Victim Assistance Specialist

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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. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-WAW-12989656-MS. GS-5: To be eligible at the GS-5 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions as defined below: General Experience, Education, OR a Combination of Education and Experience. General Experience: Three full years of general experience, one year of which was equivalent to at least the GS-4 level in Federal service. Examples of general experience include: Analyzing problems to identify significant factors, gathering pertinent data, and recognizing solutions; planning and organizing work; and communicating effectively orally and in writing. Education: Successful completion of a 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree. Combination of Education and Experience: Successfully completed post-high school education may be used to meet the total one year of specialized experience requirement equivalent to the GS-4 grade level. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. GS-7: To be eligible at the GS-7 level, you must meet at least ONE of the following conditions, as defined below: Specialized Experience, Education, Superior Academic Achievement, OR a Combination of Education and Experience. Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is defined as experience assisting in the administration of a victim program to facilitate prosecutions. Examples of specialized experience include: scheduling appointments, phone conferences, and meetings with victims as requested by the assigned attorney or as initiated by the victim; making travel and hotel arrangements for victims and/or witnesses to facilitate court appearances; assisting crime victims in completing applications and paperwork; identifying routine resources and providing referrals to crime victims and their families; maintaining calendar of active cases, including keeping track of hearings, trial dates, and sentencings; and producing a variety of written documents and materials utilizing a range of office software applications. Education: One full year of graduate level education in a related field (e.g. Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology and Sociology) leading to a Master's degree or higher. Superior Academic Achievement: Possess a Bachelor's Degree or expect to complete the requirements for a Bachelor's degree within the next 9 months in a related field (e.g. Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology and Sociology) AND possess at least one of the following criteria: class standing in the upper third of the graduating class; an overall GPA of 3.0 OR at least a 3.0 based on courses completed during the final two years of my curriculum; a GPA of at least 3.5 based on the average of required courses completed in my major field OR based on the average of required courses completed during the final two years of my curriculum; OR election to membership in a national scholastic honor society. Combination of Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed graduate education and specialized experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. This position is considered a career ladder opportunity, with a full performance level of GS-9. If selected, you may be non-competitively promoted to the next grade level at the discretion of your supervisor and is contingent upon meeting regulatory and legal requirements for promotion, satisfactory performance, availability of higher-level work, and funding availability. Promotion is not guaranteed, and no promise of promotion is implied. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)- The ICTAP provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in the 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. You must provide proof of eligibility to receive selection priority. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-

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