Senior Victim Services Specialist - Countywide

The Riverside County District Attorney's Office is currently seeking a Senior Victim Services Specialist to support the Division of Victim Services.

The Senior Victim Services Specialist provides a wide variety of complex and specialized trauma informed supportive services to the victims, derivative victims, and witnesses of crimes; coordinates the role of victims and witnesses through client advocacy with respect to the courts, law enforcement, and related agencies; serves as a principal advisor and mentor to Victim Services Specialist staff and volunteers; and performs other related duties as required pursuant to PC13835 and Marsy's Law.

Seeking candidates with experience providing direct service to victims, public outreach, developing training, and conducting complex research.

Bilingual Spanish skill is desired, but not required.

The Senior Victim Services Specialist is the advanced journey level classification in the Victim Services series and reports to a Victim Services Supervisor.

Assignments frequently require the exercise of independent judgment and are accomplished without immediate supervision and a high level of accountability.

Incumbents operate with a high degree of independence in identifying and resolving work unit challenges.

Case management is a primary function, including, but not limited to, complex cases of a serious nature involving homicides, gang-related crimes, career criminal cases, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, and domestic violence incidents.

The Senior Victim Services Specialist classification is distinguished from the Victim Services Specialist in that the latter does not function as a lead.

The Senior Victim Services Specialist uses significant independent judgment in the analysis of cases and will assist in assigning cases of all crime types to Victim Services Specialists.

The Senior Victim Services Specialist is further distinguished from the Victim Services Supervisor in that the latter functions as a full scope supervisor over victim services staff and is a mentor/trainer for Victim Services Specialists.

Meet the Team!

The District Attorney of Riverside County , as the public prosecutor acting on behalf of the People, vigorously enforces the law, pursues the truth, protects those victimized by crime, exonerates the innocent, and safeguards the rights of all to ensure that justice is done on behalf of our community.

The office's staff of over 700 is comprised of prosecuting attorneys, sworn investigators, victim-witness advocates, paralegals, investigative technicians, forensic analysts, and a wide range of information technology and supporting staff all committed to excellence and integrity in public service.

We are, and we seek to maintain, a diverse workforce to match a diverse county.• Collaborate with the supervisor to provide on-the-job training, instruction, and assistance to Specialists; prepare training schedules and maintain training records; create and/or update victim templates;...