VICTIM ADVOCATE COORDINATOR (NGT5305P01) – US Department of the Army – Fort Buchanan, PR

AREA OF CONSIDERATION: HRO MUST process and clear the Department of Defense (DoD), Priority Placement Program (PPP), prior to advertising all internal and external job vacancies and promotion announcements. Veteran’s preference will be considered for vacancies under merit promotion when an agency accepts applications from individuals outside its own workforce.

Area 1 = All permanent employees (NG T32/NG T5) within PRARNG/PRANG
Area 2 = All indefinite employees (NG T32/NG T5) within PRARNG/PRANG
Area 3 = All current Federal Employees (from any agency)
Area 7 = US Citizens

Note: Because of the potential for legal or professional conflicts of interest, certain military reserves’ occupational positions cannot serve as SARCs or VACs. These military positions’ professional duties for sexual assault response conflict with the SARC’s required duties.

a. Chaplain personnel and chaplain assistants are NEVER appointed as the National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service SARC or VAC employees because they have privileged communications granted in the DoD Chaplain Program.

b. Law enforcement personnel are NEVER appointed as National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service SARC or VAC employees because they have confidential limits in their roles to seek and document the truth of the crime.

c. Judge advocates and paralegals are NEVER appointed as National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service SARC or VAC employees because their legal responsibilities conflict with the SARC and VAC duties; and, may involve prosecution or defense of alleged offenders.

d. Commanders are NEVER appointed as National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Wing SARC or VAC employees because their command responsibilities include focus on assessing the facts, functions, and accountabilities of the offender and the victim; and, these command duties conflict with the National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Wing SARC and VAC duties that are focused only on providing support and resources to sexual assault victims.

e. Medical and Mental Health Providers are NEVER appointed as National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service Wing SARC employees because their clinical roles and medical treatment work may require contact with a sexual assault victim; and, their clinical roles and their medical treatment duties and responsibilities directly conflict with the Wing SARC work requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS
You will lose consideration for the position if your application does not include all the information/documents requested on the vacancy announcement. The USAJOBS Resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you met the required GENERAL and SPECIALIZED experience. Experiences copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and will disqualify you from the position. Military (part-time) service is considered as full-time experience when evaluated against the qualification requirements. The applicant is credited with actual number of months the member has been in the military provided such service is related to the position to be filled.

SELECTED FACTOR: Applicants must have completed specific college course work that meets the requirements for a degree in a particular field, such as psychology, social sciences, human resources, or education; AND, must have at least 24 semester hours of completed college course work in the social sciences (copy of official transcripts from accredited universities or colleges, as applicable must be provide with the application).

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: For the NG Title 5 Excepted Service GS-0301 SARC and VAC positions, experience factors encompass work that demonstrates the applicant’s ability to perform the duties of the position used in programs associated with the DoD SAPR domestic abuse/violence when it involves sexual assault.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: All on-board National Guard (NG) Title 5 Excepted Service employees assigned to Title 5 Excepted Service SAPR Program, before considered as eligible for merit promotions to Series GS-0301 position, must have a minimum of EIGHTEEN (18) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as maintaining effective professional relationships; and, skilled in identifying potential problems; presenting formal and informal program briefings; preparing written technical reports, briefings, and training plans; facilitating effective interactive trainings in sexual harassment and sexual assault; working knowledge in the sexual assault and domestic abuse prevention policies, regulations, and statutory requirements in the military or civilian sectors.

OR

New hire applicant (to include an on-board Title 32, Title 5 Competitive Service employee or civilian) who is employed in a different series’ position must have at least THIRTY (30) months of specialized experience performing or supervising duties such as maintaining effective professional relationships; and, skilled in identifying potential problems; presenting formal and informal program briefings; preparing written technical reports, briefings, and training plans; facilitating effective interactive trainings in sexual harassment and sexual assault; working knowledge in the sexual assault and domestic abuse prevention policies, regulations, and statutory requirements in the military or civilian sectors.

Notes:

  • Prior to appointment as a NG Title 5 Excepted Service GS-0301 SARC or VAC employee, selectee must complete a medical physical, medical profile, and cleared drug test.

– Prior to final in-processing and appointment, the applicable unit commander or senior civilian supervisor must sign/certify in-writing that, if an applicant is appointed as a SARC or a VAC and if this applicant is a reservist/traditional military member assigned to the State’s National Guard medical group, medical detachment, or medical unit, his or her military medical or mental health clinical roles and task assignments, in health service, health care or patient administration duties, will NEVER require contact with a sexual assault victim. Also, as a condition of continued Title 5 Excepted Service employment, if the SARC or VAC employee is also a reservist or traditional military member, the SARC or VAC employee can NEVER conflict or compromise the SARC program protocols and business rule requirements, at any time and for any reason.

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