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.

Duties

Provides direct assistance services to persons who have suffered direct or threatened physical, emotional, psychological, or pecuniary harm as a result of violent crime, severe trauma, acts of terrorism, and/or fraud. Contacts victims, conducts needs assessment 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. 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 and local law enforcement agencies, health, social services, schools, and advocacy organizations.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized Experience (SE): GS 11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. SE is: Worked within a law enforcement or victim services agency to provide direct victim assistance to include crisis intervention to victims who have suffered direct or threatened physical, emotional, psychological, or financial harm as a result of violent crime. GS 12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. SE is: Worked within a law enforcement or victim services agency to provide direct victim assistance to include crisis intervention to victims who have suffered direct or threatened physical, emotional, psychological, or financial harm as a result of violent crime. In the realm of providing direct victim services, managed competing priorities of short-term projects and longer-term strategies with minimal guidance. Provided direct services to victims in specialized populations such as children, elderly, human trafficking, and mass violence.

Education

All degrees must be from an accredited college or university. Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:

Degree must be in behavioral or social science, or a discipline related to the victim assistance 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: Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.

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.

Contacts

• Address Federal Bureau of Investigation 935 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20535 US
• Name: Amy Dunham
• Phone: (304) 625-3886
• Email: [email protected]