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Victim Advocates ensure comprehensive care and support for victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment throughout the reporting process.
Learn more about this agency10/01/2024 to 09/30/2025
$99,200 - $171,923 per year
GS 12 - 14
Many vacancies in the following location:
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No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocation expenses in accordance with agency policy.
Permanent
Full-time
Excepted
None
No
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Yes
24-12236388-7252/SEHD
764675400
The Sexual Harassment / Assault Response and Prevention (SHARP) Victim Advocate (VA) facilitates care and provides non-clinical support to adult victims of sexual assault or sexual harassment within the CIA. As a SHARP VA, you are a primary point of contact for victims-including via a 24/7 helpline-and responsible for assessing victims' safety concerns and other immediate needs, providing trauma-informed crisis intervention in the aftermath of a sexual harassment and/or sexual assault, and ensuring victims are aware of, and have access to, a wide range of essential support services and legal assistance as needed.
At times, when appropriate and requested by the victim, you may be required to accompany victims to medical appointments, investigator interviews, or court proceedings. You will continue to provide support for sexual assault victims throughout the lifecycle of the case or for as long as needed.
In cases of sexual harassment, you will be responsible for ensuring victims receive guidance and support during administrative, investigative, and legal procedures and fully understand the processes involved. When needed, you will ensure a warm handover to the respective office designated to receive and follow through on reports.
As a VA, you will work directly under a Sexual Assault Response Case Manager (SARC) to ensure timely and thorough notification and documentation of sexual harassment and sexual assault incidents and collaborate on comprehensive care for victims throughout the process. You will attend regular sexual assault Case Management Group meetings to ensure victims' needs are being met. In addition, you will partner with the SARCs and other relevant offices across the CIA to develop and coordinate public awareness campaigns and events, as well as to conduct/facilitate sexual harassment and sexual assault prevention and response training for the workforce.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
For more information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/sexual-assault-victim-advocate/.
For further information, please visit: https://www.cia.gov/careers/jobs/sexual-assault-victim-advocate/.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
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