Victim Assistance Specialist
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. We must not repeat job title. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate. Must not create sections with placeholder text.
We need to parse the announcement.
Key parts:
- Organizational Location: Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, various locations. Non-bargaining unit positions.
- Salary: The salary range indicated will be adjusted to include locality payment for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.
- Duties: As a Victim Assistance Specialist, at the full performance level GS-13, you will perform the following duties: (list bullet points). The bullet points:
* Assists agents on scene when victims are likely to be encountered to provide mandated services, referrals, crisis mitigation, and information to crime victims.
* Independently establishes liaison with other field offices, DOJ components, and federal, state, and local officials and nongovernmental agencies regarding victim assistance.
* Coordinates with the United States Attorney Victim-Witness Coordinator to transition victim assistance responsibilities following indictment.
* Participates in local, regional, and statewide victim assistance networks, such as child and family advocacy centers.
- Requirements: Conditions of employment: US citizen, background investigation, drug screen, males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service. Requirements by Closing Date: must meet all requirements by closing date. Probationary Period: full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment, may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
- Qualifications: Several paragraphs: limit resume to 2 pages, etc. Must possess one of the following to satisfy individual occupation requirements for GS-0101: degree behavioral or social science; or combination education/experience; or four years appropriate experience. Then additional: You Qualify For The GS-12 Grade Level If You Possess One (1) Year Of Specialized Experience At The GS-11 Next Lower Grade Level Or Equivalent Performing Duties Such As: Attend client interviews to address the victim's needs and concerns and determining eligibility for victim services; Follow policy and regulations regarding the treatment and provision of services to victims of crime; AND Liaison with community organizations, federal, state, and local officials regarding victim assistance services available. You Qualify For The GS-13 Grade Level If You Possess One (1) Year Of Specialized Experience At The GS-12 Next Lower Grade Level Or Equivalent Performing Duties Such As: Identify local, regional, and federal resources available directly to victims; Establish relationships with other professionals, Federal, state, and local agencies, victims, judges, attorneys, law enforcement agents, and representatives from non-governmental service agencies; AND Provide training, technical assistance, support, and advice to office staff on a variety of federal victim assistance matters.
- Qualification requirements must be met by closing date.
- National Service Experience: volunteer experience counts.
- Current or Former Political Appointees: OPM must authorize etc.
- DHS encourages persons with disabilities etc.
- Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, persons with disabilities may have non-competitive appointment.
- Education: There is an Individual Occupational Requirements for this position. Please refer to the Qualifications section for additional information.
- Additional Information: Promotion Potential: not a commitment. E-Verify: DHS uses E-Verify. Suitability: conditional offer requires OF 306 etc. Background Investigation: must obtain Secret clearance. Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Requests: details. Student loan repayment incentive may be available. Benefits: DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays. Other benefits may include: flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities. For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more. Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
- How You Will Be Evaluated: evaluation based on qualifications, application materials, questionnaire, assessments. Competencies list: Attention to Detail, Customer Service, Flexibility, Influencing/Negotiating, Integrity/Honesty, Interpersonal Skills, Learning, Reading Comprehension, Self-Management, Stress Tolerance, Teamwork.
- Direct Hire Authority: These positions will be filled t (cut off). Probably not needed.
We need to decide sections.
We have content for:
- About the role: Could include Organizational Location, maybe summary. The announcement includes "Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, in various locations. These are non-bargaining unit positions." Also maybe mention salary locality adjustment.
- Responsibilities: Duties list.
- Requirements: Conditions of employment (citizenship, background, drug screen, selective service), probationary period, maybe also requirements by closing date.
- Qualifications: The detailed qualification requirements (education, experience, GS-12/GS-13 specialized experience, national service, political appointee, disability/veterans, etc.)
- Skills: Could be the competencies list (Attention to Detail, etc.) maybe under Skills.
- Benefits: Benefits paragraph.
- Pay: Salary info (locality adjustment). Could include that salary range will be adjusted to include locality payment.
- Schedule: Not explicitly mentioned; maybe mention full-time permanent position, probationary period. But schedule specifics not given. The instruction: never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless posting actually states them. For Schedule, we have no explicit schedule info (like hours, shift). We have "full-time permanent position". That could be considered schedule? Might be considered schedule info. However they said "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." The posting does state "full-time permanent position". That is schedule info (full-time). So we could include Schedule section with that detail. But we need to avoid placeholder like "not specified". We have "full-time permanent position". That's specific enough.
Pay: The posting states salary range will be adjusted to include locality payment. No actual numbers given. That's still specific content: they say salary range indicated will be adjusted to include locality payment. So we can include Pay section with that sentence.
Benefits: definitely.
Now we need to decide headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID.
We must use for each section heading. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose.
We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the sections we include.
We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we need to cut out things like "How You Will Be Evaluated" maybe considered application instructions? It's about evaluation; but it's not boilerplate; it's substantive about evaluation criteria. Should we keep? The instruction says remove application instructions. "How You Will Be Evaluated" is part of application process; could be considered application instructions. Might be safer to remove it. Also "Direct Hire Authority" maybe application instructions. Also "Qualification claims will be subject to verification." That's part of requirements; keep? Might be considered part of qualifications. We'll keep relevant.
