Correctional Treatment Specialist (Reentry Affairs Coordinator)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; SeaTac (WA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bureau of Prisons seeks professionals to support humane and secure environments by preparing individuals for successful reentry into communities. This role focuses on delivering offender skill-building, evaluating programs, and coordinating reentry initiatives.

Candidates should have graduate-level education or equivalent experience in behavioral or social sciences, with proven casework or counseling experience in criminal justice settings. Strong collaboration and data analysis are valued.

Qualifications

• Includes courses in sociology, correctional administration, criminal justice, psychology, social work, counseling.
• Experience in casework in a correctional setting or in criminal justice.
• Experience in counseling with diagnostic or treatment planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and coordinate offender skill-building programs and reentry initiatives.
• Evaluate offender programs and recommend strengthened strategies.
• Identify and analyze statistical data related to offender programs.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships to foster volunteers.

Skills

Social sciences knowledge

Casework experience

Data analysis

Education

24 semester hours in behavioral or social sciences

Graduate education toward Ph.D. (3+ years)

One year of specialized experience

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.

OR

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 the basic requirements, you must have:

Education:

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.

OR

Experience:

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 qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are:

• Experience to deliver and coordinate offender skill building programs and reentry initiatives.
• Experience to evaluate offender programs and recommend strengthen strategies.
• Experience to identify and analyze statistical data relative to offender programs.
• Experience with establishing and maintaining a working relationship with others (groups and individual) that fosters volunteers and collaborative participation.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

Combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. This experience must have equipped you with the knowledge, skills, and ability 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.**