Victim's Assistance Specialist

Job Title: Victim Assistant Specialist

Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: $24.97 - $31.58 per hour

General Position Summary

This position provides aide to those who have suffered financial, social, psychological or physical harm as a result of being a victim of a crime. Your role will include informing victims in advance of any critical stage hearing or proceeding, attending court proceedings personally with victims to answer questions, providing support and ensuring the Judge is aware of victim attendance if the victim wishes to make any statements when applicable during the proceeding.  For a more comprehensive list of the daily tasks associated with this role, please contact Human Resources.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education, Certification, & Experience
  • Highschool Diploma or GED
  • Two years of experience in victim advocacy preferred.  
  • Ability to multi-task, quickly learn complex issues, work independently, handle confidential information and use lateral thinking to find creative and successful solutions to victim barriers.
  • Knowledge of the criminal justice field preferred.
  • Experience with all modern office equipment, including computer knowledge and Microsoft applications required.
  • Must obtain an Oregon Notary. Can be obtained during employment.
• Language Skills - Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Mathematical Skills - Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Reasoning Ability - Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Database software; Internet software and Word Processing software.
• Physical Requirements - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 
  • While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit.  The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Salary and Benefits

This is an hourly, non-exempt position with a wage range of $24.97 - $31.58 per hour.  The pay range listed here reflects the FULL pay range for this position for the current fiscal year.  Salary offers are based on the candidate's equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

Klamath County also offers a generous benefits package, including County contributions to health insurance, County contributions to a retirement plan, paid life insurance, paid short term disability, paid time off and more!  

Klamath County recognizes and understands the importance of being able to care for yourself and loved ones when your health and safety are affected.  To show our support during those difficult events, Klamath County offers all of its employees up to 12 weeks of fully employer paid leave per benefit year for qualifying events. 

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Working Conditions

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Work Schedule

The normal work schedule is 40 hours per week; exact schedules are assigned by management.  It is the attendance standards of the employer that all employees be present and on time each shift they are scheduled to work.  Full or partial absence during any scheduled shift, arriving late, or leaving early, for whatever reason, may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment.  Time off may be approved if allowed by applicable policies covering illness, injury, or other personal emergency.