PRINCIPAL SARC

Description:

***This is a Title 5 Excepted Service National Guard Employee position***

This National Guard position is for a PRINCIPAL SARC, Position Description Number T5898000 and is part of the NJJFHQ, National Guard.

Requirements:

GENERAL EXPERIENCE :
Practical knowledge of the following programs, procedures, and policies of the following areas:

• At least six months of military and or civilian working experience at an intermediate competency level in one of the personnel programs, family programs, or community service programs.

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE :
At least 12 months military or civilian experience or knowledge in the following areas:

• Presenting formal and informal program briefings to senior leaders
• Developing training materials with the ability to facilitate effective interactive trainings in sexual assault.
• Sexual assault and domestic abuse prevention policies, regulations, and statutory requirements in the military or civilian sectors
• Capable of professionally expressing oneself orally and in-writing; and, experienced in interacting with diversified groups, individuals, and organizations.
• Military organizations, mission impacts, military lifestyles, civilian resources, and traumatic situations that may contribute to individual and interpersonal stress.

Due to the potential for legal or professional conflicts of interest, per CNGBI 1300.01, certain military occupational specialties cannot serve as SARCs or VA. These military positions' professional duties for sexual assault response conflict with the duties required of the SARCs and SAPR VAs.

• Chaplain personnel and chaplain assistants are NOT appointed as the National Guard SARC or VA Title 5 Excepted Service employees because they have privileged communication granted in the DoD Chaplain Program.
• Law enforcement personnel are NOT appointed as National Guard SARC or VA Title 5 Excepted Service employees because they have confidential limits in their roles to seek and document the truth of the crime.
• Judge advocates and paralegals are NOT appointed as National Guard SARC or VA Title 5 Excepted Service employees because their legal responsibilities conflict with SARC or SAPR VA duties and may involve prosecution or defense of alleged offenders.
• Commanders, CSMs, 1SGs are NOT appointed as National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service SARC or VA employees because their command responsibilities include focus on assessing the facts, functions, and accountability for both the offender and the victim; and these command duties conflict with the National Guard SARC or VA Title 5 Excepted Service employee's duties that are focused only on providing support and resources to sexual assault victims.
• Medical and Mental Health Providers are NOT appointed as National Guard Title 5 Excepted Service SARC or VA employees because their clinical roles and medical treatment work may require contact with a sexual assault victim; and their clinical roles and their medical treatment duties and responsibilities directly conflict with the SARC or VA work requirements.
• EOAs and EOLs are NOT appointed as National Guard Title 5 Expected Service SARC or VA employees because they do not have confidentiality and one of the main basis for the program is privacy and confidentiality for the Victim.
• 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 operate a motor vehicle should the need arise to operate a government vehicle/motor pool vehicle. May require travel by car, in military and/or commercial aircraft, and by other means of transportation as appropriate to perform temporary duty assignments.