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Job Description
SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE
(SAPR VA) Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units
MS JFH G1
Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION WITH NO MILITARY REQUIREMENT.
This Nional Guard position is for a
SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE
(SAPR VA), Position Description Number PDT5920000 and is part of the Mississippi Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary
THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION WITH NO MILITARY REQUIREMENT.
This Nional Guard position is for a
SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE
(SAPR VA), Position Description Number PDT5920000 and is part of the Mississippi Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply by 07/13/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 13, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Jackson, MS 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678 - $97,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Promotion potential None Learn more about pay scale and grade Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series 0101 Social Science Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require financial disclosure to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
MS-12994896-AR-26-049
Control number 874717600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Duties Help As a
SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE
(SAPR VA), GS-0101-11, you will provide sexual assault victim advocacy and a non-clinical response th is trauma-informed, gender-responsive, culturally competent, and recovery-oriented. This includes accepting Restricted and Unrestricted Reports of sexual assault, providing referrals, and informing victims of their options. Advocacy support includes risk screening, ongoing non-clinical safety assessment and planning, and needs assessments for adult victims of sexual assault. The SAPR VA reports to, is supervised, and evalued by the Supervisory Principal Sexual Assault Response Coordinor (SARC).
MAJOR DUTIES
1. Perform essential victim service, advocacy, and support duties; provide a non-clinical response th is trauma-informed, gender-responsive, culturally responsive, and recovery-oriented, and without prejudice to adult victims of sexual assault. Demonstre understanding of trauma reled to sexual violence and reled complexities. This work involves Privacy Act and Controlled Unclassified Informion and is therefore highly sensitive in nure. 2. Apply basic stregies for skilled communicion, including developing rapport and actively listening, to provide initial victim advocacy services and crisis intervention support for adult victims of sexual assault and comply with manded timeframes for responding to requests and completing required documents within those timeframes. Conduct manded initial risk screening; non-clinical safety assessment and planning; and coordine medical, legal, and civilian and military law enforcement resources to address immedie risk, safety, and supportive service needs in accordance with applicable policy, prioritizing confidentiality and informed consent. Coordine which cases can be managed independently with the SARC, employing judgement and problem-solving skills to identify a victim's specific needs and service delivery. 3. Accept official reports of sexual assault by assisting the victim in completing the Defense Department (DD) Form 2910 and other official Department of Defense (DoD) forms as applicable, taking sensitive care of handling personally identifiable informion when it is disclosed, as well as covered communicions. Ensure to communice with the victim an understanding of the SAPR VA role in the reporting process, subsequent processes associed with their election to file a report in accordance with DoD and Service level policies and regulions and provide tailored referrals and resources as applicable. Assist the victim in prioritizing actions and identifying short and long-term options to support needs and recovery. 4. Demonstre expertise in offering comprehensive guidance to victims on reporting options (Restricted and Unrestricted), to include options for those not ready to report, explaining exceptions and limitions for each, and ensuring understanding of the eligibility criteria for Special Victims' Counsel (SVC). Uphold the rights and confidentiality preferences of victims consistently throughout the reporting process. Support victims when contacting approprie offices and facilite warm hand-offs as requested. Ensure victims of sexual assault receive informion and support during administrive, medical, investigive, and legal procedures to support victim self-determinion and informed decision making. 5. Perform a series of complex assessments using trauma-informed approaches for all reports of adult sexual assault. Apply research informed practices associed with victim advocacy, social service principles, and behavioral theories to include mandory administrion of standardized risk screenings and non-clinical safety assessment(s), thoroughly addressing all presenting safety concerns through use of risk mitigion stregies and techniques, developing an individualized safety plan with each victim, and conducting ongoing needs assessments and planning to address victim safety and support needs. Demonstre highly adaptive applicion of stregies and skilled advocacy practices in identifying, establishing, and modifying victim advocacy support and assistance. 6. Implement mandory standardized risk screening protocols to address immedie risk and safety concerns and apply stregies to develop tailored interventions th address the needs of individual victims. Provide assistance to victims in securing medical trement for physical and psychological injuries; safe shelter; protective orders; support before, during, and after trials; educional services; transportion; financial services; and any other services identified and requested by the victim. 7. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Participion in direct deposit is mandory. For positions requiring the operion of motor vehicles, candides must have a valid ste driver's license.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & NOTES
1. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance of the position. 2. This position is covered by the Domestic Violence Misdemeanor Amendment (30 Sep 96) of the Gun Control Act (Lautenberg Amendment) of 1968. An individual convicted of a qualifying crime of domestic violence may not perform the duties of this position. 3. Ability to establish effective professional working relionships with coworkers and customers, contributing to a cooperive working environment and successful accomplishment of the mission. 4. May occasionally be required to work other than normal duty hours; overtime may be required. 5. The duties and responsibilities of your job may significantly impact the environment. You are responsible to maintain awareness of your environmental responsibilities as dicted by legal and regulory requirements, your organizion, and its changing mission. 6. Wear of the military uniform is prohibited while in technician stus. 7. This position is designed as Essential Personnel and may be subject to duty in preparion for, or in response to, a ste emergency or disaster declarion. This designion will not exceed 14 calendar days per year unless otherwise approved in advance by the TAG 8. Required to obtain and maintain receive the DoD manded Defense Sexual Assault Advoce Credentialing Program (D-SAACP) certificion and maintain certificion through meeting annual continuing educion training requirements. Qualificions
INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
:
Degree:
behavioral or social science, or reled disciplines approprie to the position th included least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences. or Combinion of educion and experience th provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field th included least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences. or Four years of approprie experience th demonstred th the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
: The following basic qualificion factors are applicable to the
GS-0101-12 SARC
position: Skilled in collecting and analyzing da effectively, efficiently, and accurely; Ability to clearly enuncie English without impediment of speech th would interfere or prohibit effective communicion; Ability to write English in reports and presention forms; Ability to communice clearly and effectively; Skilled in presenting formal training presentions and briefings; Ability to assess body language and perceive emotional and/or distress levels; and, Skilled in applying procedures and directives by reading and interpreting program merial.
SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE
: 1-year specialized experience equivalent to least the next lower grade level. Experience, educion or training analyzing problems, identifying significant factors, ghering pertinent da and recognizing solutions; preparing reports, plans, policies and various correspondence; evaluing objectives and develop plans to facilite the availability and effective utilizion of various social science resources. Must have knowledge of the organizion and its mission and utilized the organizional staff procedures. Experience applying analytical and evaluive techniques to issues or studies concerning the efficiency and effectiveness of social science program operions carried out by administrive or professional personnel, or substantive administrive support functions. If your resume does not include a narrive description of how you meet the
GENERAL, SPECIALIZED
experiences, and OTHER requirements, you may lose considerion for this position. Ensure th the Questionnaire is completed online in Applicion Manager.
IF YOU COPY ANY PORTION OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED. NOTES TO CANDIDATES
a. Include any volunteer work experience in your resume. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). b. Final selection based upon qualificions, suitability, and available manpower resources. c. This employer will provide the Social Security Administrion (SSA) and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with informion from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorizion. d. Multiple vacancies may be filled from this announcement. e. If this announcement results in a temporary promotion for the selectee, it may become permanent any time without further competition dependent on funding and manpower requirements. f. The SAPR Professional is required to obtain within 60 days of appointment to a Position of Trust and Modere Risk; the employee must have a favorable completion and award of a Tier 3 background investigion as directed by DoD and NGB to conduct duties and responsibilities as a SAPR Professional. g. Within 90 days of appointment as a Nional Guard SAPR Professional, even if currently D-SAACP certified, the newly appointed employee required to complete the NGB Joint Course. h. Within 120 days of appointment, unless previously D-SAACP certified, the newly appointed SAPR Professional required submit the DD Form 2950, must be submitted by the next D-SAACP review board. i. Required to obtain and maintain D-SAACP certificion and maintain certificion through meeting annual continuing educion training requirements.
