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

This position is located in the Staffing & Employee Relations Sections (SERS), Human Resource Management Division (HRMD), Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Washington, D.C. Develops agency policy and procedures and provides specific guidance and oversight for the following Human Resource areas: Awards, Employment Incentives, Leave, Management Selection System (MSS), Performance, Reduction in Force, Staffing, and Work life Programs. Assists in internal audits of the entire HR program and makes recommendations for improvement or modification for the overall program. Provide staff training on a variety of HR issues. Responsible for developing policy, providing expert advice in an area of correctional specialty, or to provide guidance, direction, supervision, advice and/or evaluation for a program or programs in correctional facilities.

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-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or three full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. GS-12: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. NOTE: Graduate education must provide the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. OR Experience:GS-11 and GS-12: 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 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: GS-11 Experience interpreting and applying current HR policies and development of new policies and/or procedures based on new Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and DOJ policy issuance and changes. Experience in gathering information, compiling reports, formulating recommendations based on findings, analyzing, and interpreting complex technical materials. Experience maintaining and advising on procedures for implementing the Priority Placement Program and application processing, and advising on eligibility for CTAP and DOJ Reemployment Priority List. Experience interpreting and applying the Qualification Standards Handbook and Veterans Guide in determining and verifying qualifications and eligibility for Veteran’s Preference. GS-12 Experience serving as the technical expert for problems and questions covering a wide variety of staffing and employee relations issues. Experience participating in operational reviews, reviewing work for policy compliance and recommending changes to work operations to correct deviations. Experience applying policies in regards to age waivers, merit promotion, hiring policies and procedures, and various employment incentives. OR Combination of Education and Experience:GS-11 Only: Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. 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]