Psychology Technician

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Jesup (GA); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Security escort duties

Job summary

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System is seeking a psychology-related professional to administer tests, collect data, and help ensure compliant psychological procedures within a federal setting.

The role emphasizes experience with psychological testing, data management, and security support for volunteers and visitors, aligned with federal regulations and program operations.

Qualifications

• One year of graduate education or 27 quarter hours in psychology-related field.
• Experience administering, scoring, distributing, and storing psychological tests.
• Experience interpreting regulations related to psychology procedures and practices.
• Experience with automated psychology data entry systems (PDS) and staff training.
• Experience obligating expenditures and maintaining department accounting.

Responsibilities

• Administer, score, distribute, and store a variety of psychological tests.
• Assist in researching, interpreting, and applying regulations related to psychology procedures.
• Implement the automated psychology data entry system (PDS) including training staff.
• Obligate expenditures, prepare purchase orders, and maintain department accounting.
• Provide security escort for volunteers, guest speakers, and visitors, including NCIC checks.

Skills

Psychology testing administration

Regulatory interpretation

Data entry & record keeping

Security escort duties

Education

Graduate education in psychology

27 quarter hours graduate education

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:

Applicants must have one-year specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.

(For positions at GL-4 and above): experience that involved the observation of and assistance in the application of techniques relating to behavior, capacities, traits, interests, and activities of either humans or, under laboratory conditions, animals. Experience may have been gained in connection with a program of research or direct services in psychology that gave a practical understanding of some of the principles, methods, and techniques of psychology needed to assist professional psychologists.

OR

Education:

One year of graduate education or 27 quarter hours of graduate education in the related field of the position.

NOTE:

Graduate education or an internship meets the specialized experience required above GS-5 only in those instances where it is directly related to the work of the position.

Experience:

• Experience in administering, scoring, distributing, and storing a variety of psychological tests.
• Experience assisting in researching, interpreting, and applying a variety of complex regulations, rules and laws regarding psychological procedures and practices.
• Experience in implementation of the BOP's automated/computerized psychology data entry system including initial implementation of PDS, training of all psychology staff, routine data entry and retrieval, automated test scoring and reconciling discrepancies in the files.
• Experience in obligating expenditures, preparing purchase orders, requisitions, and maintaining accounting of department expenditures and adjustments.
• Experience in providing security escort for volunteers, guest speakers, and visitors including running NCIC background checks and preparing paperwork for volunteers, guest speakers and visitors.

OR

Combination of Education and Experience:

Equivalent combinations of education and experience are qualifying for all grade levels and positions for which both education and experience are acceptable.

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.**