Correctional Treatment Specialist (Case Manager)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Cumberland (MD); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons is seeking corrections professionals to 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 basic requirements, including behavioral or social sciences coursework and graduate education or equivalent experience. The role emphasizes case management, social histories, and written correspondence with legal and parole stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 24 semester hours in behavioral or social sciences to meet basic education requirements.
• Education and experience combination that provides behavioral/social sciences knowledge equivalent to a 4-year degree.
• Graduate education must be in corrections or related fields such as criminal justice, sociology, psychology, counseling, social work, etc.

Responsibilities

• Assist in case management services.
• Assist in collection, verification, and analysis of information for social histories.
• Assist in writing correspondence and responses to attorneys, judges, and parole offices.
• Determine inmate needs and monitor program goals and progress.

Skills

Case management

Social histories

Correspondence writing

Education

Graduate-level education

Master's degree or equivalent

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:

Basic Requirements:

• A. Degree: that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences.
• B. Combination of education and experience - that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences, and that provided applicants with knowledge of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a 4-year degree as shown in A above.

Evaluation of Education: Courses, such as sociology, correctional administration, criminal justice, government/political science, psychology, social work, counseling, and other related social or behavioral science courses may be used to satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement.

Evaluation of Experience: Experience must have been gained in (1) casework in a correctional institution or in another criminal justice setting; (2) counseling in any setting, provided it required diagnostic or treatment planning skills to achieve specific social or occupational goals; or (3) work treating persons in need of social rehabilitation.

AND

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, applicants must have the following:

Education:

GL-07: One year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement.

GL-09: Two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.

Graduate Education must have been in corrections or a related field, such as criminal justice, sociology, psychology, counseling, social work, or other course work related to the position.

OR

Experience:

GL-07 and GL-09: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

GL-07:

• Assist in case management services.
• Assist in the collection, verification, and analysis of information in the preparation of social histories reflecting the nature and extent of problematic behavior, current social problems and causative factors.
• Assist in writing correspondence and preparation of correspondence and responses to various sources, including Attorneys, Judges, Members of Congress, Parole Offices and others.
• Assist in determining inmate needs and program goals for individuals and monitoring the progress of the programs.

GL-09:

• Experience in providing case management services to the local inmate population.
• Experience in the collection, verification, and analysis of information in the preparation of social histories reflecting the nature and extent of problematic behavior, current social problems and causative factors.
• Experience in determining inmate needs programs goals, monitoring inmate progress through development of progress reports
• Experience in writing correspondence and preparation of correspondence and responses to inquiries from various sources, i.e. Attorneys, Judges, Members of Congress, Parole Offices and others.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

GL-07 and GL-09: Combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. This experience must have equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities 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 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.