About the Position: Position is working within the Military Correctional Complex, United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB). The work requires frequent, direct contact with inmates. For more information about the USDB, please visit http://usdb.leavenworth.army.mil/main.htm. This position is primary/rigorous and is eligible for Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) retirement coverage. The maximum entry age is 37 years old. Individuals who previously served in a primary position may be reinstated.

Duties

Pick up inmate and official incoming mail; sort official mail by activity; and safeguard official mail until picked up by recipient. Inspect incoming inmate mail and packages and outgoing inmate correspondence and packages for contraband and whether it is an authorized correspondence. Receive and inspect outgoing official mail for proper class; packaging; address labels; and other forms (registered, certified, etc.) have been properly completed. Deliver mail and packages to Post Office and fill out proper records for shipment by USPS. Initiate a fund account for each inmate assigned to the facility; secures cash, valuables, and personal property; and processes money to be credited to inmate accounts. Ensure only authorized withdrawals are made by an inmate from their account and accurate documentation is received authorizing withdrawals. Ensure funds of inmates transferred to other correctional or medical facilities are properly forwarded. Conduct research on issues related to inmate financial issues, property management, mail, and telephone related concerns. Monitor and processe inmate telephone transactions including adding, deleting, and tracking telephone use.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• This position requires direct contact with inmates as well as incidental contact with inmates. Direct contact is with inmates while delivering mail, in-processing and out-processing. It often requires delivering unpleasant news to violent offenders.
• A valid driver’s license is required.
• Employee must be able 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.
• Employee must obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
• The position requires a physical fitness examination and medical screening upon appointment and an annual re-evaluation. Employee must undergo screening for tuberculosis upon employment and periodic screening thereafter.
• This position requires the employee to complete the Army Corrections Command Pre-Service Training program.
• 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.
• The employee will comply with all provisions of the 15th MP BDE Regulation 190-3, Rules of Conduct and ACC Policy Letter #17, Standards of Conduct.
• All confinement facility personnel shall possess a high degree of maturity and emotional stability; and have no civilian felony convictions or court-martial convictions for any offense with a maximum authorized sentence over one year.
• 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 (42 USC 1997).
• Personnel who enter the Military Corrections Complex (within or outside the fence line) consent to inspection of their person and property, including their vehicle.
• The maximum entry age for positions covered under the special Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) retirement is 37 years old.
• Individuals must be appointed by the last day of the month in which the individual becomes age 37. Individuals who are past the maximum entry age limit, but previously served in a primary position, may be reinstated.
• This position is designated as a Primary LEO and the work requires frequent, direct contact in the detention of inmates convicted of offenses against the punitive articles of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.
• Regularly-assigned contacts with inmates expose the incumbent to daily stress and the threat of potentially dangerous situations such as verbal and/or physical attack by the inmate population.

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. Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanPriority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician EligiblePriority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability RetirementPriority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/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 experience operating office automated equipment to input data, establishing office files, preparing routine responses to inquiries; receiving and distributing correspondence according to local standard operating procedures. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university. 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 your semester hours of education beyond two years (total semester hours minus 60) by 60. Add the two percentages. Time in Grade Requirement: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. IAW 28 C.R.R. Part 115, Prison Rape Elimination Act, the MCC shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with inmates, who: has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997); has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse.

Education

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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/.

Contacts

• Address HT-W6L302 USA CORRECTIONS COMMAND DO NOT MAIL Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027 US
• Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
• Email: [email protected]