Correctional Treatment Specialist (Case Manager)

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

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System seeks corrections professionals to manage cases and prepare social histories for inmates. The role emphasizes behavioral science coursework and graduate education with experience in counseling and social rehabilitation within criminal justice settings.

Applicants should have graduate-level education in corrections or related fields and relevant casework or counseling experience, with responsibilities including documentation, program planning, and

Qualifications

• Graduate education must be in corrections or related field such as criminal justice, sociology, psychology, counseling, social work, or similar.
• Experience in casework in a correctional institution or other criminal justice setting may be counted.
• Experience in counseling requiring diagnostic or treatment planning to achieve social/occupational goals.

Responsibilities

• Provide case management services to the local inmate population.
• Collect, verify, and analyze information for social histories describing behavioral patterns.
• Determine inmate needs and set programs/goals; monitor progress via progress reports.
• Prepare correspondence and responses to inquiries from Attorneys, Judges, and Parole Offices.

Education

Two years of graduate education toward a master's degree

Three years of graduate education toward a Ph.D. or doctoral degree

Job description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

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.

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

Education

• GL-09: Two years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree.
• GS-11: Three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral 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.

Experience: 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.

Experience: GS-11

• Experience in counseling functions regarding institutional adjustment, U.S. Parole commission, release planning, and interpersonal communications.
• Experience in determining programs and treatment options best suitable, conducting training, assessing effectiveness and evaluating individual progress.
• Experience in preparing special progress reports for such consideration of parole, transfer, restoration of forfeited good time, and making appropriate recommendations.
• Experience in developing and monitoring special programs, organizes and conducts scheduled meetings or conferences, provides guidance and training to junior staff, supervises and evaluates students and interns.

Combination of Education and Experience

GL-09 and GS-ll: 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.