SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE SPECIALIST (VICT ADV)

GENERAL EXPERIENCE: Must have the following: 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. SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Must have the following: Three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a PH.D. Degree or equivalent doctoral degree. OR One year of specialized experience equivalent to at least GS-9, to include the following knowledge, skills, and abilities: Knowledge of a wide range of generally accepted practices and procedures associated with victim advocacy, social services delivery systems, principles, and behavioral theories relating to victim advocacy, sexual assault, domestic abuse, and other acts of interpersonal violence Knowledge of laws, regulations, executive orders, issues, etc., relating to victim advocacy, sexual assault, domestic abuse, and interpersonal violence Skill in effective development and delivery of sexual assault prevention and response training to a variety of individuals and organizations Ability to employ various methods and techniques typical of a sexual assault and domestic abuse victim advocate program, including crisis intervention, situational assessment, and analyzing the needs of the victim to support/assist them in the resolution of complex problems Ability to function as liaison to JFHQ-State and community organizations representatives to establish, maintain, and provide effective victim support in a wide variety of situations Ability to provide information and one-on-one assistance to individuals under difficult circumstances using sensitivity, tact, and caring using a wide range of social science principles, practices, and techniques to effectively deal with crisis intervention, the dynamics of sexual assault and domestic abuse, and their effects, and to relate to and build trust with individuals that have faced traumatic and life changing events Ability to coordinate and educate Victim Advocate volunteers Ability to serve as the full time SAPR professional for the JFHQ-State in the absence of the State SAPR
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION. This National Guard position is for a SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE SPECIALIST (VICT ADV), Position Description Number T5555P01 and is part of the KS Joint Forces Headquarters, National Guard.