This position is located at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo, PR.  Under the general direction of the Regional Director, the incumbent serves as the Warden providing administrative oversight and direction over programs within the Institution.  

Duties

As the SES Warden at the Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo, PR, the incumbent is responsible for the overall management of a federal prison, the mission of which is the safekeeping, care, protection, discipline, programming, and release of more than 1,113 inmates charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States. Many of these inmates have complex sentences and have compiled serious records of institution misconduct which indicate they require stringent security measures. Under the general direction of the Regional Director, incumbent is delegated full authority and responsibility for carrying out the directives of the federal courts and the Attorney General. Incumbent is responsible for all administrative functions of the institution, including planning and coordinating all programs related to security, discipline, etc., and developmental issues with regard to federal inmates. To receive serious consideration, applicants for this position must demonstrate successful performance and creative leadership in senior management position(s). 

Requirements

• You must satisfactorily complete (or have previously completed) the 3-week Introduction to Correctional Training Techniques Program at Glynco, Georgia.
• You will need to successfully complete a background security investigation before you can be appointed into this position.
• After appointment, you will be subject to random testing for illegal drug use.
• You will be required to travel occasionally for training and operational purposes.
• In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3307, a maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution.
• Applicants for this position must pass a pre-employment medical examination.

Qualifications

MANDATORY TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS: To be qualified for this position, applicants must be able to show progressively responsible experience in a correctional environment which has demonstrated the ability to perform supervisory or administrative duties such as training subordinates in the specific duties related to their function in the institution, coordinating and directing operations and programs in a correctional setting or at the national level, evaluating performance of institution operations and the effectiveness of programs in relation to the inmate population. This experience must have been gained through the direction or assistance in the direction, of an entire correctional program or major phase of a correctional program. 

Education

This position does not have an education requirement.

Contacts

• Address JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS 320 First Street, N.W. 7th floor Washington, District of Columbia 20534 United States
• Name: Tanya Collins
• Phone: 202-307-0495
• Email: [email protected]