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

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Waymart (Wayne County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System seeks corrections professionals to foster humane, secure environments and prepare individuals for successful reentry. Qualifications focus on behavioral and social sciences, with strong emphasis on casework, counseling, and treatment planning.

Applicants must meet education or combined education/experience requirements, including graduate study toward a Ph.D. in a related field.

Qualifications

• Degree with at least 24 semester hours in behavioral or social sciences.
• Experience in casework, counseling with diagnostic/treatment planning, or social rehabilitation.
• Three years of progressively higher level graduate education toward a Ph.D. in corrections or related field.
• Combination of education and experience may be credited as described above.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Casework

Counseling

Treatment planning

Evidence-based assessment

Education

Graduate education toward PhD

Bachelor's degree in behavioral/social sciences with 24 credits

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.

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.

• 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.

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.