About the Position: Serves as the Chief for Prisoner Administration Branch and technical advisor to the Commander, Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility (NWJRCF), on treatment and disposition of prisoners and utilization of the prisoner population. Close and frequent contact with prisoners is required.

Duties

As the Chief for Prisoner Administration Branch and technical advisor to the Commander you will be responsible for the following duties. Furnish technical advice to other institutional directorates and activities in solving problems. Review and revise institutional policies and regulations regarding classification, visitation, emergency and temporary home parole, federal transfers and abatement. Represents and makes commitments on behalf of the Commander with outside organizations and agencies. Serve as Directorate leader responsible for plans and assigns functions and projects to sections within Prisoner Administration Branch. Serve as the appointed Sex Offender Notification Program Coordinator. Serve as the NWJRCF System Administrator. Serve as the primary evaluator for conducting background checks on visitors to the Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 5% of the time.
• This position requires the employee to undergo screening for tuberculosis prior to entry on duty and annually thereafter.
• This position requires the employee to pass a Criminal History Background Check. Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense.
• Personnel who enter the Northwestern Joint Regional Correctional Facility NWJRCF consent to inspection of their person and property, including their vehicle, at any time their property or vehicle is within any area under the control of the NWJRCF.
• IAW The Prison Rape Elimination Act, the MCC may not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with inmates, has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup community conferment facility, juvenile facility, or other institution.
• The incumbent of this position will comply with all provisions of the NWJRCF’s, Standards of Conduct SOP and ACC Policy Letter #17, Rules of Conduct.
• This position requires the employee to complete the Army Corrections Command Pre-Service Training program to maintain security and control of inmates, appropriate staff/inmate interaction and understanding the rules of inmate conduct.
• All confinement facility personnel shall have no civilian felony convictions or court-martial convictions for any offense with a maximum authorized sentence to confinement of over one year.
• Section 639 of Public Law 106-554 requires agencies to remove law enforcement officers from employment if they are convicted of a felony or court-martial convictions for any offense with a maximum authorized sentence to confinement of over one year.
• All Army Corrections Command employees are required to take 40 hours of training annually. Employees will receive basic training in inmate supervision and security as well as specialized training in their field.
• Department of Defense Instruction, Number 1325.07 states all confinement facility personnel shall possess a high degree of maturity.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian EmployeesCurrent Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army)Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementDomestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel WorkforceInteragency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the education or experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes (1) providing administrative support to inmates such as maintaining inmate records or processing actions (i.e., calculating sentence computation/re-computation dates) OR (2) providing custody and control over inmates and interpreting and enforcing correctional institution rules and regulations. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07). OR Education: 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. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: Correctional Administration and Management. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the first year (total graduate semester hours minus 18) by 18. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07). All applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcements. Current employees applying under VEOA are subject to time-in-grade restrictions like any other GS employee.

Education

Education Substitution Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you may qualify if your education meets the definitions outlined in the qualifications statement above. Please note: Transcripts must be submitted.


FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.

Contacts

• Address EU-APF-W6L202 NW JOINT RCF DO NOT MAIL Tacoma, WA 98433 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]