Correctional Program Officer (Administrator, Correctional Programs Branch)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

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

You must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience in correctional programs, supervision, and knowledge of internal policies and procedures governing inmate care and custody.

Qualifications

• No substitution of education for specialized experience.
• Specialized experience directly related to correctional programs.
• Ability to supervise or administer duties in a correctional environment.
• Experience directing or assisting in directing a correctional program or major phase.

Responsibilities

• Direct, coordinate and evaluate correctional program operations.
• Provide guidance and training for correctional programs in facilities.
• Develop policy or modify agency-wide program objectives related to Correctional Programs.

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.

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) 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; and (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 a variety of institutions, inmate populations and the resulting problems presented by the various combinations in order to effectively carry out primary responsibilities of directing and evaluating operating programs field institutions.
• Experience in analyzing information and providing recommendations in regards to the formulation, establishment or modification of agency/organization wide programs objectives, plans, and/or policies relating to Correctional Programs.
• Experience in providing direction, guidance, and coordination of activities related to Correctional Programs such as Unit Management, Case Management, Security Designation and Custody Classification, Pretrial Detention, Victim/Witness Program, Inmate Performance Pay, and the Central Inmate Monitoring System.
• Experience in developing policy, evaluating and providing guidance and training for correctional programs in correctional facilities.

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.