Victim Services Advocate/Coordinator

okgov; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

State Bureau of Investigation seeks a Victim Services Advocate/Coordinator to assist victims and families affected by violent crime and to coordinate statewide services.

The role involves developing best practices, hosting victim support meetings, and coordinating with District Attorneys, tribes, and federal partners to improve service delivery.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of methods of organization and management; public administration; agency policies and procedures; grant or contract program requirements; legislative process; basic research and statistical techniques; federal and state laws relating to administration of assigned programs; supervisory principles and practices.

Responsibilities

• Interact with victims and families, who have experienced violent crime, assist them with navigating the justice system, while coordinating the appropriate services.
• Develop and present standardized, state-wide best practices training to Victim Services Advocates. Host or coordinate victims' support meetings and symposiums.
• Work with other victim's services programs with the District Attorney's, tribes and United States Attorney's Office.
• Educate OSBI agents, criminalists and other OSBI teams, regarding OSBI victim's support services team.
• Develop, collect and distribute the appropriate materials to provide to victims and families, in order to ensure they have the information needed to receive support services. Follow up with victims and families to ensure they are receiving the services they are in need of.

Job description

Job Posting Title Victim Services Advocate/Coordinator

Agency 308 STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Supervisory Organization State Bureau of Investigation

Job Posting End Date Refer to the date listed at the top of this posting, if available. Continuous if date is blank.

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the posting end date above.

Estimated Appointment End Date (Continuous if Blank)

Full/Part-Time Full time

Job Type Regular

Compensation Annual Salary: $64,000.00

Job Description

This position is located in the Special Victims Unit within the Investigative Services Division.

This position is statewide.

This position is grant-funded.

Major Work Duties

• Interact with victims and families, who have experienced violent crime, assist them with navigating the justice system, while coordinating the appropriate services.
• Develop and present standardized, state-wide best practices training to Victim Services Advocates. Host or coordinate victim's support meetings and symposiums.
• Work with other victim's services programs with the District Attorney's, tribes and United States Attorney's Office.
• Educate OSBI agents, criminalists and other OSBI teams, regarding OSBI victim's support services team.
• Develop, collect and distribute the appropriate materials to provide to victims and families, in order to ensure they have to information needed to receive support services. Follow up with victims and families to ensure they are receiving the services they are in need of.

Typical Functions

• Plans, organizes, directs/manages a component of an agency or institutional program or a major division, program, or function established to accomplish a basic goal or mission of the agency.
• Interprets and advises agency personnel and the general public on departmental rules, regulations and laws governing the operation of the agency, division or department program.
• Prepares administrative, statistical and/or fiscal documents pertaining to departmental activity.
• Provides direction to staff in planning, promoting, and implementing programs in accordance with agency policies and goals.
• Advises on future resource requirements, priorities for programs and activities; estimates timetables for accomplishing assigned activities; develops policies, rules, and regulations consistent with state and federal laws pertaining to the administration of programs.
• Plans, develops and conducts training, seminars, meetings, or clinics as required; represents the agency at meetings, seminars, and conferences.
• Drafts policies and procedures and develops contract or grant proposals.
• Reviews proposed legislation and recommends changes; may act as legislative liaison.

Level Descriptor

At this level employees are assigned responsibilities involving the direction or management of a major program, division, unit or function which is of moderate size and scope or perform professional level work involving program management, development, coordination, or implementation with responsibility for a major phase of a program which is large in size and scope. Responsibilities may include program responsibilities, performing functions in the areas of program management and development, providing guidance for operations and services, performing program planning, development and evaluation activities, and organizing and coordinating program services and activities. Incumbents will be expected to perform assigned duties at all levels of complexity and will provide guidance and training to lower-level and other appropriate staff.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required at this level include knowledge of the methods of organization and management; of public administration; of agency policies and procedures; of grant or contract program requirements; of the legislative process; of basic research and statistical techniques; of federal and state laws and regulations relating to administration of assigned programs; and of supervisory principles and practices.

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