Job opening: Correctional Program Officer (Administrator, Correctional Services Branch)
Salary: $155 700 - 183 500 per year
Relocation: YES
Published at: Nov 22 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
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
Serves as the Administrator, Correctional Services Branch, Central Office, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Manages the development and review of policy, training, audit guidelines, security related equipment, facility design, inmate transportation procedures, locksmith operations, armory operations, emergency preparedness and a wide range of similarly Correctional Services related concerns. Manages the risk assessment process, development, and review of audit guidelines for the Correctional Services Branch and for institutional level audits of Correctional Services. Reviews all Correctional Services audits and order such action as appropriate to correct deficiencies in policy, training or audit guidelines.
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: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. ORExperience: 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 also have 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:
Experience in advanced technical writing/review skills and managing the development of major program statements, manuals, agency level strategic planning documents, and risk assessments.
Experience developing plans, programs or training to enhance employee performance and career development.
Experience managing cost centers, procurement and expenditures.
Experience developing, and implementing policies, procedures or programs which significantly enhance operations of a correctional facility.
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.
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]
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