Victim Services Coordinator

Join the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) as a Victim Services Coordinator, where you'll play a pivotal role in developing and coordinating crime victim and survivor services within our dedicated Victim Engagement Program (VEP) team. In this position, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring the provision of trauma informed and person-centered services and trauma recovery opportunities to crime victims, survivors, and their families connected to youth in OYA custody.

Your responsibilities encompass a wide array of critical tasks, including advising on legal mandates, creating, implementing, and maintaining programs that support victim engagement and trauma recovery. Coordinating victim's rights notification and staying abreast of emerging trends in victim services. You'll spearhead initiatives such as victim/offender dialogue programing and manage a responsibility letter bank, all aimed at supporting the healing process of victims and survivors as well as the youth in OYA custody.

Beyond program development and oversight, you'll serve as OYA's representative on public policy matters related to crime victims’ rights, engaging in advocacy efforts at the statewide level. Collaboration with juvenile justice partners and active participation in advocacy workgroups will be integral to your role.

This position offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible difference in the lives of those affected by crime. If you bring a passion for victim advocacy, advancing equity in resource access, have experience in restorative justice work, and a commitment to creating programing that is culturally responsive and person centered, we encourage you to apply. Join us in our mission to foster healing, empowerment, and justice within our communities. Take the next step in your career with OYA and be a catalyst for positive change. Apply today and become part of our dedicated team!

The Day in the Life:

• Development, implementation, and coordination of crime victim and survivor services at OYA.
• Implementing a victim/offender facilitated dialogue programming, a responsibility letter bank, and other restorative justice focused initiatives.
• Resolve complex crime victim rights matters and oversee the victim notification processes.
• Provide technical assistance and ongoing process improvement for OYA’s VEP to ensure provision of legally required notification of rights to crime victims.

Full description of duties and responsibilities, please click here.

Additional Information:

• Hybrid Telework: This position is eligible for a flexible hybrid work schedule with the expectation that the incumbent will work in the office at least 2 days a week.  This position is based at our Central Office in Salem, Oregon and will require traveling around the state to maintain regular contact with local and state agency staff, OYA staff, and external stakeholders. Occasional overnight travel may be needed. Remote work is evaluated periodically to ensure business needs are being met and can be adjusted at any time.
• We may use this recruitment to fill future vacancies.
• Starting Salary Expectations for new to State service: $65,796.00 - $75,864.00 annually; based on qualifications, experience, and internal equity (should you have significant years of experience performing this work, starting salary may be higher).
• Position Salary Range: up to $107,988.00 annual salary.
• This position receives annual increases on anniversary date until the maximum of the salary range is reached.
• Upon PERS eligibility, employees will receive a 6.95% increase to their base salary and will pay the employee 6% contribution to PERS.
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Tentative Recruitment Schedule:

• 1st Round Interviews scheduled for May 21, 2024 (virtual interview)
• 2nd Round Interviews scheduled for May 29, 2024 (in-person interview)

ABOUT OYA

At OYA, diversity, equity, and inclusion are more than just words on a page. To meet our mission and live our values as an agency, DEI must be at the heart of all we do. We support cultural competence, develop teams and cultivate leaders in ways that are equitable to everyone, especially people of color, those who identify as LGBTQ+, or those from other marginalized communities. We are explicit and intentional as we identify resources that all our youth and staff need to grow and prosper. Our DEI work connects closely with our culture of positive human development, with safe and supportive environments where everyone is held accountable and connected to their community. The end goal is to protect the public and reduce crime by holding youth accountable and providing opportunities for reformation in safe environments.

If you are looking to join a team that values individual and cultural differences, with the opportunity to contribute to youth reformation by enriching our workforce with diversity, OYA wants to hear from you!  People of color, women, and other members of historically marginalized communities are strongly encouraged to apply!

For more information please visit www.oregon.gov/oya.

**Would you like to learn more about this position and OYA? Join us on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays between 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. for OYA Career Chats.

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What's in it for You?
OYA values our employees. We believe that your time outside of the workplace is as valuable as it is inside the workplace. We offer a great work/life balance with flexible work schedules on most positions and a competitive benefits package, including low-cost, high-coverage health insurance, generous time-off, and a competitive retirement plan.

Discover more about working in Oregon state government by clicking here.

