Food Services Assistant

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System in the United States is seeking a candidate to support financial administration within corrections operations, ensuring accurate budget tracking and record-keeping.

The role emphasizes documenting minutes, coordinating budget data across departments, and maintaining logs in the department's financial systems. Candidates should have relevant specialized experience and strong attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
• Experience with budgeting, stock records and logs.
• Experience recording and transcribing minutes and distributing them.

Responsibilities

• Track and maintain budget, stock records and logs.
• Record and transcribe minutes of meetings and distribute minutes.
• Coordinate budget data and information using a financial management program.

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:

Education

As a general rule, education is not creditable above GS-5 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

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 qualifications 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 listed per grade

• Experience that provided a basic knowledge of arithmetic and the ability to perform responsibilities associated with tracking and maintaining budget, stock records and logs.
• Experience recording and transcribing minutes of various meetings, and compiling minutes for distribution.
• Experience utilizing a financial management budget computer program, coordinating budget data and information and keeping an updated budget account for the department.

Combination of Education and 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.