Victim Witness Program Specialist (Regional)
for sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Remove boilerplate, duplicate lines, application instructions, etc.
We need to parse the posting.
Key content:
- Summary: location, position description: Office of Field Operations, Special Operations Division (SOD), Enforcement Support Branch (ESB), Victim Witness Assistance Program (VWAP). Incumbent serves as Regional Victim Witness Coordinator (RVWC) performing duties, providing training and technical assistance to VWAP.
- Duties: major duties of Victim Witness Program Specialist at GS-12 and GS-13. Provide direct victim services, training and support to field agents, monitor case management system and Victim Notification System, work under direction of National Program Manager (GS-12) or work independently (GS-13) to establish partnerships with federal, state, local partners to enhance victim services.
- Requirements: Conditions of employment: Must be US Citizen or National; Selective Service registration required for males born on or after Dec 31 1959; Pass drug screen and subject to random drug test; Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation; Must meet all applicable time-in-grade requirements by closing; Financial Disclosure may be required; MOBILITY PLAN: must sign mobility agreement; This is a non-bargaining unit position.
- Qualifications: To qualify for GS-12: at least one year specialized experience at GS-11. For GS-13: at least one year specialized experience at GS-12. Specialized experience defined. For GS-12: fundamental knowledge of DOJ Attorney General Guidelines, Victims Rights and Restitution Act, Crime Victims Rights Act; providing direct support/services to victims/witnesses; making oral presentations to large groups; working with DOJ's Victim Notification System or developing/maintaining equivalent system. For GS-13: extensive insight of crisis intervention techniques to implement plan for large numbers of victims/witnesses of mass casualty/catastrophic events; measures program effectiveness/efficiency; creates informational resources needed to advance program's goals; interpreting, explaining, applying body of laws, regulations, procedures; participation in community efforts to provide/promote victim assistance and awareness.
- Education: Must meet qualification using experience alone; no substitution of education for experience.
- Additional information: Additional selections may be made; candidates should be committed to improving efficiency of Federal government, passionate about ideals of American republic, committed to upholding rule of law and US Constitution. (This appears multiple times). Also CTAP/ICTAP info, EEO statement, reasonable accommodation, selective service, etc. These are boilerplate; we should remove EEO/equal-opportunity, scam-warning, legal, etc. The instruction: Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. So we should remove EEO statement, reasonable accommodation, selective service details, CTAP/ICTAP specifics? Those might be considered boilerplate but some may be relevant as requirements? The mobility plan is a requirement; we should keep that. The CTAP/ICTAP eligibility details might be considered additional info but could be considered boilerplate? The instruction says remove EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate. CTAP/ICTAP is not EEO; it's about displaced federal employees. Might be considered additional info but could be kept if it's substantive. However, the instruction also says "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So we may combine some info.
We need sections: About the role (maybe from summary), Responsibilities (duties), Requirements (conditions of employment), Qualifications (specialized experience), Skills (maybe from specialized experience?), Benefits (if any), Pay (if any), Schedule (if any). The posting does not mention Pay or Schedule or Benefits specifics besides generic "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's generic; we should not create Benefits section unless posting actually states them. It does mention benefits generically but not specific. The rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state "A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package." That's a statement about benefits, but it's generic. Is that enough? Likely not; they want specific benefits like health insurance, retirement, etc. Since it's generic, we should not create Benefits section. Similarly no Pay or Schedule.
Thus we may have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications. Possibly Skills could be derived from specialized experience but we could incorporate into Qualifications. Better to keep Qualifications and maybe Skills separate if we have explicit skills list. The specialized experience includes skills like oral presentations, crisis intervention, etc. Could be considered Skills. But we can keep Qualifications covering experience and skills.
We need to avoid duplication. Let's extract unique substantive content.
About the role: location and description.
Responsibilities: duties for GS-12 and GS-13 (maybe combine). Provide direct victim services, training/support to field agents, monitor case management system and Victim Notification System, establish partnerships (under direction for GS-12, independently for GS-13). Could list as bullet points.
