FFSP Supervisory Sexual Assault Response Coordinator (SARC) Job in San Diego, CA

Vacancy No. 25-12764325 Department Commander, Navy Installations
Salary $120,381.00 to $128,407.00 Grade 5 to 5
Perm/Temp Permanent FT/PT Full-time
Open Date 7/14/2025 Close Date 7/28/2025
Job Link Apply Online Who may apply Public
Locations:
San Diego, CA


Summary

The primary purpose of the position is to serves as the primary focal point for directing and coordinating response activities on Navy installations. The Supervisory SARC has direct and unimpeded access to the Installation commander and all tenant commanders on the installation, to include the immediate commander of both the victim and the accused. The installation commander will have direct contact with the Supervisory SARC, or other installation SARC(s) for the Supervisory SARC.

Duties

  • Provides immediate supervisory technical oversight for subordinate full-time SARCs and SAPR VA who have the responsibility of facilitating sexual assault reporting and victim assistance to victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment. Approves leave while ensuring adequate coverage to meet requirements.
  • Establishes program and team goals and administratively and technically directs work to be accomplished by a staff that may include full-time deputy supervisory SARC, SARCs and SAPR VAs; this also includes special duty assignments, collateral duty, and deployable sexual response personnel. Assigns work based on priorities, difficulty and requirements of assignments, and staff capabilities.
  • Monitors and tracks SARCs and SAPR VAs progress toward D-SAACP and works with local human resources offices to ensure personnel attain and maintain their certification levels within the required timeframe. Ensures compliance with all D-SAACP credentialing, core competencies, and ethical requirements, and works with local human resource office to take progressive disciplinary action to ensure accountability, as appropriate.
  • Ensures staff receives proper training to fulfill requirements of their positions, identifies employee development needs, establishes individual development plans, and provides or arranges for necessary on-the-job and/or formal training, including initial and refresher training to meet the requirements for D-SAACP credentialing to comply with security, privacy, and confidentiality directives.
  • Provides advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on work and administrative policies, procedures and directives (including personnel policies and procedures), technical direction and guidance, and provides assessment of compliance with applicable DoD and DON instructions and policies.
  • Conducts annual performance reviews and serves as the rating official for SARCs and SAPR VAs. The workforce consists of GS/NAF personnel. Ensures consistency and equity in rating techniques by establishing performance standards and expectations, coaching, and providing instruction and guidance to individual employees on work and administrative matters. Recognizes and awards performance and/or conduct that meets or exceeds standards.
  • Explains performance expectations to subordinates and provides regular feedback, guidance, and direction on strengths and weaknesses. Encourages professional development to improve knowledge, skills, abilities, and core competencies.
  • Addresses potential disciplinary and/or performance issues timely and takes appropriate, corrective action(s) as necessary. Initiates disciplinary action and ensures personnel receive training, counseling, or appropriate corrective action when performance and/or conduct does not meet standards; ensures personnel and are held accountable for failure to meet performance and/or conduct standards.
  • Manage the SAPR Program for and support the installation commander by advising on all response related matters and implementation of response strategy.
  • Serve as the single source for SAPR Program advice and guidance to Installation leadership (including tenant commands).
  • Collects and analyzes data in order to adapt, implement, and evaluate sexual assault response activities in compliance with policies and guidance.
  • Monitor quality of information in DSAID to ensure sexual data is handled in accordance with established guidelines.
  • Exercises oversight responsibility for UVAs when they are providing victim advocacy services to victims of sexual assault and sexual harassment.
  • Ensures SAPR victim advocacy program is appropriately staffed and capable of responding by telephone and in-person 24 hours a day.
  • Performs victim advocacy duties, as needed.
  • Maintains oversight of all aspects of victim advocacy services provided by SARCs and SAPR VAs and tracks, at a minimum, what subordinate units require SAPR VAs, a roster of those SAPR VAs and, status of their training, and rotation dates.
  • Ensures sexual harassment victims' safety concerns are assessed and identified safety issues are reported in accordance with policy.
  • Maintain liaison with commanders, DoD law enforcement, and MCIOs, and civilian authorities, as appropriate, for the purpose of facilitating the following protocols and procedures.
  • Provides oversight for installation-specific arrangements such as MOA or MOU.
  • Serve as the co-chair of the monthly CMG meetings, Quarterly CMGs, and oversee the High-Risk Response Teams, to ensure the victim's safety and the safety of retaliation reporters, facilitate sexual assault victim services and Retaliation reporters' referrals, and to direct effective response system coordination and ensure appropriate accountability.
  • Plans for and executes expenditures in accordance with NAF purchasing processes. May be required to serve as a NAF purchase cardholder or approving official.

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
  • Must pass all applicable records and background check.
  • Must successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. Any discrepancies must be resolved as a condition of employment.
  • Must comply with D-SAACP policy guidelines and complete initial and ongoing certification training requirements.
  • Incumbent must have or be able to obtain and maintain a current state driver’s license.

Qualifications

To be qualified for this position, candidates must the qualification identified below. Candidates qualifying for the position must provide sufficient information to demonstrate how these requirements are met.

Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

or

Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

or

Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Appropriate experience is defined as:

In addition to the basic requirements outlined: At least five years' experience in victim assistance or advocacy within either military or civilian sector.

