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

Responsible for the coordination; implementation and monitoring of the institution's training and employee development program, and is the primary advisor to the Warden in matters relating to the management of the Employee Development Department. Serves as the direct and primary advisor to executive and mid-level management staff on matters related to employee development and training and is deemed the technical expert. Provides guidance to all staff in reference to training needs assessments and individualized staff development plans. Develops course outlines, lesson plans, course schedules, reports, etc., and establishes guidelines and operational procedures for subordinates in performing these duties. Develops and implements effective tools of evaluation for the training program. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and is performed on a regular and recurring basis.

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-12 and GS-13: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience:GS-12 and GS-13: 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-12: Experience in assessing employees’ need for training. Experience with aligning training with organization’s strategic goals in the development of the annual training plan. Experience in providing logistical support, course development, delivery, evaluation, and process measurements (metrics). Experience in building solid cross-functional relationships. Experience in creating a training budget, monitoring changes in the local budget and documenting changes. GS-13: Experience identifying, assessing and matching resources to meet the employees' need for specific training and development.li> Experience aligniing training development with our organization's mission and strategic goals within the annual training plan. Experience providing logistical support, presentation assistance directly to instructors, enhancing local course development, delivering training, reviewing evaluations and developing training for deficiencies of local instructors, following up training with a review of process measurements(metrics), and cost analysis and management of local training. Experience in building solid cross-functional relationships with local department heads, Executive Staff, Regional Employee Development Administrators, national training personnel, and local education and training higher learning institutions. Experience creating a training budget, monitoring the budget, documenting changes within the budget, and keeping local training operations within fiscal allocated budget limits. Forecasting upcoming fiscal year budget for local training.li> 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]