Why work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons?You can have a meaningful career with an agency that truly values a diverse workforce. You will find a diverse workforce employed from entry level jobs to senior management positions. We protect public safety by ensuring federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, and provide reentry programming. Employees at correctional facilities perform correctional work regardless of their specific occupation.

Duties

Reports to the Correctional Programs Administrator (CPA) and receives direction from the Senior Correctional Programs Specialist (SCPS). Subject matter expert for correctional systems and case/unit management related issues within the region the position is located. Responsible for duties and functions related to correctional systems and case/unit management activities for sentenced adults and adjudicated juveniles housed in non-federal facilities as boarders. Reviews and responds timely to correspondence, Congressional Inquiries and Administrative Remedies initiated by inmates usually confined in state or federal facilities in the Region. Serves as a regional expert in the legal areas relating to the confinement of criminal offenders. Testifies in both state and federal court as an expert witness in areas associated with sentencing and confinement.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements. Education:There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience is directly related experience that included substantial involvement with a correctional program and provided a thorough knowledge of correctional techniques, or experience in meeting and dealing with people that demonstrated the ability to work effectively with inmates and associates in a correctional environment. Experience must have also demonstrated the ability to perform supervisory or administrative duties successfully. This includes (1) understanding the problems of custody, treatment, training, and release of inmates of penal or correctional institutions; (2) a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of an institution's internal policies, programs, regulations, and procedures; and (3) training subordinates, coordinating and directing activities and functions, evaluating performance of operations and the effectiveness of programs, and maintaining high standards or work objectives. This experience must have been gained in an administrative position, or in other positions that included the successful direction, or assistance in the direction of, an entire correctional program or a major phase of such a program. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in providing technical assistance/expertise regarding the identification, classification and ongoing monitoring of Central Inmate Monitoring (CIM) cases. Experience in reviewing and responding to Congressional Inquiries and Administrative Remedies initiated by inmates and have knowledge as an expert in legal areas relating to the confinement of criminal offenders. Experience and knowledge in areas such as jail time, inoperative time, statutory and extra time, withheld and forfeited good time, good conduct time, U.S. Parole Commission Act, and policies governing parole eligibility. Experience and knowledge of BOP policies and procedures, as it relates to correctional programs disciplines, FOIA, federal statutes and contractual agreements. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. **Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**

Education

See Qualifications Section for education requirements, if applicable.

ONLY if education is a requirement/substitution for specialized experience, applicant MUST upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement. Transcripts MUST be uploaded and electronically linked from USAJOBS at the time you apply and MUST include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here.

Foreign Education: For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

If you are selected for this position and qualified based on education (i.e. basic education requirement and/or substitution of education), you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.

Contacts

• Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS Consolidated Staffing Unit 346 Marine Forces Drive Grand Prairie, Texas 75051 United States
• Name: CSU
• Phone: 972-352-4200
• Email: [email protected]