Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Serve as a Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate Specialist providing comprehensive assistance and liaison services to and for victims of dating, intimate partner, and spouse abuse; parents and/or legal guardians when child advocacy is requested for child abuse/neglect cases.

Duties

Provide advocacy services to victims and survivors of domestic violence and abuse and families (protective parents) in child abuse and neglect cases. Facilitate briefings on prevention of and intervention for domestic violence and child abuse and child neglect. Assist with completion of vital forms to obtain a restraining order, write a victim impact statement, and complete the transitional compensation packet for legal review. Maintain contact with victims during crisis intervention to assist with de- escalation, stabilization and securing a safe living environment. Make referrals to appropriate agencies and services offered outside of the organization. Utilize a trauma-informed approach with victims of abuse executing lethality assessments, safety planning, explanation of restricted reporting, and non-clinical counseling.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• May be required to work other than normal duty hours, on-call, or rotational shifts.
• May be required to lift and/or carry up to 25 lbs.; walking and standing is also expected during training and other related events.
• A TIER I with Child Care State Criminal History Repository (SCHR) check, formally known as a CNACI, is required for this position.
• The Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate (DAVA) will comply with the DAVA credentialling provisions of DOD Instruction 6400.06, Domestic Abuse Involving DOD Military and Certain Affiliated Personnel, Dated 15 Dec 21.
• Appointment to this position is subject to a one year probationary period unless the appointee has previously met the requirements as described in 5 CFR Part 315.
• Physical required.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. This hiring action is a planned management action for current Directorate of Moral, Welfare, and Recreation within the commuting area of Fort Stewart. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience 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. Basic Requirement for Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate Specialist: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in behavioral or social science, or related disciplines appropriate to the position, such as Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or Counseling. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A 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 Experience: Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing services to victims such as safety planning, risk assessment, crisis intervention, and/or coordination of emergency services (transportation, housing, food, etc.); providing support service information to customers such as spouse benefits, locating safe shelter, advocacy with commanders, coordination of obtaining protection from abuser and/or protection from stalking orders; recommending referrals to internal and external agencies. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09). OR 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, such as: Criminal Justice, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, or Counseling. OR 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. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Customer ServiceEducation and TrainingInterpersonal SkillsTechnical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Education

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address FU-W0VAAA US ARMY IMCOM-USAG FT STEWART DO NOT MAIL Fort Stewart, GA 31314 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk