
• Facilitate accurate and thorough information sharing among all team participants.

• Staff the community SART program, including planning and conducting monthly SART meetings as well as identifying and organizing valuable community resources.
• Maintain regular communication with SART members to ensure consistent participation.
• Maintain structure and focus during meetings, ensuring that team members can express their ideas and views appropriately.
• Work with law enforcement, the District Attorney’s Office, system-based advocacy, and medical professionals to encourage streamlined services to provide a coordinated response for victims of sexual violence, emphasizing collaboration.

• Coordinate SART trainings and assist with medical-forensic exam training coordination if needed.
• Provide leadership and facilitate the development of SART policies and protocols.
• Develop resources, offer regular trainings (both general and discipline specific), and advance team member efforts to engage with the community.
• Participate in cross-training of SART participants to facilitate a clear understanding of roles and positive relationships, and work to resolve operational and/or unforeseen challenges as they arise.

• Develop, coordinate, and lead the case review process.
• Collaborate with agency and organization partners to present cases.
• Collaborate with the statewide project coordinator, providing monthly update reports.
• Attend required trainings for local coordinators.
• Collect and report data to inform evidence-based decisions, identifying gaps in reporting, prosecution, and access…