Victim Assistance Specialist

GS-12

To be eligible at the GS 12 level, you must meet one full year of specialized experience as defined below.

One full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level. Specialized Experience is defined as experience performing the following types of duties:

• analyzing victim-witness communication needs in order to develop and administer a comprehensive victim-witness program;
• developing program protocols, policies and operating procedures for the victim-witness assistance program;
• conducting workshops, seminars and meetings with victim-witness subject-matter specialists, state and local officials, and the news media;
• assisting crime victims with obtaining services such as interpreters, transportation, federal programs and funds (i.e., Emergency Witness Assistance Program, Federal Crime Victim Assistance Fund, Trafficking Victims Protection Act, etc.);
• providing victims with information pertaining to the criminal justice process, and the State Crime Victim Compensation Program application requirements;
• responding to victims concerning the specific difficulties they may experience as a result of a crime;
• providing information to victims on schedule changes, status of defendant's pleas, results of trial, whether a defendant is incarcerated and for how long, opportunities to address the court, and post-sentencing notification;
• ensuring the Victim Notification System is current and up to date; collecting and inputting contact information and generating notifications as necessary.

The CTAP provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if:
1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility,
2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and
3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and receive a score of 85 or better on established ranking criteria.

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