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

This position is located in the Human Resource Management Division, Labor Relations Office, in Washington, D.C. The Labor Relations Office manages the Bureau of Prisons’ labor management relations program. Other program functions include Bureau representation at third party hearings; and career development training for supervisors, managers, and human resource staff. This includes influencing the organization’s labor culture through development and promulgations of the programs, recommending policies, maintaining good public and inter-agency relations, and making independent decisions within broad service policies.

Requirements

• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.
• Selective Service Requirement: http://www.sss.gov
• U.S. Citizenship is Required.

Qualifications

Required qualifications: Applicants must have a J.D. degree, be an active member of the bar (any U.S. jurisdiction), and have at least three (3) years post-J.D. legal or other relevant experience. In addition, incumbent must have prior litigation experience and must have experience practicing before a minimum of one of the following forums: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; the Merit Systems Protection Board; the Federal Labor Relations Authority or before labor arbitrators. Further, the incumbent must have substantive knowledge of the Federal Labor-Relations Statute. Preferred qualifications: Experience in federal sector labor is preferred. Prior supervisory experience is preferred.

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 75054 United States
• Name: CSU
• Phone: 972-352-4200
• Email: [email protected]