Correctional Program Specialist (Special Investigative Agent)

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Kings (NY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System seeks corrections professionals to foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

Qualifications emphasize specialized correctional experience, supervisory responsibilities, and the ability to manage operations, policies, and reporting in a correctional setting.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience in correctional programs and working with inmates.
• Ability to supervise or administer, including directing a correctional program or major phase.
• Experience in collecting, analyzing, and articulating information for reports.

Responsibilities

• Understand problems of custody, treatment, training, and release of inmates.
• Possess knowledge of internal policies, programs, regulations, and procedures.
• Train subordinates, coordinate activities, evaluate performance and program effectiveness.

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 with communication and interviewing of individuals and the ability to prepare a written account of the conversation or interview.
• Experience in conducting and/or managing investigations with a conclusion finding required.
• Experience in collecting, analyzing, and articulating information with the ability to create a report summary of the collected information.

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.