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Name: Title: Job Description: Name: Title: Job Description: VICTIM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM STAFF Brenda Olson-Wray Victim Witness Coordinator - Oversee operations of the Victim Assistance Program. - Train coordinators, interns, and volunteers. - Prepare a projected annual budget. - Research and write grant proposals. - Prepare quarterly and annual reports for grants. - Prepare stat forms, collect stats and compile stats for grants. - Submit data to the North Dakota Attorney General's Office. - Provide: information about the criminal justice system; emotional support; guidance and counseling to victims of crime. - Inform victims of specific procedures within the criminal justice system and their various rights and responsibilities under the law according to the Fair Treatment Standards Act of the North Dakota Century Code. - Notify victims of all court appearances and cancellations. - Prepare victim for trial and assist them through the duration of the trial. Including: discussing courtroom procedures and terminology; scheduling/attending attorney preparation for testimony; intervening with difficult/naive employers; scheduling courtroom orientation; providing a safe waiting area; ensuring proper witness forms are completed; and making travel arrangements to and from the trial. - Assisting victims in completing Crime Victims Compensation applications, Restitution Claim Forms, and Victim Impact Statements. - Provide appropriate community referrals to victims of crime. - Function as a liaison between the victim and the State's Attorney/ Assistant State's Attorneys to assure both are aware of the other's position or concerns. - Assist law enforcement personnel, the State's Attorney and other court personnel when appropriate in identifying and responding to the needs of victims of crime. - Continue education and training regarding victim issues and trends by attending local and national training each year. - Coordinate victim services with other area victim service providers and organizations. Debbie Tibiatowski Victim Witness Coordinator - Provide: information about the criminal justice system; emotional support; guidance and counseling to victims of ciime. - Inform victims of specific procedures within the criminal justice system and their various rights and responsibilities under the law according to the Fair Treatment Standards Act of the North Dakota Century Code. - Notify victims of all court appearances and cancellations. - Prepare victim for trial and assist them through the duration of the trial. Including: discussing courtroom procedures and terminology; scheduling/attending attorney preparation for testimony; intervening with difficult/naive employers; scheduling courtroom orientation; providing a safe waiting area; ensuring proper witness forms are completed; and making travel arrangements to and from the trial. - Assisting victims in completing Crime Victims Compensation applications, Restitution Claim Forms, and Victim Impact Statements. - Provide appropriate community referrals to victims of crime. - Function as a liaison between the victim and the State's Attorney/ Assistant State's Attorneys to assure both are aware of the other's position or concerns. - Assist law enforcement personnel, the State's Attorney and other court personnel when appropriate in identifying and responding to the needs of victims of crime. - Prepare stat forms, collect stats and compile stats for grants. - Continue education and training regarding victim issues and trends by attending local and national training each year. - Coordinate victim services with other area victim service providers and organizations.