Title: Victim Services Specialist

State Role Title: Victim Services Specialist

Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: Attorney General & Dept of Law

Location:Office of the Attorney General

Agency Website:https://www.oag.state.va.us/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Victim/Witness Specialist is responsible for providing direct services and support to victims and witnesses in criminal appeals, habeas corpus, and writs of actual innocence cases. Duties include timely notifications of court proceedings, scheduling meetings between attorneys and victims for interviews, accompanying victims to court, and making appropriate referrals for services as needed and requested. Assist with travel requests for victims and witnesses traveling in and out of state to testify during court proceedings and maintain victim contacts in case files in the LawBase and Worldox document system. This position requires frequent in-state travel and occasional out-of-state travel.

Minimum Qualifications

• Applicants must have a minimum of five years of experience working with crime victims, local law enforcement, prosecutors, and victim advocates.
• Candidates must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills and have experience training a variety of audiences.
• Experience working with underserved populations and extensive knowledge of the criminal justice system is required.
• Candidates must have demonstrated computer proficiency with word processing (Microsoft products preferred).

Additional Considerations

It is preferred that applicants have a graduate degree in one of the following areas: social work, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, public administration, education, mass communications or related subject; or equivalent experience.

Experience in appellate advocacy is preferred.

Although not required, fluency in Spanish is a plus.

Special Instructions

Kindly utilize the Virginia Jobs website (https://www.jobs.virginia.gov) to submit your application. Applications sent to the Help Personnel email address will not be reviewed for the hiring process. We do not entertain phone calls or emails inquiring about application status; instead, please login to the PageUp/RMS system for updates on your application's status.

Contact Information

Name: Human Resources

Phone: 804-786-2071

Email: helppersonnel@oag.state.va.us

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.