Note, if basic qualification is met with experience, this may also be used to credit specialized experience requirement (e.g. four years of appropriate experience in victim assistance or advocacy, also counts towards four of the five years' specialized experience requirement).

Education

Degree: behavioral or social science; or related disciplines appropriate to the position.

or

Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

or

Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated that the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Appropriate experience is defined as:

Additional information

Executive Order 12564 requires a Federal workplace free of illegal drugs. According to the Executive Order, all Federal employees are required to remain drug free throughout their employment. Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Command is a Drug-Free Federal Workplace. The use of illegal drugs will not be tolerated, and use of or intoxication by illegal drugs will result in penalties up to and including removal from Federal Service.

REQUIREMENT TO OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN CREDENTIALS AT INCUMBENT EXPENSE: Must be able to obtain within six months of hire or already have, at minimum, the Basic Advocate Credential with the designation as a Comprehensive Intervention Specialist, as approved by the National Advocate Credentialing Program (NACP)/National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA). Both the Basic Advocate Credential and the Comprehensive Intervention Specialist designation must be maintained throughout employment in this position. Failure to obtain/maintain both the credential and designation is cause for termination.

The Basic Advocate Credential, with the designation of a Comprehensive Intervention Specialist, must be renewed every two years after initial credentialing. A continuing education process is required to maintain credentialing and is at the discretion of the employee. 32 hours of continuing education documentation must be received by NACP/NOVA to recertify. Included in the 32-hour requirement is a minimum of two hours of ethics training, ten hours of child advocacy training and not more than 12 hours service specific training. Trainings must be completed after the credentialing application/renewal submission month and before the end of deadline month.

Subject to funds availability, it may be feasible to reimburse employees for tuition and training course expenses associated with acquiring certifications or licenses. However, the responsibility of maintaining credentialing, as necessary to perform job duties, is the responsibility of the employee. This includes bearing the cost of recertification and obtaining the required education. To ensure employees maintain professional currency, meet continuous learning requirements, and develop requisite skills, employees are encouraged to leverage applicable DOD and federal agency learning events and training opportunities whenever possible.

In accordance with the Real ID Act of 2005, if a candidate or new hire requires access to a military installation and does not have a REAL ID, identity will need to be established. Identity is established by presenting either one (1) Acceptable Credential or by presenting an acceptable combination of Source Identify Documents. Acceptable Credentials are listed in List A and Acceptable Source Identity Documents are listed in Lists B and C in the link below (page 3). If using an Acceptable Credential, only one (1) from List A is required and if using Acceptable Source Identity Documents, one (1) from List B and one (1) from List C is required. https://www.oni.navy.mil/Portals/12/Vistors/Base%20Access%20Form.pdf?ver=2017-08-28-065204-693

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

All resumes will be reviewed to determine if they meet the hiring eligibility and qualification requirements listed in this announcement, and will be rated based on the information provided in the resume to determine the level of knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs) related to the job requirements. Using the qualifications of the position, a predetermined rating criterion of KSAs will be used for each resume. Best qualified applicants will be referred to the hiring manager. The selecting official may choose to conduct interviews.

Required Documents

The following documents are required at the time of application:

  • Résumé
  • Proof of education/training: provide a copy of your awarded/conferred college transcript(s); if degree hasn't been conferred, provide copy of HS Diploma, GED, or equivalent
  • If claiming Department of Defense (DOD) Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) Business Based Action (BBA) priority consideration: provide a copy of the notice of separation
  • If claiming Military Spouse Preference: provide a copy of the sponsor's Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders and a marriage certificate at the time of application
  • If claiming Veteran's Preference: provide a copy of your DD-214, Member-4 page and any supporting documentation (SF-15, V.A. disability letter, proof of service, etc.)
  • If a current or former Federal Employee: provide a copy of your most recent Personnel Action Report (PAR) or SF-50

Note: When submitting transcripts for an Associate degree or higher, proof of a high school diploma or equivalent is not required. All transcripts MUST show student's name, the name of the awarding university or educational institution, degree type, awarded/conferred date, and the field of study (major). If your degree has not been awarded and/or you possess certificates of completion for DoD approved competency-based training courses, and/or a valid CDA/MSA credential(s), you MUST also provide a copy of your HS Diploma or equivalent. Altered transcripts will not be accepted.

Transcripts from foreign colleges must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency in order to be considered. Applicants are responsible to obtain and submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency which is a private U.S. organization. Credential evaluations are not free and applicants are responsible for the cost of the selected service.

How to Apply

To be considered for this vacancy you must apply and complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section above.

The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 07/28/2025 to receive consideration.

To begin, click Apply to access the online application. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account to apply. If you do not have a USAJOBS account, you will need to create one before beginning the application.

It is your responsibility to ensure your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) is complete, accurate, and submitted by the closing date.

Agency contact information

Dylan Gable
Address
NAVBASE San Diego
750 Pacific Coast Highway
San Diego, CA 92132-0058
US

Next steps

Using the required qualifications of the position, a standardized rating and ranking criteria of knowledge, skills, and abilities will be used to screen and assess each application.

If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Times may vary during the hiring process, as your application status updates/changes you will be notified with a notification letter via email.

Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., Spam Blocker, etc.), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position


Note: We cannot accept applications on behalf of Federal Agencies. Application instructions are listed within the Job Description.