Victim Assistance Specialist
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We need to preserve all substantive information: So we need to include each duty bullet, each condition of employment bullet, each qualification requirement bullet, each benefit bullet, and the salary statement.
Let's extract duties:
From "Duties As a Victim Assistance Specialist, at the full performance level GS-13, you will perform the following duties:" then list:
- 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.
That's four duties.
Requirements (Conditions of employment):
- You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
- You must successfully pass a background investigation.
- You must successfully pass a drug screen.
- Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service.
- Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
- Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
We could keep as list.
Qualifications: Several paragraphs.
We need to capture all qualification details:
- Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
- IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.
- You Must Possess One Of The Following To Satisfy The Individual Occupation Requirements As Defined By The Office Of Personnel Management For The GS-0101 Job Series:
* Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR
* 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
* 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 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 appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.
- The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707.
- Veterans , Peace Corps , VISTA volunteers , and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.
- Education There is an Individual Occupational Requirements for this position. Please refer to the Qualifications section for additional information.
That's a lot. Some of it may be considered boilerplate but it's substantive. We'll keep.
Benefits: paragraph:
"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 [similar to a 401(k)]; 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."
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Pay: "Salary: The salary range indicated in this announcement will be adjusted to include locality payment for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages ."
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We should not repeat job title. No extra metadata.
We'll produce sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay.
Make sure each followed by content.
For lists: use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For qualifications, there are many sub-items; we can also use lists.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep the exact wording? Not required to be exact but preserve meaning. We'll keep close.
Let's craft.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- 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
for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information: So we need to include each duty bullet, each condition of employment bullet, each qualification requirement bullet, each benefit bullet, and the salary statement. Let's extract duties: From "Duties As a Victim Assistance Specialist, at the full performance level GS-13, you will perform the following duties:" then list: - 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. That's four duties. Requirements (Conditions of employment): - You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position. - You must successfully pass a background investigation. - You must successfully pass a drug screen. - Males born after 12/31/59 must certify registration with Selective Service. - Requirements by Closing Date: Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement. - Probationary Period: This is a full-time permanent position (Career/Career-Conditional appointment). Upon appointment to this position, you may be required to serve a one-year probationary period. We could keep as list. Qualifications: Several paragraphs. We need to capture all qualification details: - Please limit your resume to 2 pages. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. - IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. - You Must Possess One Of The Following To Satisfy The Individual Occupation Requirements As Defined By The Office Of Personnel Management For The GS-0101 Job Series: * Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position; OR * 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 * 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 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 appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. - The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. - Veterans , Peace Corps , VISTA volunteers , and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. - Education There is an Individual Occupational Requirements for this position. Please refer to the Qualifications section for additional information. That's a lot. Some of it may be considered boilerplate but it's substantive. We'll keep. Benefits: paragraph: "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 [similar to a 401(k)]; 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." We need to turn list items into
- . The benefits list includes many items separated by commas and semicolons. We can split into list items.
Pay: "Salary: The salary range indicated in this announcement will be adjusted to include locality payment for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages ."
We can put that as a
. Now we need to output HTML fragment only, no /. Use
headings. We should not repeat job title. No extra metadata. We'll produce sections: Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay. Make sure each
followed by content. For lists: use
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For qualifications, there are many sub-items; we can also use lists.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep the exact wording? Not required to be exact but preserve meaning. We'll keep close.
Let's craft.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
- 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
- for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. For qualifications, there are many sub-items; we can also use lists.
We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. So we must keep the exact wording? Not required to be exact but preserve meaning. We'll keep close.
Let's craft.
Responsibilities: