Supervisory Community Supervision Officer (Branch Chief)

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for DC Headquarters; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for DC Headquarters seeks a Supervisory Community Supervision Officer (Branch Chief) to lead a unit within the Office of Community Supervision and Intervention Services in Washington, DC. The position oversees probation and parole case management and staff to ensure compliance with agency policies.

The ideal candidate has federal experience at or above GS-13 level and can provide strategic supervision, program oversight, and timely entry of cases

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in behavioral or social sciences or related discipline with at least 24 semester/36 quarter hours in the behavioral or social sciences
• Combination of education and experience that provided knowledge of one or more behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field
• Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated knowledge of one or more behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage units in the delivery of parole and probation services to offenders for community supervision or investigation
• Direct and manage staff to ensure that all assigned cases for supervision and investigation are entered in the information system timely and accurately
• Ensure programs are in place to effectively monitor offenders compliance with the conditions of parole, probation, or supervised release

Education

Bachelor’s degree in behavioral or social sciences or related discipline with at least 24 semester/36 quarter hours in behavioral or social sciences

Education/experience combination equivalent to a major in behavioral or social sciences

Four years of appropriate experience demonstrating knowledge of behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major

Job description

Position Summary

The position serves as the Supervisory Community Supervision Officer (Branch Chief), located in the Office of Community Supervision and Intervention Services within Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA). CSOSA provides community supervision of adult offenders released by the DC Superior Court or the United States Parole Commission on probation, parole and supervised release in the District of Columbia.

Time-in-Grade

Current or former federal employees who have held a GS position in the preceding 52 weeks must meet the time-in-grade requirement. Applicants must have served 52 weeks as a GS-13 or higher grade in Federal Service. This position has a positive education and/or experience requirement.

Basic Qualification Requirements

You may qualify at the GS-14 level if you fulfill one of the following basic qualification requirements:

• Successful completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in the behavioral or social sciences, or in a related discipline that included at least 24 semester/36 quarter hours in the behavioral or social sciences;
• Combination of education and experience that provided the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field;
• Four years of appropriate experience that demonstrated the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.

Additional Experience Requirement

In addition to meeting the basic entry qualification requirement, applicants must have had one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-13. Specialized experience is the experience that is in or related to the line of work of the position to be filled and has equipped the applicant with the specific knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the position's duties successfully.

Specialized experience includes supervising and managing units in the delivery of parole and probation services to offenders for community supervision or investigation; directing and managing staff to ensure that all assigned cases for supervision and investigation are entered in the information system timely and accurately; ensuring programs are in place to effectively monitor offenders compliance with the conditions of parole, probation, or supervised release.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.