Victim Witness Specialist

Victim Witness Specialist

If selected for this position, you will serve as a Victim Witness Specialist for the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Texas. Typical work assignments will include:

• Responding to victim and witness inquiries concerning a variety of difficulties they may experience as a direct result of a crime and determining program eligibility for victim-witness services.
• Identifying resources and providing referrals to crime victims, their families, and witnesses.
• Assisting AUSAs in locating victims and witnesses and assessing their ability to testify in court proceedings.
• Providing information to victims on schedule changes, status of defendants' pleas, and results of trial.
• Making transportation and hotel arrangements for victims and witnesses to facilitate court appearances.
• Providing in-court support to victims and witnesses during and prior to hearings and trials.
• Preparing victims and witnesses to deliver testimony and aiding in the preparation of victim impact statements.
• Collaborating with law enforcement personnel, Federal investigative agency victim specialists and social service providers.
• Developing a network of victim service providers to increase resources and services to comprehensively support crime victims and witnesses.
• Speaking to public, civic, industry, and special interest groups on victims' issues to publicize Federal efforts to develop and improve assistance programs.
• Assisting USAO staff by securing a wide variety of specialized victim services, e.g., translators, special transportation, etc.

Responsibilities will increase and assignments will become more complex as your training and experience progress