Correctional Officer (Correctional Systems Officer)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Edgefield (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons in Edgefield, SC seeks corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. This role requires integrity and adherence to security procedures, with duties spanning mailroom functions, receiving and discharge processes, inmate transfer coordination, and release paperwork.

Experience supervising inmates during bus or airlift operations and coordinating custody exchanges

Qualifications

• Experience in mailroom, receiving, and discharge functions including admission, processing, identification, and security procedures.
• Experience supervising inmates during bus/airlift operations.
• Experience handling inmate releases with proper IDs and clearance checks.
• Experience coordinating custody exchanges with other agencies.

Job description

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

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:

Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position at this grade level.

OR

Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. This experience must have equipped the applicant with the qualifications necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience directly related to the various functions of the Mailroom
  and Receiving and Discharge areas; to include admission and release, physical
  processing, identification, coordination of prisoner transfers, security
  procedures, bus movement, final releases.
• Experience in supervising large groups of inmates in preparation for bus
  or airlift operations. This includes coordinating and carrying out various
  functions (i.e., visual searching, fingerprinting, photographing).
• Experience in carrying out the proper release of inmates who have
  completed their federal sentences; to include proper identification of
  inmates, review of clearances, fines, all forms of release paperwork,
  etc.
• Experience in coordinating exchanges of custody with federal and nonfederal
  agencies.

Medical Requirement: The Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons has established the following medical requirements for Correctional Officer positions:

The duties of these positions involve unusual mental and nervous pressure, and require arduous physical exertion involving prolonged walking and standing, restraining of prisoners in emergencies, and participating in escape hunts. Applicants must be physically capable of performing efficiently the duties of these positions, and be free from such defects or disease as may constitute employment hazards to themselves or others. The duties of a Correctional Officer are arduous; and sound health as well as physical fitness is required.

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.