Summary Victim Specialists assist people who have suffered direct physical, emotional, psychological, or financial harm. This direct or threatened harm can result from violent crime, crimes against children, domestic and international terrorism, civil rights violations, human trafficking crime, cybercrime, white-collar crime, and/or fraud. Please see "Additional Information" below for more details. Responsibilities Provides direct assistance services to persons who have suffered direct physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a violent crime. Contacts victims, conducts needs assessments and develops an action plan for immediate and on-going services as indicated by the needs assessment. Provides crisis intervention services, which are directed toward de-escalating a situation, establishes physical and emotional safety, and provides concrete/basic needs services, emergency needs and reinforcing the victim's ability to make choices regarding possible courses of action. Ensures FBI Adherence to the Attorney General Guidelines and establishment and adoption of best practices for victim assistance. Maintains involvement either through outreach or membership on multidisciplinary teams, with local agencies that provide services to federal crime victims. Develops and implements trainings and presentations related to victim concerns and coordination with other federal, state, local, tribal and territorial law enforcement agencies, health, social services, schools, and advocacy organizations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Must be a U.S. Citizen. Must be able to obtain Top Secret/SCI clearance. Selectee will be required to complete a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report, OGE-450 annually. Selectee will be required to complete form FD-887, Request for Access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI). Travel will be required for victim assistance, special deployment, and/or conferences/training. Must have (or able to obtain) a valid driver's license. All federal employees who opted into the Deferred Resignation Program (DRP) MUST resign prior to appointment in their new position. Qualifications GS 11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is: Collaborated within a law enforcement, prosecutorial, or victim services agency to provide crisis intervention resources to victims who have suffered direct physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a violent crime. GS 12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is: Collaborated within a law enforcement, prosecutorial, or victim services agency to provide crisis intervention resources to victims who have suffered direct physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a violent crime. Maintained relationships with local, state, and federal agencies to ensure adequate emergency resources. Assisted with the development and implementation of educational or training activities to speak with groups about issues related to victims of crime. GS 13: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level. SE is: Collaborated within a law enforcement, prosecutorial, or victim services agency to provide crisis intervention resources to victims who have suffered direct physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a violent crime. Maintained relationships with local, state, and federal agencies to ensure adequate emergency resources. Identified, developed, and implemented emergency, educational, or training activities about issues related to victims of crime and present to groups in coordination within the community, state, and/or federal arena. Provided victim centered guidance and mentorship to other victim service providers along with other individuals that interact with victims. Assisted in the development and implementation of policies and guidelines on issues relating to the services of victims of crime. Selective Placement Factor: The Victim Services Division requires applicants to possess a minimum of 3 years of full-time work experience in which the applicant is providing direct services to Indian Country victims of violent crimes, severe trauma, acts of terrorism, and fraud. Volunteer work experience may be considered supplemental to the 3 years of full-time, primary experience, but it will not be credited as meeting the selective placement factor. Education Basic Requirement: Bachelor's degree (or higher) in behavioral or social science, or a discipline related to the victim assistance field, including but not limited to: Criminal Justice, Social Work, Counseling, Human Services, Psychology, Sociology, Victimology, Gender and Women Studies. or Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. or Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. GS 11: Education may be substituted for Specialized Experience if Applicant has a Ph.D. OR equivalent doctoral degree OR 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree. GS 12 & GS 13: Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at these grade levels. Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements provided you can show foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. Additional Information This position advertised has been exempted from the federal civilian hiring freeze. Memorandum for Record: Work performed outside assigned duties (that would not normally be documented on an SF-50, i. e., back-up duties), has to be documented in detail by an immediate supervisor in order to receive full credit for amount of time worked in that position. If no documentation is furnished no credit will be given for time worked in that position. The following notations must be specified in the documentation (Memorandum for Record): Percent of time worked in the particular position (cannot conflict with main duties) The month/year work began Frequency worked (i.e., daily, monthly, etc.) Specific duties performed
