Sexual Assault Response Coordinator; Sarc

Job Title

Sexual Assault Response Coordinator

This position is in the Wyoming Army National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters at the Brigade (BDE) level in a Congressionally mandated Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military (IRC) funded position. The Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) is the single point of contact to coordinate response activities when a sexual assault is reported within their area of responsibility (AOR).

Responsible for assigning, monitoring, managing, and documenting victim assistance and advocacy activities performed by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Victim Advocates (VA) at the tactical (e.g., command) level, SARCs will serve as team leads for SAPR VA teams. SARCs are authorized to perform sexual assault victim advocate duties and will provide a non-clinical response that is trauma-informed, gender-responsive, culturally competent, and recovery-oriented.

SARCs will report to, be supervised, and evaluated by, and have direct and unimpeded access to the Supervisory Principal SARC. SARCs will also have direct and unimpeded access to the Commander when acting on behalf of the Supervisory Principal SARC or when a victim is experiencing a safety issue. The purpose of the work is to administer the BDE SAPR program including assigning, monitoring, and overseeing the work of the SAPR VAs.

The incumbent's case management oversight affects the disposition and outcome of individual cases, the adequacy of the response capability provided to the serviced population, and the completeness and accuracy of information to be used by installation leadership in altering organizational practice.