Requirements: conditions of employment: US citizenship/national; Selective Service registration for males born on/after 12/31/1959; pass drug screen and subject to random drug test; suitable for Federal employment via background investigation; meet time-in-grade requirements; financial disclosure may be required; must sign mobility agreement; non-bargaining unit position.
Qualifications: For GS-12: one year specialized experience at GS-11; fundamental knowledge of DOJ Attorney General Guidelines, Victims Rights and Restitution Act, Crime Victims Rights Act; providing direct support/services to victims/witnesses; making oral presentations to large groups; working with DOJ's Victim Notification System or developing/maintaining equivalent system.
For GS-13: one year specialized experience at GS-12; extensive insight of crisis intervention techniques to implement plan for large numbers of victims/witnesses of mass casualty/catastrophic events; measures program effectiveness/efficiency; creates informational resources needed to advance program's goals; interpreting, explaining, applying body of laws, regulations, procedures; participation in community efforts to provide/promote victim assistance and awareness.
Education: must meet qualification using experience alone; no substitution.
We could include Education as part of Qualifications or separate section. Since there is a specific "Education" heading in the list, we could create an Education section if there is real content. The posting says: "Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted." That's substantive. So we can include Education section.
Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Education.
We should not include Skills unless we have explicit list; we could incorporate skills into Qualifications.
Now produce HTML fragment with headings and - for lists,
for prose.
We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is likely "Victim Witness Program Specialist". Not to be used as heading.
We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO, reasonable accommodation, selective service details, CTAP/ICTAP specifics, etc. However, the mobility plan is a requirement; we keep that.
We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail.
We need to ensure we don't lose any substantive detail. Let's list all substantive points:
From Summary:
- Located in Office of Field Operations, Special Operations Division (SOD), Enforcement Support Branch (ESB), Victim Witness Assistance Program (VWAP).
- Incumbent serves as Regional Victim Witness Coordinator (RVWC) performing a variety of victim witness coordination duties in support of Field Operations and is assigned to provide training and technical assistance to the VWAP.
From Duties (GS-12):
- Provide direct victim services to crime victims and training and support to field agents to ensure victims are being afforded their due rights and services.
- Monitor case management system and the Victim Notification System for updates.
- Work under the direction of the National Program Manager to establish partnerships with federal, state and local partners to enhance victim services.
From Duties (GS-13):
- Provide direct victim services to crime victims and training and support to field agents to ensure victims are being afforded their due rights and services.
- Monitor case management system and the Victim Notification System for updates.
- Work independently to establish partnerships with federal, state and local partners to enhance victim services.
Thus duties overlap; we can combine but note difference in supervision.
From Requirements (Conditions of employment):
- Must be U.S. Citizen or National.
- Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file.
- Pass drug screen and subject to a random drug test.
- Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation.
- Must meet all applicable time-in-grade requirements by the closing of this announcement.
- Financial Disclosure: If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines.
- MOBILITY PLAN: New employees hired pursuant to this vacancy announcement must sign a mobility agreement. The purpose of ATF's mobility policy is to enhance career development and progression, and achieve mission and business effectiveness. To accomplish these objectives, the mobility plan will facilitate the movement of employees through special short-term assignments or permanent reassignments throughout the Bureau. Applicants who decline to sign a mobility agreement, as required, will be removed from the hiring process.
- This is a non-bargaining unit position.
From Qualifications:
- To qualify for GS-12: at least one year specialized experience at GS-11.
- To qualify for GS-13: at least one-year specialized experience at GS-12.
- Specialized experience is demonstrated experience which has equipped applicant with particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in normal line of progression or related to work advertised and must be reflected in resume.
- Specialized Experience Must Include All Of GS-12: (list)
- Fundamental knowledge of the DOJ Attorney General Guidelines, the Victims Rights and Restitution Act, and the Crime Victims Rights Act;
- Providing direct support and services to victims and witnesses of crimes;
- Making oral presentations to large groups;
- Working with DOJ's Victim Notification System, or developing and maintaining an equivalent system to track victims.
