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

Responsible for providing technical guidance in Personnel Security, Suitability, and Investigation Program for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Directs and coordinates investigations of applicants, employees, and contractors who are seeking or are employed in sensitive positions within the BOP. Determine the adequacy and completeness of investigations; and evaluate the authenticity and pertinence of information to the case under adjudication. Communicates directly with BOP employees at all levels to answer routine questions regarding the basic personnel security program. Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorably adjudicated National Security Clearance at all times. Failure to obtain/maintain this clearance may results in the person being selected being reassigned to their former position or a position similar to the position they held prior to selection.

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: GS-07: One full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. GS-09: A Master's or equivalent graduate degree; or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B or J.D., if related. OR Experience: GS-07 and GS-09: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: GS-07: Experience in processing or coordinating security background investigations of employees or any personnel requiring clearance. Experience in providing direction, technical advice or assistance to staff regarding personnel security issues. Experience researching, collecting, and analyzing information and providing recommendations which impact division/unit/office plans/programs. Experience preparing reports and maintaining records. GS-09: Experience researching, collecting, and analyzing complex information and providing appropriate recommendations which impacts local level plans or programs. Experience interpreting and applying technical policies and guidelines. Experience in preparing non-technical documents such as recurring reports, basic personnel/security forms. OR Combination of Education and Experience: GS-07 and GS-09: A combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. 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.

Superior Academic Achievement. (S.A.A.) applicants MUST provide a transcript in order to be considered under S.A.A. 

In order to be creditable under this provision, superior academic achievement must have been gained in a curriculum that is qualifying for the position to be filled.

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]