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

Functions as a Recreation Program Manager in the Reentry Services Division, Education Branch, Central Office, Washington, D.C. Responsible for developing, coordinating and managing recreation, leisure activity, fitness, and wellness programs for the Bureau of Prisons. Responsible for all developmental and administrative aspects of recreation program management, including budget formulation, staff training, policy development, management, EDS, strategic planning, drafting of correspondence, pilot initiatives, Executive Staff papers, internal/external audits, etc. Initiates and develops Bureau policies and programs as they relate to effective planning, development, implementation, and assessment of recreation, education, reentry, and, hobby craft leisure activity, and wellness programs. Collects and analyzes data and related materials in the preparation of overall, systemwide reports for all phases of recreation and related programs.

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. OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular 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: Experience supervising multiple recreation facilities which includes intramural sports leagues, wellness, fitness, music, hobby-craft, leisure time and other special activities targeted at multiple levels of participant abilities. Experience monitoring and interpreting recreation data and crafting strategies to increase quality participation across a variety of facilities, each representing unique challenges and/or capabilities. Experience making independent decisions related to the running of recreation programs, including scheduling of staff, activities, cost management and supervising non-traditional persons such as volunteers or contractors. 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]