Victim Witness Coordinator
What you'd do
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Major duties
The applicant selected for the St. Louis Office will serve as a Victim Witness Coordinator performing duties such as: Provides authoritative technical advice and guidance to other victim and witness assistance staff, USAO managers, Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs) and legal support staff. Orients and trains new and/or developmental victim and witness assistance staff. Provides information and assistance to victims that include crisis intervention resources, assistance in securing medical treatment for injuries, information on legal rights and resources available, emergency housing options, employment services and transportation assistance. Independently develops and maintains relationships with a network of Federal, state and local law enforcement personnel, investigative agency victim specialists and social service organizations to increase resources and services that more comprehensively serve crime victims. Conducts victim assistance workshops, seminars, presentations and meetings with lawenforcement personnel, Federal investigative agency victim specialists, state and local officialsand members of community organizations. Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress.
What you need to qualify
Specialized Experience: To be eligible at the GS-12, you must have at least one year of specialized experience to the GS-11 level. Specialized experience is defined as experience in performing the following types of duties: analyzing victim-witness communication needs in order to develop and administer a comprehensive victim-witness program; conducting workshops or meetings with victim-witness subject-matter specialists and related officials; determining the elements of an effective agency witness program; and adapting existing material to promote programmatic effectiveness.
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