• Job Description

  Req#: 856856700

  Opened Area(s) of Consideration: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
  
  DEFINITION OF AREA(S) OF CONSIDERATION:
  Area 1 - All current on-board AKNG T5 Competitive or Excepted Service Employees.
  Area 2 - All other current onboard AKNG T32 Excepted Service Employees.
  Area 3 - All current or former members of the Alaska National Guard
  Area 4 - All current and former Federal Employees with Reinstatement Eligibility.
  Area 5 - All U.S. Citizens.
  
  PDCN: T5899000
  
  Selecting Supervisor: Ashley Shelton

  
  

  Duties

  
  

  Serve as the single point of contact to coordinate response activities and oversee both military and civilian SAPR VAs in providing a non-clinical response to adult victims of sexual assault that is trauma-informed, gender-responsive, culturally competent, and recovery-oriented within their AOR. Ensure that SAPR VAs are applying best practices associated with victim advocacy, social service principles, and behavioral theories. Apply basic strategies for skilled communication, including developing rapport and actively listening, to perform essential victim advocacy and support duties for adult cases of sexual assault as outlined in Department of Defense and Service policy, to include conducting risk screenings and non-clinical safety assessments, coordinating with relevant on-base and off-base resources, accepting official reports of sexual assault, and preparing the "Victim Advocate Recommendations to the Commander" in the absence of a SAPR VA or as requested by the victim in accordance with policy. This work involves Privacy Act and Controlled Unclassified Information and is therefore highly sensitive in nature. Serve as the single point of contact for command notification regarding sexual assault reports within their AOR and have unimpeded access to the victim and subject's Commander. Provide expert guidance to SAPR VAs on the completion of the "Victim Advocate Recommendations to the Commander," finalize the recommendations package and provide to victim's Commander for decision. Guide SAPR VAs in their efforts to implement mandatory standardized risk screening protocols to address immediate and ongoing risk and safety concerns and develop tailored interventions that address the needs of individual victims. Advise SAPR VAs on how to prioritize confidentiality and informed consent standards when advising the victim on the purpose of any information shared during each interaction, ensuring to advise the victim on the protections and exceptions to confidentiality per Military Rules of Evidence 514 "Victim Advocate - Victim Privilege," and DoD Sexual Assault Advocate Certification Program Professional Code of Ethics, and applicable guidance. Inform victims of the resources available and manage reports of retaliation, reprisal, ostracism, maltreatment, or to request a transfer in accordance with DoD and Service policy. Ensure victim assistance and follow-up contact is provided by the SAPR VA until offense disposition is complete or the victim no longer wants to receive SAPR services. Assist victims to identify and prioritize referrals and SAPR program resources tailored to their unique needs, prioritizing victim self-determination and informed decision making. Employ complex trauma-informed practices to provide emotional support, ensuring victims feel respected, heard, and understood. Provide culturally responsive services that empower marginalized individuals and adapt support strategies to align with the cultural, social, and personal contexts of each victim. Develop and maintain ongoing working relationships with available military and civilian resources to aid in the process of providing a warm handoff a warm hand-off telephonically, virtually, or in-person to other resources, as applicable.
  
  Manage SAPR cases and referrals, to include data entry of official reports of sexual assault and SAPR Related Inquires into the Defense Sexual Assault Incident Database within the applicable timeframes, ensuring compliance with DoD and Service policies, legal requirements, and guidelines ensuring a high level of data quality. Advise applicable internal and external stakeholders, including other SAPR personnel, law enforcement, legal professionals, healthcare providers, and community organizations to facilitate a cohesive approach in sexual assault cases and foster collaboration. Serve as a SAPR subject matter expert in interdisciplinary meetings and initiatives within the AOR and in the community as assigned by the Supervisory Principal SARC.
  
  Assist in program evaluation and improvement initiatives by providing feedback and suggestions to the Supervisory Principal SARC and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Advisory Committee, as applicable. Develop and collaborate with relevant stakeholders on SAPR public awareness campaigns including planning local events for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, representing the SAPR program in community outreach efforts as a subject matter expert, and ensuring that outreach efforts align with the SAPR program's strategic goals as assigned by the Supervisory Principal SARC.
  
  Ensure that the organization's strategic plan, mission, vision, and values are communicated to the SAPR VAs and integrated into the team's strategies, goals, objectives, work plans, work products, and services.
  
  Performs other duties as assigned.

  
  

  Requirements

  
  

  • You will be required to serve a 1-year trial period with veteran preference, or a 2-year trial period with no veteran preference, during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest.
  • Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigation.
  • May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.
  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • This position is subject to provisions of the DoD Priority Placement Program.
  • Bargaining Unit: Non- Bargaining.
  • Must be registered for Selective Service, see Legal and Regulatory Guide.
  • May require participation in random drug testing.
  • APPOINTMENT FACTORS: T5 Excepted Service appointment in the Alaska National Guard.
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
  • DESIRABLES: Possesses active Secret Clearance and D-SAACP Credentials.

• About the company

  The United States Department of the Air Force is one of the three military departments within the Department of Defense of the United States of America. The Department of the Air Force was formed on September 18, 1947, per the National Security Act of 1947 and it is the military department the United States Air Force and the United States Space Force are organized within.

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