Educational Technician (Education Technician)

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Aliceville (AL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Prisons is a corrections organization dedicated to a humane and secure environment, ensuring public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

This role centers on precise record-keeping, accurate document processing, and data gathering to support case management and administrative decisions.

Applicants may qualify through education or experience combinations; the form of credit and timeframes will be determined during the application process.

Qualifications

• Experience creating and maintaining files and records.
• Experience preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents; processing transactions.
• Experience locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources.

Job description

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

Education

Successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college or university. One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.

OR

Experience

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) to perform successfully 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 creating and maintaining files and records.
• Experience preparing, receiving, reviewing, and verifying documents; processing transactions.
• Experience locating and compiling data or information from files and other data sources.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience

Have a combination of education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience.

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.