Correctional Program Officer

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; United States; Vor Ort; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System seeks qualified corrections professionals who foster humane and secure environments and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

Candidates must show specialized experience related to correctional programs, supervisory or administrative duties, and a thorough understanding of custody, treatment, training, and release processes.

Qualifikationen

• 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.

Aufgaben

• Understanding the problems of custody, treatment, training, and release of inmates of penal or correctional institutions.
• A thorough and comprehensive knowledge of an institution's internal policies, programs, regulations, and procedures.
• Training subordinates, coordinating and directing activities and functions, evaluating performance of operations and the effectiveness of programs, and maintaining high standards or work objectives.

Jobbeschreibung

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. 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.

This includes

1. (1) understanding the problems of custody, treatment, training, and release of inmates of penal or correctional institutions;
2. (2) a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of an institution's internal policies, programs, regulations, and procedures;
3. (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 that demonstrates knowledge of investigative procedures, interviewing and interrogation techniques, employee rights and responsibilities, handling evidence, legal considerations, and ethics. Experience in analyzing information and providing recommendations in regards to the formulation, establishment or modification for agency wide program objectives, plans and/or policies related to conducting special investigations to include allegations of staff misconduct. Experience in providing technical assistance by evaluating and discussing investigation problems and by making suggestions to assist in the coordination of local investigations. Experience in analyzing issues and preparing reports, briefings, and comprehensive correspondence on sensitive investigative information and findings for use by upper management and policy makers. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities.

Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.