SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE (SAPR VA)

SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE

(SAPR VA) Department of the Army Army Nional Guard Units

MDNG JFHQ

Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE

(SAPR VA), Position Description Number T5920000 and is part of the MD JFHQ G1, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Summary

THIS IS A NATIONAL GUARD TITLE 5 EXCEPTED SERVICE POSITION.

This Nional Guard position is for a

SEXUAL ASSAULT PREVENTION RESPONSE VICTIM ADVOCATE

(SAPR VA), Position Description Number T5920000 and is part of the MD JFHQ G1, Nional Guard. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/09/2026 to 05/17/2026 Salary $85,447 - $111,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Reisterstown, MD Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) 0101 Social Science Supervisory stus No Security clearance Secret Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number

MD-12956993-AR-26-090T5

Control number 868462900 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. Clarificion from the agency This position is open to current or former members of the Maryland Nional Guard only. Duties Help This position performs the following duties: 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. 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. 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. 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. Collabore and consult with other SAPR personnel in the ste to ensure efficient service delivery, manage caseloads, and meet reporting requirements. Demonstre proactive awareness of vicarious trauma and support efforts to address and build individual and organizional resilience. Facilite the planning, scheduling, and delivery of SAPR training for diverse stakeholders and local populions, covering SAPR policies, procedures, reporting options, and other pertinent topics deleged by the Supervisory Principal SARC in compliance with DoD and Service policy. Loce and reserve training sites for SAPR annual training and briefs, to include the coordinion of audio-visual support and equipment and th necessary training merials are present. Record training tendance, dissemine, collect, and support analysis of course evaluions, coordine guest speakers, and support marketing and communicion efforts. Performs other duties as assigned. Requirements Help Conditions of employment Federal employment suitability as determined by a background investigion. May be required to successfully complete a trial period. Participion in direct deposit is mandory. Work may require access to classified informion. Must be able to obtain and maintain the approprie security clearance within one year of appointment.

Additional Requirements:

1. 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 and continuously maintain as directed by DoD and NGB to conduct duties and responsibilities as a SAPR Professional. In accordance with governing regulions, additional checks performed on a recurring basis. Incumbents in these positions are required to self-report civilian arrests, the filing of criminal charges, and/or convictions of any criminal offense to their supervisors and security office. 2. Within six (6) months of appointment, must gradue from required SAPR training courses and be awarded the DoD Sexual Assault Advoce Certifice. An active D-SAACP certificion must be maintained for this position. 3. Incumbent must maintain an active D-SAACP certificion in accordance with (IAW) Section 584 of Public Law 112-81 and DoD Instruction (DoDI) 6495.03 as a condition of employment. In the event th D-SAACP certificion expires, is suspended or is revoked, the individual is not authorized to serve in any SAPR position or perform SAPR duties until D-SAACP certificion is reinsted. Failure to maintain certificion may result in disciplinary and/or adverse action up to removal from federal service. 4. Facilite the planning, scheduling, and delivery of SAPR training for diverse stakeholders and local populions, covering SAPR policies, procedures, reporting options, and other pertinent topics deleged by the Supervisory Principal SARC in compliance with DoD and Service policy. Loce and reserve training sites for SAPR annual training and briefs, to include the coordinion of audio-visual support and equipment and th necessary training merials are present. Record training tendance, dissemine, collect, and support analysis of course evaluions, coordine guest speakers, and support marketing and communicion efforts. Requirements continued in the "Qualificions" section of the announcement.

Qualificions Individual Occupional 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.

Specialized Experience :