- Specialized Experience Must Include All Of GS-13: (list)
- Extensive insight of crisis intervention techniques in order to implement a plan of action to address the needs of large numbers of victims/witnesses of mass casualty and catastrophic events;
- Measures program effectiveness and efficiency of procedures;
- Creates informational resources needed to advance the program's goals;
- Interpreting, explaining, and applying a body of laws, regulations, and procedures;
- Participation in community efforts to provide and promote victim assistance and awareness.
- Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating.
- See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. (This is application instruction; we should remove.)
- After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement (10/01/2026) to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application. (Application instruction; remove.)
- Education: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted.
Additional information (we need to decide what to
- for lists,
for prose. We must not repeat job title as heading. The job title is likely "Victim Witness Program Specialist". Not to be used as heading. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. We must not include boilerplate like EEO, reasonable accommodation, selective service details, CTAP/ICTAP specifics, etc. However, the mobility plan is a requirement; we keep that. We must preserve all substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. We need to ensure we don't lose any substantive detail. Let's list all substantive points: From Summary: - Located in Office of Field Operations, Special Operations Division (SOD), Enforcement Support Branch (ESB), Victim Witness Assistance Program (VWAP). - Incumbent serves as Regional Victim Witness Coordinator (RVWC) performing a variety of victim witness coordination duties in support of Field Operations and is assigned to provide training and technical assistance to the VWAP. From Duties (GS-12): - Provide direct victim services to crime victims and training and support to field agents to ensure victims are being afforded their due rights and services. - Monitor case management system and the Victim Notification System for updates. - Work under the direction of the National Program Manager to establish partnerships with federal, state and local partners to enhance victim services. From Duties (GS-13): - Provide direct victim services to crime victims and training and support to field agents to ensure victims are being afforded their due rights and services. - Monitor case management system and the Victim Notification System for updates. - Work independently to establish partnerships with federal, state and local partners to enhance victim services. Thus duties overlap; we can combine but note difference in supervision. From Requirements (Conditions of employment): - Must be U.S. Citizen or National. - Selective Service registration is required for males born on, or after, December 31st 1959. Those not registered should have an approved exemption on file. - Pass drug screen and subject to a random drug test. - Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigation. - Must meet all applicable time-in-grade requirements by the closing of this announcement. - Financial Disclosure: If selected, you may be required to disclose financial information in accordance with DOJ and Federal ethics guidelines. - MOBILITY PLAN: New employees hired pursuant to this vacancy announcement must sign a mobility agreement. The purpose of ATF's mobility policy is to enhance career development and progression, and achieve mission and business effectiveness. To accomplish these objectives, the mobility plan will facilitate the movement of employees through special short-term assignments or permanent reassignments throughout the Bureau. Applicants who decline to sign a mobility agreement, as required, will be removed from the hiring process. - This is a non-bargaining unit position. From Qualifications: - To qualify for GS-12: at least one year specialized experience at GS-11. - To qualify for GS-13: at least one-year specialized experience at GS-12. - Specialized experience is demonstrated experience which has equipped applicant with particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in normal line of progression or related to work advertised and must be reflected in resume. - Specialized Experience Must Include All Of GS-12: (list) - Fundamental knowledge of the DOJ Attorney General Guidelines, the Victims Rights and Restitution Act, and the Crime Victims Rights Act; - Providing direct support and services to victims and witnesses of crimes; - Making oral presentations to large groups; - Working with DOJ's Victim Notification System, or developing and maintaining an equivalent system to track victims. - Specialized Experience Must Include All Of GS-13: (list) - Extensive insight of crisis intervention techniques in order to implement a plan of action to address the needs of large numbers of victims/witnesses of mass casualty and catastrophic events; - Measures program effectiveness and efficiency of procedures; - Creates informational resources needed to advance the program's goals; - Interpreting, explaining, and applying a body of laws, regulations, and procedures; - Participation in community efforts to provide and promote victim assistance and awareness. - Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. - See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. (This is application instruction; we should remove.) - After you submit this application, you will receive an e-mail informing you that a USA Hire assessment is required of you. You will have 48 hours from the closing date of this announcement (10/01/2026) to complete the assessment as this assessment is part of your application. (Application instruction; remove.) - Education: Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone. No substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional information (we need to decide what to