Victim Witness Assistant (OA)

Summary For more information on the Department of Justice and the United States Attorneys' Offices, visit http://www.justice.gov/usao/. As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement. This position is also being announced to applicants eligible to apply through Merit Staffing procedures under 26-VAE-EB-13000217-ST . Responsibilities Position serves as the principle office assistant to the Victim Witness Unit, responsible for providing a wide variety of technical and administrative support services. Duties include, but are not limited to: Maintaining a detailed calendar of active events, hearings and victim witness activities; Providing information to victims on schedule changes, status of defendant's pleas, trial results, etc.; Establishing and maintaining general and victim witness files, both automated and hard copy; Maintaining the Victim Notification System (VNS) and producing reports for Specialists; Preparing VNS notification letters and assembling victim i...