Reentry Recreation Specialist

Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System; Milan (MI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System is seeking corrections professionals to foster a humane and secure environment and prepare individuals for successful reentry into our communities. This role emphasizes recreation program planning, supervision of activities, and opportunities for leadership within prison recreation programs.

Education in recreation or related experience is required, with pathways spanning undergraduate to graduate levels and potential advanced degrees or equivalent

Qualifications

• Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- general recreation, or one of the appropriate fields of recreation such as outdoor recreation; recreation and parks leadership; wild land recreation management; natural resources recreation; youth recreation; public, urban, or community recreation; special populations recreation (e.g., senior citizens, institutional, etc.); or physical education.
• OR
• Experience: Specialized Experience (for positions above GS-5): Experience that demonstrated the ability to apply the principles of one or more specialty areas of recreation. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:
• AND
• In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements above, applicants must have:
• Education: GL-07: 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement.
• GL-09: A Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., if related.
• OR
• Experience: GL-07 and GL-09: 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:
• GL-07:
• Experience in supervising team sports and activities or tournaments.
• Experience that demonstrates skill in a wide range of participant interest, experience in developing and overseeing a recreation program's daily operation and primarily organize and direct participants.
• Experience tracking participation in programs using a computer program.
• GL-09:
• Experience in developing and implementing recreational activities and arrange for community resources, experience in developing indoor and outdoor activities to meet the needs of an inmate population.
• Experience preparing financial requests for new recreational equipment within established guidelines.
• Experience speaking in front of large groups or participants to explain recreation and leisure opportunities at a facility.
• OR
• Combination of Education and Experience: GL-07 and GL-09: You may have a combination of successfully completed higher education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the particular 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 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.**

Skills

Program planning

Supervision

Public speaking

Leadership in recreation organizations

Education

Undergraduate and Graduate Education in Recreation

GL-07 graduate education requirement

GL-09 graduate degree or equivalent

Job description

The Bureau of Prisons / Federal Prison System is seeking corrections professionals to foster a humane and secure environment and prepare individuals for successful reentry into our communities. This role emphasizes recreation program planning, supervision of activities, and opportunities for leadership within prison recreation programs.

Education in recreation or related experience is required, with pathways spanning undergraduate to graduate levels and potential advanced degrees or equivalent