This position is represented by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU/OPEU). By joining and maintaining your membership with SEIU Local 503, the following benefits are available to you such as:

• $2,500 life insurance policy paid for by your union, SEIU Local 503. This policy is in effect if you are an active member.
• Up to $200,000 of additional life insurance can be purchased. Up to $100,000 member life, $40,000 spouse and $10,000 child is guaranteed within the first 90 days of new union membership.
• Short Term Disability insurance is guaranteed if purchased within the first 90 days of new union membership.
• Legal insurance enrollment is available to purchase within the first 90 days of new union membership.
• Tuition reimbursement.

For more information on SEIU, please click here.

What We Are Looking For:

• A Bachelor's Degree in Business or Public Administration, Behavioral or Social Sciences, or a degree related to the agency program that demonstrates the capacity for the knowledge and skills; and four years experience coordinating or administering a program

OR;

• Any combination of experience or education equivalent to seven years of experience that typically supports the knowledge and skill requirements listed for the classification.

Required Skills:

• Strong team skills with willingness to collaborate and share information.
• Effective time management skills.
• Initiative and independent judgment skills.
• Passion to work with a diverse client base

DESIRED ATTRIBUTES/APPLICATION SCORING CRITERIA: If you have these qualities, let us know! It’s how we will choose whom to move forward!

Note: You do not need to have all of these qualities to be eligible for this position.  

• Demonstrated experience in victim advocacy and service provision either in system based or community-based programing.
• Demonstrated experience with issues related to implicit bias, oppression, diversity, equity and inclusion and strong commitment to understanding, identifying, and eliminating systemic barriers that affect population impacted by inequity.
• Knowledge and demonstrated work experience in criminal and/or juvenile justice systems.
• Demonstrated experience in restorative justice and/or community-based harm reduction programing.  
• Demonstrated experience with program development and implementation planning.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including facilitating trainings and presentations.

How to apply:

• Ensure your application and/or resume thoroughly reflect your skills, experience (both lived and professional), knowledge, and/or education pertinent to this position.
• Clearly articulate in your application and/or resume how you meet the minimum qualifications and any or all the desired attributes of the position.
• Submit a comprehensive application or upload a detailed resume, including dates of employment and descriptions of duties/responsibilities for each position.
• COVER LETTER REQUIRED: Include a cover letter providing in-depth details about how your experience, skills, and/or knowledge that align with the desired attributes for the position. Use headers for each attribute you meet. Limit the cover letter to no more than 2 pages. Ensure the document is in PDF format for accessibility.
• Following the submission of your application, promptly respond to the public records request authorization and gender identity questionnaire. If you're an employee, these tasks will be in your Workday inbox.
• Veterans may receive preference; indicate your veteran status if applicable.

Additional Information

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens we are here to serve. OYA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be individualized based on merit, competence, performance, and business need.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical​​​ condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or ​expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.” The more diverse we are, the better our work will be.

Applicants with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation to participate in the hiring process. For assistance regarding reasonable accommodation or for alternative format please contact OYA Recruitment at 971-345-1236. Oregon Relay Service can be reached by calling 7-1-1.

Pre-employment Checks:

In keeping with our mission, OYA will conduct a criminal record check, per OAR 416 Division 800, a driving record background check and a vulnerable population abuse and neglect check. Information obtained about an individual is confidential. An individual who refuses to consent to a criminal records/background check shall be disqualified from consideration in the position for which you applied. All applicants are subject to additional pre-employment check(s) such as fingerprint based on criminal records check, pre-employment drug screening and/or education verification as required for the position.

In 2003 Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), the first federal civil statue focused specifically on addressing sexual violence in juvenile facilities, jails, prisons, and other facilities.  In recognition of the rights, safety, and well-being of the youth we serve you will be asked specific questions about your background to ensure our hiring and promotion practices comply with the National PREA standards. 

All positions in OYA will require the incumbent to serve as a "mandatory reporter" of child abuse.

Visa Sponsorship:

We do not offer Visa sponsorship. If you are hired, you will be required to fill out the US Department of Homeland Security’s I-9 form confirming you are able to work in the US. OYA uses E-Verify to confirm that applicants are authorized to work in the United States.

Have Questions?:          

For questions about the job announcement, contact our Recruitment Team OYAjobs@oya.oregon.gov