Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SAR WF)

Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the Basic Requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes ensuring the sexual assault victim advocacy services are available 24-hours a day, 7-days a week, both on and off post, for all service members and persons covered by the Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) program; maintaining liaison with the Provost Marshal/Criminal Investigation Division, medical and legal services, and commanders to facilitate immediate response and accurate reporting of sexual assault incidents; consulting with command legal representatives, healthcare personnel, and Criminal Investigation Division (CID) to assess the potential impact of state laws governing the reporting requirements; assigning a victim advocate to assist the victim immediately upon notification of the incident; ensuring sexual assault victims are properly advised of their options for restricted and unrestricted reporting; tracking services provided to victims of sexual assault from initial report of sexual assault through disposition and resolution of the victim's health and well-being; and providing program guidance to all concerning reporting procedures, confidentiality, training, safety tips and resources. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

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Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)