This position is in the Senior Executive Service (SES). Current federal civil services employees may apply. The civil service consists of all persons occupying an executive (including excepted service), judicial or legislative branch position. It does not include the uniformed services. Veteran's preference does not apply to the SES.

Duties

Federal Prison Industries (FPI) is the largest inmate-training program operated by the Bureau of Prisons and one of the most important correctional programs in the Department of Justice. Created by Federal statute in 1934, FPI operates as a wholly owned, self-sustaining government corporation under the trade name UNICOR.  FPI employs and provides skills training to Federal inmates in diverse factory settings and contributes to the safety and security of Bureau facilities by keeping inmates constructively occupied.

Requirements

• You will be required to travel occasionally for training and operational purposes.
• You will need to successfully complete a background security investigation before you can be appointed into this position.
• You must satisfactorily complete (or have previously completed) the 3-week Introduction to Correctional Training Techniques Program at Glynco, Georgia.
• After appointment, you will be subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3307, a maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution.

Qualifications

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must be able to show progressively responsible experience in a correctional environment which has demonstrated the ability to perform supervisory or administrative duties such as training subordinates in the specific duties related to their function in the institution, coordinating and directing operations and programs in a correctional setting or at the national level, evaluating performance of institution operations and the effectiveness of programs in relation to the inmate population. This experience must have been gained through the direction or assistance in the direction, of an entire correctional program or major phase of a correctional program.

Education

This position does not have an education requirement.

Contacts

• Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS 320 First Street, N.W. 7th floor Washington, District of Columbia 20534 United States
• Name: Ken Lockley
• Phone: 202-514-8188
• Email: [email protected]