Correctional Program Specialist (Supervisory Correctional Systems Specialist)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Fairfield Township (NJ); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Prisons is seeking corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment, ensuring public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry.

To be considered, applicants must meet education or experience requirements: Master's degree or equivalent, or 2 years of graduate study, LL.B or J.D. in related fields, and related correctional experience in administration, criminology, psychology, or records management.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree, or 2 years of related graduate study.
• LL.B or J.D., if related to the position.
• Major study: correctional administration, criminology, psychology, social work, sociology, or related fields.
• Combination of education and experience acceptable; credit for paid and unpaid experience.

Skills

Correctional administration

Criminology

Inmate communications

Records management

Sentence computation

Education

Master's degree or equivalent graduate degree

2 years of graduate education toward a Master's degree

LL.B or J.D. in related field

Tools

JPATS knowledge

Correctional Systems knowledge

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:

A Master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR LL.B or J.D., if related.

Major study - correctional administration, criminology, psychology, social work, sociology, or other fields related to the position.

OR

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.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience answering inmate questions regarding sentence computations, WRITS, and detainers.
• Experience providing guidance for correcting computed inmate sentences.
• Experience in auditing and interpreting sentence computations or training Correctional Systems Officers regarding basic steps for sentence computation.
• Experience in providing oversight for all functions related to the Mailroom and Receiving and Discharge areas and Records Office, to include admission and release, physical processing, bus movement, and final releases.
• Experience in sentence computation, complex legal issues, legal confinement, mail management, records security and maintenance, court processes and data management.
• Experience in providing oversight of inmate movement utilizing JPATS, BOP bus movements, coordination and preparation of transfer notices, federal and state WRITS, and Interstate Agreement on Detainers.
• Experience and knowledge in the area of Federal and D.C. sentencing and experience in providing staff with interpretations of statutes and case law.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the particular qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above.

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. **