Correctional Program Specialist

Bureau of Naval Personnel; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Naval Personnel seeks a Corrections Program Specialist for NAVCONBRIG. The role requires advising on correctional theories, enhancing security operations, and ensuring compliance with DoD/DoN policies to protect life and property.

Candidates should demonstrate experience with program analysis, staffing decisions, and enforcement of prison rules and safety measures in a federal setting.

Qualifications

• Advising personnel on correctional theories, principles and techniques.
• Recommending improvements to security operations to protect life and property.
• Analyzing corrections programs to determine staffing and resource needs.
• Enforcing rules on facility security, prisoner accountability and conduct.
• Using DoD/DoN policies, regulations and instructions for correctional programs.
• Enforcing safety and security measures to protect life and property.

Skills

Corrections theory

Security operations

Staffing analysis

Prisoner management

DoD/DoN policies

Safety procedures

Job description

You will serve as a CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM SPECIALIST in the NAVAL CONSOLIDATED BRIG (NAVCONBRIG) of NAVCONBRIG NWS. Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:

• 1) Advising personnel on correctional theories, principles and techniques;
• 2) Recommending ways to improve effectiveness and efficiency of security operations in order to protect life and property;
• 3) Analyzing corrections programs in order to determine appropriate staffing levels and resource utilization;
• 4) Enforcing rules and regulations governing facility security, prisoner accountability and prisoner conduct to ensure judicial sanctions are carried out appropriately;
• 5) Utilizing standard reference materials and guidelines such as Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Navy (DoN) policies, regulations and/or instructions pertaining to correctional security programs and operations;
• and 6) Enforcing safety and security measures to protect life and property.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/correctional-institution-administration-series-0006/

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.