Victim Specialist Non-Indian Country
Current FBI employees are ineligible to apply if serving under the same conditions as those advertised, including the same appointing organization, position type, grade, duty location, and type of appointment.
Number of positions available: 3
About the Role
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is seeking to hire Victim Specialists for non-Indian country locations. Relocation may be required. Victim Specialists assist people who have suffered direct physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of being identified as a victim of a federal crime. They provide services in a wide range of violations, including but not limited to violent crime, civil rights violations, cybercrime, and white-collar crime.
Victim Specialists provide information on victimization, crime prevention, legal rights and protections, the criminal justice process, and referrals for services. Services can include crisis intervention, establishing physical and emotional safety, providing basic needs assessments, identifying emergency needs, and empowering victims to make choices regarding possible courses of action.
Locations
- San Francisco, CA
- Concord, CA
- Fortuna, CA
- Monterey Bay, CA
- Oakland, CA
- Palo Alto, CA
- San Jose, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
Responsibilities
- Provide direct assistance services to persons who have suffered direct physical, emotional, or financial harm as a result of a violent crime.
- Contact victims, conduct needs assessments, and develop action plans for immediate and ongoing services.
- Provide crisis intervention services to de-escalate situations, establish safety, and address emergency needs.
- Ensure FBI adherence to the Attorney General Guidelines and adoption of best practices for victim assistance.
- Maintain involvement through outreach or membership on multidisciplinary teams with local agencies that provide services to federal crime victims.
- Develop and implement trainings and presentations related to victim concerns and coordinate with other federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies.
Requirements
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
- Must have (or be able to obtain) a valid driver’s license.
- Must be able to obtain a Top Secret-SCI clearance.
- Travel will be required for victim assistance, special deployment, and/or conferences/training.
Physical Demands
The work is generally sedentary but may also involve driving short and long distances, standing for hours, and working at crime scenes. Work sometimes involves dealing with highly emotional and angry individuals.
Work Environment
Work is partially office-based but also requires presence at crime scenes, agencies providing assistance to victims, and may involve long hours and repeated exposure to the injury and psychological trauma of victims. May be required to be on call 24/7, responding after hours and on weekends.
Qualifications
Applicants must meet the qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Basic Requirement
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in behavioral or social science, or a discipline related to the victim assistance field, including but not limited to: Criminal Justice, Social Work, Counseling, Human Services, Psychology, Sociology, Victimology, Gender and Women Studies.
- 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.
- Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated acquisition of knowledge in one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
Selective Placement Factor
The Victim Services Division requires applicants to possess a minimum of 3 years of full-time work experience providing direct services to victims of violent crimes, severe trauma, acts of terrorism, and fraud.
Specialized Experience
GS 11: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-9 grade level. Specialized experience includes collaborating within a law enforcement, prosecutorial, or victim services agency to provide crisis intervention resources to victims.
GS 12: Applicant must possess at least one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level. Specialized experience includes:
- Collaborating within a law enforcement, prosecutorial, or victim services agency to provide crisis intervention resources to victims.
- Maintaining relationships with local, state, and federal agencies and victim assistance organizations to ensure adequate emergency resources and partner engagement.
- Assisting with the development and implementation of educational or training activities related to victims of crime.
Education Substitution
Education may be substituted for specialized experience as follows:
- GS 11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree.
- GS 12: Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used if it is comparable to that received in an accredited U.S. educational institution.
Competencies
Your resume should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Collaboration
- Interpersonal Ability
- Leadership
- Organizing and Planning
- Communication
- Behavior and Social Sciences
- Flexibility/Adaptability
Pay
- GS 11: $93,358.00 - $121,371.00
- GS 12: $111,896.00 - $145,468.00
Selectees may be eligible for a recruitment incentive of up to 20% or, for eligible current federal employees, a relocation incentive of up to 20%, based on eligibility, a Continuing Service Agreement, and appropriation of funds. Eligibility for a relocation incentive requires proof of a change in residence and an assignment at a worksite in a different geographic area greater than or equal to 50 miles from the prior worksite.