Correctional Treatment Specialist (Specialty Treatment Program Specialist - Advanced Care Level)

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Coleman (FL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

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

Basic requirements include 24 semester hours of behavioral/social sciences and a combination of education and experience, plus applicable casework, counseling, or social rehabilitation experience. Graduate education toward a Ph.D. in corrections or related fields may be required.

Qualifications

• At least 24 semester hours of coursework in behavioral or social sciences.
• Experience in casework in a correctional or criminal justice setting.
• Experience in counseling with diagnostic or treatment planning skills.
• Knowledge of behavioral science theories and disorders for advanced treatment.
• Graduate education toward a Ph.D. in corrections or related field.
• One year of specialized experience at the next lower grade level.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate individual and group sessions for inmates or clients in a pre-release program.
• Apply evidence-based assessment and treatment techniques to achieve goals.
• Demonstrate knowledge of principles and theories of human behavior to provide advanced treatment.

Skills

Behavioral sciences knowledge

Counseling experience

Casework experience

Social rehabilitation experience

Education

24 semester hours in behavioral or social sciences

Graduate education toward Ph.D. in corrections/related field

Tools

Assessment techniques

Evidence-based treatment methods

Diagnostic skills

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.

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 meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must have:

Education:

Three (3) 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 facilitating individual and group sessions for inmates or clients in a pre-release program.
• Experience applying evidence based assessment and treatment techniques to achieve treatment goals.
• Experience which demonstrates knowledge of principles, theories of human behavior and disorders to provide advance level treatment for special inmate groups or clients.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

Combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above.

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.**