The position serves as the Senior Supervisory Community Supervision Officer located in the Office of Community Supervision and Intervention Services within Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA). CSOSA provides community supervision of adult offenders released by the DC Superior Court or the United States Parole Commission on probation, parole and supervised release in the District of Columbia.

Duties

Serves as senior advisor to the Branch Chief responsible for researching and identifying complex program issues or problems impacting program initiatives in OCSIS organizational branch. Evaluates current activities and recommends appropriate actions. Prepares and delivers oral presentations to the Branch Chief and other management officials. Reviews and audits branch operations for compliance with policies and procedures. Prepares and reviews statistical reports. In his/her absence, acts as Branch Chief or Supervisory Community Supervision Officer as deemed appropriate by the Branch Chief. Performs the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised. Plans, schedules, and assigns work to subordinates. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for staff members; provides feedback and periodically evaluates employee performance. Provides advice, counsel, and/or instruction to staff members. Recommends or approves appointments, selections, or reassignments to positions appropriate to the selection authority delegated. Effects disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated in this area. Carries out Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and program activities. Investigates the background of criminal offenders to identify factors that determine their level of risk related to offender supervision. Assesses the offenders need for assistance and reviews their progress under supervision. Performs case management services for individuals referred to program resources. Tracks social services program participation through an automated case management system. Identifies appropriate social service assistance programs for criminal offenders and works with community partners to provide services that focus on decreasing recidivism rates.

Requirements

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service , if applicable.
• Background security investigation, drug test, and favorable adjudication.
• May be required to successfully complete a one year probationary period (unless already completed.)
• Time-in-grade requirements must be met within 30 calendar day of the closing date of this announcement.
• This position is covered under federal law enforcement retirement provisions, Public Law 100-238.

Qualifications

This is a Social Science series position which has a Basic requirement. In order to initially qualify for this position, you must meet one of the three following Basic requirements: A. Successful completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in the behavioral or social sciences, or in a related discipline that included at least 24 semester/36 quarter hours in the behavioral or social sciences; OR B. Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field; OR C. Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. In addition to the meeting the Basic Requirements for this position, you must have one year of specialized experience equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of a GS-12 within the federal service, which demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position, is required. Specialized experience is defined as: Supervising a group of employees by performing a broad range of managerial functions including human resource management functions, establishing guidelines and performance expectations for staff members, observing and evaluating staff performance, providing informal feedback, resolving informal complaints and grievances, developing work improvement plans, recommending personnel actions as necessary, and effecting disciplinary measures as appropriate to the authority delegated in this area; reviewing pertinent information and reconciling conflicting data; devising new or modified methods of analyzing findings; developing new initiatives in one or more program areas; directing and managing staff to ensure that all assigned cases for supervision and investigation are entered in the information system timely and accurately; ensuring programs are in place to effectively monitor offenders compliance with the conditions of parole, probation, or supervised release. YOUR RESUME MUST REFLECT DEMONSTRATED SPECIALIZED AND SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE. Time-in-Grade: Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks, must meet the time in grade requirement. Applicant must have served 52 weeks as a GS-12 or higher grade in Federal Service. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY? You MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
PASS/FAIL COURSES: If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
GRADUATE EDUCATION: One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
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 CSOSA 800 North Capitol Street NW Suite 700 Washington DC, DC 20002 US
• Name: Vanessa Willis
• Phone: 202-220-5443
• Email: [email protected]