Correctional Institution Administrator (Camp Administrator)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Florence (CO); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System in Florence, CO seeks a corrections professional to help foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

The role requires at least one year of specialized experience in correctional programs, including supervisory or administrative duties, with thorough knowledge of internal policies, programs, and procedures.

Qualifications

• Requires specialized correctional experience directly related to inmate programs or correctional operations.
• Must demonstrate ability to supervise or manage administrative duties successfully.
• Knowledge of custody, training, release issues, and internal policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, supervise and evaluate diversified correctional programs.
• Direct, observe and correct inmate behavior to maintain safety and security.
• Establish policies, plans and programs for correctional operations; monitor performance.

Skills

Specialized experience

Supervisory duties

Custody experience

Policies & procedures

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

Education:

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Experience:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.

Specialized experience is directly related experience that included substantial involvement with a correctional program and provided a thorough knowledge of correctional techniques, or experience in meeting and dealing with people that demonstrated the ability to work effectively with inmates and associates in a correctional environment.

Experience must have also demonstrated the ability to perform supervisory or administrative duties successfully.

• (1) understanding the problems of custody, treatment, training, and release of inmates of penal or correctional institutions;
• (2) a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of an institution's internal policies, programs, regulations, and procedures;
• (3)training subordinates, coordinating and directing activities and functions, evaluating performance of operations and the effectiveness of programs, and maintaining high standards or work objectives.

This experience must have been gained in an administrative position, or in other positions that included the successful direction, or assistance in the direction of, an entire correctional program or a major phase of such a program.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

Experience in planning, organizing, supervising and evaluating diversified correctional programs.

Experience in directing, observing and correcting inmate behavior and taking measures to ensure control in situations critical to the security of a correctional facility.

Experience in determining and establishing policies, plans and programs involved in correctional operations.

Experience which demonstrates knowledge of supervisory and managerial duties such as performance monitoring and incentive awards policy, as well as knowledge of the Master Agreement and Standards of Conduct in order to promote optimum staff performance.

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.