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

Assists BOP-CAREERS Unit Specialist in preparing a variety of electronic templates and entering miscellaneous data in BOP-CAREERS. Responsible for receiving and screening all correspondence coming into the BOP-CAREERS Unit. Routes correspondence, circulars, and other materials to appropriate staff members. Maintains all merit promotion and delegated examining files (electronic and paper), and ensures files contain all required documentation. Types correspondence, memoranda, meeting minutes, policy materials, tables, reports, travel requests or vouchers, or other similar materials from handwritten copy, rough copy, or typewritten materials, being responsible for correct punctuation, spelling, capitalization, grammar, etc.

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-07 and GS-08: As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position. OR Experience:GS-07 and GS-08: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled. Some examples of this qualifying experience are:. GS-07: Experience and ability establishing priorities, organizing and maintaining a workload, experience in ordering office supplies and ensuring appropriate quantities for materials are available for office functions. Experience maintaining time and attendance files. Experience conveying basic or administrative information related to staffing, employment, hiring procedures and job vacancies with individuals in the organization and the general public. Experience preparing email responses, letters, memos, and reports related to policy and or procedures and various aspects of staffing, employment, etc. Experience researching, retrieving and collecting data for various reports utilizing a variety of computer programs, files and documents. Experience and basic knowledge of the various policies and guidelines related to staffing (i.e. Human Resource Management Program Statements, Qualification Handbooks). GS-08: Experience in various administrative procedures to include typing correspondence, memorandums, policy materials, tables, reports, or similar materials, drafting technical letters and email responses to individuals and the general public related to staffing and other areas. Experience conveying or providing complex information to individuals and the general public on employment, staffing and job vacancies, hiring procedures. Experience in maintenance and disposition of files, development of a manifest for files, archiving of files, and reports in accordance with policy and regulations. Experience working with a word processor, various programs such as excel, adobe, GROUPWISE, and various other office/training aid machines. Experience in submitting time and attendance for processing, resolving leave discrepancies and auditing time and attendance. Experience and the ability to apply the various policies and guidelines related to complex, technical staffing inquiries. 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]