Correctional Officer

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs; Browning (MT); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs is seeking a Correctional Officer to work across Browning, MT and nearby locations. The role includes intake/booking, inmate supervision, and movement, with responsibilities for maintaining records and safeguarding inmates, staff, and facilities.

The position requires federal qualifications and may include PCS. The posting notes a posted salary range and a security clearance requirement suitable for a government facility.

Qualifications

• Official transcripts or course lists acceptable to verify education claims.
• Foreign education must include a foreign equivalency certificate if used.

Responsibilities

• Intake/booking and release of inmates per policies and procedures.
• Maintain inmate files including medical programs, court orders, and releases.
• Supervise and document daily inmate movement.
• Search inmates, cells, vehicles and buildings.
• Transport/escort inmates to facilities and programs.
• Collect, analyze and report inmate data; generate status reports.
• Protect life, property and facilities from harm.

Skills

Inmate supervision

Security awareness

Documentation

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, District 5-Crow Detention in Browning, Montana; Busby, Montana; Fort Washakie, Wyoming; Hardin, Montana; Harlem, Montana; Poplar, Montana. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units? Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be Authorized

Key Responsibilities

As Correctional Officer, GL-0007, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to: Intake/booking and release of inmates into and of detention facilities, in accordance with policies and procedures,. Maintain inmate files with booking, medical programs and services, court orders, and releases in documented format. Supervise and document the daily movement of inmates. Search inmates, cells, vehicles and buildings.

Transport and/or escort inmates to and from various detention facilities, as well as program and community services. Collect, analyze and disseminate inmate information and generate daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual status reports on respective data logs. Protect life, institutional data, personal and real property, and facilities from harm and/or unauthorized entities.

Requirements & Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.

If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.

education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Related non-Federal experience or related experience as retired members of the uniformed services may be credited towards computing entitlement to leave accrual, at managerial discretion, providing that experience meets certain criteria. This provision allows new employees to earn annual leave at a higher rate than would otherwise be allowed. (5 Code of Federal Regulations, 630). For additional information, please visit: Creditable Service for Annual Leave

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $51632 – $74330/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-26.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.