Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.

Duties

This position is located in the Administrative Remedy Section, Office of General Counsel in the Bureau of Prison's Central Office. Oversees the Bureau's administrative remedy (inmate grievance) program at all organization levels of the agency, and Regional Directors' responses have properly addressed the issues raised and are in compliance with Bureau policy and applicable laws and regulations. Prepares memoranda of instructions to Wardens and Regional Directors and responses to inmate appeals for signature of the National Inmate Appeals Administrator. These responses become the final agency position on matters raised in inmate appeals. Conducts a variety of analyses to identify trends or anomalies in responses and procedures, and determines the need for policy refinement and development based on results of these analyses.

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-12 and GS-13: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience: GS-12 and GS-13: 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: GS-12: Experience in reviewing inmate appeals of decisions of Wardens and Regional Directors and exercising independent judgment as to whether Wardens' and Regional Directors' responses have properly addressed the issues raised and are in compliance with policy and applicable laws and regulations. Experience in analyzing inmate grievances and appeals for indications of problems or potential problems in areas such as inmate disciplinary procedures and due process, health care, food service, general management, etc., at specific institutions or systemwide.</ li> Experience in providing information to correctional Specialists, researchers, writers, the press and the public about detailed workings of inmate grievance procedures. GS-13: Experience in preparing Congressional technical, detailed or sensitive correspondence, reports, documents to internal and external organizations. Experience in researching and interpreting policy and adapting Bureau procedures regarding comprehensive and factual responses to Congressional correspondence, inmate grievances, inmate classification and Freedom of Information Act. Experience in conducting and participating in special evaluations, reviews, examinations and surveys related to alleged irregularities or major regulation or procedure infractions in the administrative remedy program at the institutional level. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the 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]