Joint/ANG/ARNG SARC/VA Position Guidance :
Conditional Disqualifiers:
SAPR Professionals cannot have any automic disqualifying conditions per DoDI 6495.03, Section 3.2a. 1-7. Educion You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims.
Degree:
behavioral or social science; or reled disciplines to the position th included least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences. or Combinion of educion and experience th provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field th included least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences. or Four years of approprie experience th demonstred th the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Additional informion If you are a male applicant who was born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorizion Act of 1986 requires th you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency ( https://www.sss.gov/RegVer/wfRegistrion.aspx ). Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Once the announcement has closed, your resume and supporting documention used to determine if you meet the qualificions listed on this announcement. If you are minimally qualified, your resume and supporting documention compared to your responses on the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If you re yourself higher than is supported by your applicion package, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from considerion for this position. If you are found to be among the top qualified candides, you referred to the selecting official for employment considerion. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . 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 informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:
PLEASE NOTE
DO
NOT USE A MOBILE DEVICE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION DOCUMENTS 1. RESUME
Your resume
MUST BE IN PDF
document form. The resume maybe submitted in any writing form but must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. To avoid plagiarism, DO NOT copy and paste the positions description or qualificions from this announcement into your resume. 1If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain
SALARIES, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, AND THE DATES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EACH JOB.
Example:
$55,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2001-July 2009 or January 2001-present. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion marked as incomplete and you will not receive considerion for this position. 2.
TRANSCRIPTS 3. DD214
If you have recently retired from military service in the last 180 days, you must upload your retirement DD 214 with your applicion. Block 24 must show character of service. 4. Veterans' Preference (if applicable) : When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your
MEMBER COPY 4 DD214
(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Documention is required to award preference. An SF-50 is not sufficient to adjudice preference .
ONLY MEMBER 4 COPY OF DD 214'S WILL BE ACCEPTED
. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx . 5. Disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" AND required proof as sted on the form. 6. SF 50 If you are a
CURRENT OR FORMER
Federal employee, a copy of your most recent SF-50 is required. The SF-50 must indice proof of stus (for example, whether you were a career or career-conditional Employee); proof of duty stion locion, and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on th grade, you must provide a copy of the SF-50 showing you held the higher grade
IN ADDITION
to your last or most recent SF-50 indicing proof of current stus. If you are a prior Federal employee, you are responsible for enclosing a copy of least 2 SF-50's to determine Time-in-Grade. For example, a
WGI/WGI SF-50
showing th you went from a step 1 to a step 2 would prove th you held the grade for least 52 weeks. Do NOT submit an award SF 50, Tenure Change, or a General Adjustment SF-50 for proof of Time in Grade. Award/General ADJ SF-50's do not show a step change and do not prove you held the job for more than 52 weeks. Current MSNG applicants can verify your eligibility, by retrieving a copy of your Notificion of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) from MyBiz, https://compo.dcpds.cpms.osd.mil OR eOPF, https://eopf.opm.gov/nionalguard/ . If you are unable to provide the required documents, it is your responsibility to inform the hiring agency before the job closes. Incomplete applicions will not be If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12994896 ~ A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Agency contact informion Tiffany Crawford Phone 601-387-3666 tiffany.l.crawford14.mil@army.mil Address
MS JFH MS G1 1410
Riverside Drive Jackson, MS 39202 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Applicion Package which includes:
PLEASE NOTE
DO
NOT USE A MOBILE DEVICE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION DOCUMENTS 1. RESUME
Your resume
MUST BE IN PDF
document form. The resume maybe submitted in any writing form but must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. To avoid plagiarism, DO NOT copy and paste the positions description or qualificions from this announcement into your resume. 1If your resume includes a photograph or other inapproprie merial or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualificion determinions and you may not be considered for this vacancy. For qualificions determinions your resume must contain
SALARIES, HOURS WORKED PER WEEK, AND THE DATES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EACH JOB.
Example:
$55,000 per year; 40 hours per week, January 2001-July 2009 or January 2001-present. If your resume does not contain this informion, your applicion marked as incomplete and you will not receive considerion for this position. 2.