We need to ensure we don't include duplicated lines.
Let's extract each section's content.
**About the role** (maybe combine Organizational Location and maybe mention that it's Victim Assistance Specialist GS-13). The announcement title is Victim Assistance Specialist. But we shouldn't repeat job title as heading; but we can mention it in prose.
Content: "These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, in various locations. These are non-bargaining unit positions." Also maybe mention that it's at full performance level GS-13. That's from duties section. Could include.
**Responsibilities** (Duties): list four bullet points.
**Requirements**: Conditions of employment: US citizen, background investigation, drug screen, males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service. Requirements by Closing Date: must meet all requirements by closing date. Probationary Period: full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment, may be required to serve a one-year probationary period. Also maybe mention that qualification claims will be subject to verification (but that's more qualifications). We'll keep.
**Qualifications**: This is lengthy. Need to include all substantive info:
- Limit resume to 2 pages; only first 2 pages reviewed.
- Must be clear and specific; no assumptions; do not copy-paste duties etc.
- Must possess one of the following to satisfy Individual Occupation Requirements for GS-0101:
* Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position;
* Combination of education and experience that provided knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field;
* Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
- In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement, you must meet the minimum qualifications below.
- You Qualify For The GS-12 Grade Level If You Possess One (1) Year Of Specialized Experience At The GS-11 Next Lower Grade Level Or Equivalent Performing Duties Such As:
* Attend client interviews to address the victim's needs and concerns and determining eligibility for victim services;
* Follow policy and regulations regarding the treatment and provision of services to victims of crime;
* AND Liaison with community organizations, federal, state, and local officials regarding victim assistance services available.
- You Qualify For The GS-13 Grade Level If You Possess One (1) Year Of Specialized Experience At The GS-12 Next Lower Grade Level Or Equivalent Performing Duties Such As:
* Identify local, regional, and federal resources available directly to victims;
* Establish relationships with other professionals, Federal, state, and local agencies, victims, judges, attorneys, law enforcement agents, and representatives from non-governmental service agencies;
* AND Provide training, technical assistance, support, and advice to office staff on a variety of federal victim assistance matters.
- Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
- Qualification claims will be subject to verification.
- National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
- Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointe
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to include all details from the sections we include. We must remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we need to cut out things like "How You Will Be Evaluated" maybe considered application instructions? It's about evaluation; but it's not boilerplate; it's substantive about evaluation criteria. Should we keep? The instruction says remove application instructions. "How You Will Be Evaluated" is part of application process; could be considered application instructions. Might be safer to remove it. Also "Direct Hire Authority" maybe application instructions. Also "Qualification claims will be subject to verification." That's part of requirements; keep? Might be considered part of qualifications. We'll keep relevant. We need to ensure we don't include duplicated lines. Let's extract each section's content. **About the role** (maybe combine Organizational Location and maybe mention that it's Victim Assistance Specialist GS-13). The announcement title is Victim Assistance Specialist. But we shouldn't repeat job title as heading; but we can mention it in prose. Content: "These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Investigations, in various locations. These are non-bargaining unit positions." Also maybe mention that it's at full performance level GS-13. That's from duties section. Could include. **Responsibilities** (Duties): list four bullet points. **Requirements**: Conditions of employment: US citizen, background investigation, drug screen, males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service. Requirements by Closing Date: must meet all requirements by closing date. Probationary Period: full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment, may be required to serve a one-year probationary period. Also maybe mention that qualification claims will be subject to verification (but that's more qualifications). We'll keep. **Qualifications**: This is lengthy. Need to include all substantive info: - Limit resume to 2 pages; only first 2 pages reviewed. - Must be clear and specific; no assumptions; do not copy-paste duties etc. - Must possess one of the following to satisfy Individual Occupation Requirements for GS-0101: * Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position; * Combination of education and experience that provided knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field; * Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. - In addition to meeting the Individual Occupational Requirement, you must meet the minimum qualifications below. - You Qualify For The GS-12 Grade Level If You Possess One (1) Year Of Specialized Experience At The GS-11 Next Lower Grade Level Or Equivalent Performing Duties Such As: * Attend client interviews to address the victim's needs and concerns and determining eligibility for victim services; * Follow policy and regulations regarding the treatment and provision of services to victims of crime; * AND Liaison with community organizations, federal, state, and local officials regarding victim assistance services available. - You Qualify For The GS-13 Grade Level If You Possess One (1) Year Of Specialized Experience At The GS-12 Next Lower Grade Level Or Equivalent Performing Duties Such As: * Identify local, regional, and federal resources available directly to victims; * Establish relationships with other professionals, Federal, state, and local agencies, victims, judges, attorneys, law enforcement agents, and representatives from non-governmental service agencies; * AND Provide training, technical assistance, support, and advice to office staff on a variety of federal victim assistance matters. - Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. - Qualification claims will be subject to verification. - National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. - Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointe