Correctional Program Officer (Regional Correctional Services Administrator)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

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 qualification requirements: at least one year of specialized experience related to correctional programs; knowledge of internal policies, procedures, and reporting; ability to supervise, coordinate activities, evaluate performance, and maintain high work standards in a correctional

Qualifications

• There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.
• You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty to the next lower grade level.
• Specialized experience includes correctional program involvement, knowledge of correctional techniques, and ability to work with inmates and associates.

Responsibilities

• Oversee inspections of designated security and correctional operations.
• Analyze findings to ensure compliance with Correctional Services requirements and propose corrective actions.
• Review inmates suspected of gang affiliation and assess status; evaluate post assignments and staff duties.

Skills

Inmate supervision

Security procedures

Administrative duties

Education

High School Diploma or GED

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 overseeing inspections of designated security and correctional operations involving such features as key control, tool control, inmate movements, count systems, locking devices, control center, armed posts, entrances and exits, care and use of firearms, and special housing units.
• Experience analyzing findings upon completion of inspections to ensure compliance with established Correctional Services requirements and preparing reports with recommendations for procedural changes and/or corrective action where indicated.
• Experience reviewing material on inmates suspected of being prison gang members and confirming or denying the gang member\'s status.
• Experience analyzing correctional post assignments to determine required personnel complement. Reviewing and advising institution officials in the preparation of post orders, defining duties and security responsibilities of officers assigned.
• Experience evaluating and reviewing the effectiveness of escape and riot control plans, work details and other operations involving institution security.

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.