TRANSCRIPTS 3. DD214
If you have recently retired from military service in the last 180 days, you must upload your retirement DD 214 with your applicion. Block 24 must show character of service. 4. Veterans' Preference (if applicable) : When applying for Federal Jobs, eligible Veterans should claim preference for 5pt (TP), 10pt (CP/CPS/XP), or for Sole Survivor Preference (SSP) in the questionnaire. You must provide a legible copy of your
MEMBER COPY 4 DD214
(s) which shows des and character of service (honorable, general, etc.). If you are currently serving on active duty and expect to be released or discharged within 120 days you must submit documention reled to your active duty service which reflects the des of service, character of service (honorable, general, etc.), and des of impending separion. Documention is required to award preference. An SF-50 is not sufficient to adjudice preference .
ONLY MEMBER 4 COPY OF DD 214'S WILL BE ACCEPTED
. For more informion on Veterans' Preference, please http://www.fedshirevets.gov/job/vetpref/index.aspx . 5. Disabled veterans and others eligible for 10-point preference (such as widows or mothers of eligible Veterans) must also submit an SF-15 "Applicion for 10 Point Veteran Preference" AND required proof as sted on the form. 6. SF 50 If you are a
CURRENT OR FORMER
Federal employee, a copy of your most recent SF-50 is required. The SF-50 must indice proof of stus (for example, whether you were a career or career-conditional Employee); proof of duty stion locion, and identifies your position title, series, grade, step, salary, tenure, and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). If you have previously held a higher grade and are applying based on th grade, you must provide a copy of the SF-50 showing you held the higher grade
IN ADDITION
to your last or most recent SF-50 indicing proof of current stus. If you are a prior Federal employee, you are responsible for enclosing a copy of least 2 SF-50's to determine Time-in-Grade. For example, a
WGI/WGI SF-50
showing th you went from a step 1 to a step 2 would prove th you held the grade for least 52 weeks. Do NOT submit an award SF 50, Tenure Change, or a General Adjustment SF-50 for proof of Time in Grade. Award/General ADJ SF-50's do not show a step change and do not prove you held the job for more than 52 weeks. Current MSNG applicants can verify your eligibility, by retrieving a copy of your Notificion of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF 50) from MyBiz, https://compo.dcpds.cpms.osd.mil OR eOPF, https://eopf.opm.gov/nionalguard/ . If you are unable to provide the required documents, it is your responsibility to inform the hiring agency before the job closes. Incomplete applicions will not be If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion/Occupional Questionnaire and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. To view the Occupional Questionnaire, click the following link: https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12994896 ~ A complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de of the announcement to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply to access the online applicion. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to cree one before beginning the applicion. Follow the prompts to select your resume and/or other supporting documents to be included with your applicion package. You will have the opportunity to upload additional documents to include in your applicion before it is submitted. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. After acknowledging you have reviewed your applicion package, complete the Include Personal Informion section as you deem approprie and click to continue with the applicion process . You taken to the online applicion which you must complete in order to apply for the position. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention is included with your applicion package, and submit the applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/how-to/applicion/stus/ . Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Tiffany Crawford Phone 601-387-3666 tiffany.l.crawford14.mil@army.mil Address
MS JFH MS G1 1410
Riverside Drive Jackson, MS 39202 US Next steps Once your online applicion is submitted you will receive a confirmion notificion by email. Your applicion evalued by the Human Resources Office to determine your eligibility for the position. After the evaluion is complete, you will receive another notificion regarding the stus of your applicion. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Posted this week • Apply by 07/13/26 Due by 11:59 p.m. ET on July 13, 2026 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Jackson, MS 1 vacancy No mching locions found. Work site options Telework eligible No Remote job No Relocion expenses reimbursed No Salary $74,678 - $97,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Promotion potential None Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job. Work schedule Full-time Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Appointment type Permanent Occupions and job series Supervisory stus No Federal service type This job is in the Excepted Service Represented by a union No Drug test Yes Security clearance Secret Financial disclosure required No Some jobs require to identify conflicts of interests. Announcement number