One 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. Length of time is not of itself qualifying. Candides' experience should be evalued on the basis of duties performed rher than strictly on the rank of the individual; however, established compibility criteria/assignments must be followed. The applicant's record of experience and/or training must show possession of the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to fully perform the duties of the position. Requirements (Continued) 5. Establish and maintain connections with internal and external stakeholders, including law enforcement (to include the Special Victim Investigion and Prosecution), legal professionals (to include Judge Advoces and SVCs), healthcare providers, Chaplains, Integred Primary Prevention Workforce members, leaders, and community organizions, fostering collaborion, open communicion, and a cohesive approach in sexual assault cases to support SAPR program initiives and case management.? 6. Incumbent must be able to work other than normal duty hours, to include evenings, weekends, and holidays, on an on-call or rotional basis. The on-call or rotional stus requires th SAPR VA work hours could vary, to include a requirement to be available 24/7, to respond to calls received via the helpline, from military or civilian law enforcement or from the military trement facility or local hospital.? 7. This position may require temporary duty (TDY) business travel up to 25% of the time.? Must possess a valid driver's license and have the ability to opere a motor vehicle should the need arise to opere a government vehicle/motor pool vehicle. May require travel by car, in military and/or commercial aircraft, and by other means of transportion as approprie to perform temporary duty assignments.? 8. This is an Essential Personnel position and may be subject to a maximum of 14 days of duty per year in preparion for, or in response to, a ste emergency or disaster declarion. Head of Agency requests to exceed 14 days in a year must be approved in advance by the Nional Guard, Director of Manpower and Personnel (NGB-J1). 9. This is an Essential Personnel position and may be subject to a maximum of 14 days of duty per year in preparion for, or in response to, a ste emergency or disaster declarion. Head of Agency requests to exceed 14 days in a year must be approved in advance by the Nional Guard, Director of Manpower and Personnel (NGB-J1). Educion Applicants must have least two years of undergradue experience. If you are using Educion to qualify for this position, you must have a completed undergradue or gradue degree in one of, or a combinion of, the following required disciplines: 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. You must provide transcripts or other documention to support your Educional claims. To receive credit for Educion, you must provide documention of proof th you meet the Educion requirements for this position. 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 ( Register |

Selective Service System :

Selective Service System (sss.gov) ). We may use this announcement to fill additional vacancies within 180 days of the closing de. This position MAY be eligible for recruitment or relocion incentives, pending availability of funding and management request. This position is in the Excepted Service and does NOT convey eligibility to be converted to the Competitive Service. 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. Your qualificions evalued on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics): Victim Advocacy Emotional Intelligence 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: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 2. Other supporting documents : This position is open to current or former members of the Maryland Nional Guard only. You must submit Enlistment Contract, NGB 22, DD 214, Separion Orders from the MDNG or Memorandum from your unit commander detailing current stus as proof of current or former membership in the Maryland Nional Guard. Failure to submit supporting documention will disqualify you from considerion. Transcripts to support educional claims. If you are claiming veteran's preference, you MUST submit the approprie documention. Failure to do so WILL result in the loss of veteran's preference. - 10-

Point Veterans' Preference:

You MUST submit a signed SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof as required by the SF-15. - 5-

Point Veterans' Preference:

You MUST submit a copy of your DD-214 which includes Character of Service (usually Member-4 copy). If you are currently active duty, you may submit written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is signed. The certificion should also include when your terminal leave gin, your rank and des of active duty service.

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//www.vaforvets.va.gov/vaforvets/hr/Pages/Federal-Hiring-Process.asp#veteranspreference 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/12956993 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 Adam Corson Phone 6678874002 adam.corson.2@us.af.mil Address

MD JFHQ G1

Joint Forces Headquarters Baltimore, MD 21201 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: 1.

Your resume showing:

Contact Informion-your name and the best way to contact you. Relevant work experience-include the employer's name, job title, start and end des (month/year), the number of hours worked per week and describe how you meet the required qualificions of the job. Federal jobs should include series and grade. Educion, certificions or licensures. 2. Other supporting documents : This position is open to current or former members of the Maryland Nional Guard only. You must submit Enlistment Contract, NGB 22, DD 214, Separion Orders from the MDNG or Memorandum from your unit commander detailing current stus as proof of current or former membership in the Maryland Nional Guard. Failure to submit supporting documention will disqualify you from considerion. Transcripts to support educional claims. If you are claiming veteran's preference, you MUST submit the approprie documention. Failure to do so WILL result in the loss of veteran's preference. - 10-

Point Veterans' Preference:

You MUST submit a signed SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof as required by the SF-15. - 5-

Point Veterans' Preference:

You MUST submit a copy of your DD-214 which includes Character of Service (usually Member-4 copy). If you are currently active duty, you may submit written documention (certificion) from your branch of service certifying th you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty under honorable conditions no ler than 120 days after the de the certificion is signed. The certificion should also include when your terminal leave gin, your rank and des of active duty service.

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//www.vaforvets.va.gov/vaforvets/hr/Pages/Federal-Hiring-Process.asp#veteranspreference 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/12956993 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 Adam Corson Phone 6678874002 adam.corson.2@us.af.mil Address

MD JFHQ G1

Joint Forces Headquarters Baltimore, MD 21201 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 Open & closing des 05/09/2026 to 05/17/2026 Salary $85,447 - $111,087 per year Pay scale & grade GS 11 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Reisterstown, MD Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential None Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

MD-12956993-AR-26-090T5

Control number 868462900