Supervisory Correctional Specialist

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Billings (MT)

On-site

USD 77,000 - 100,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs in Billings, Montana seeks a Supervisory Correctional Specialist to manage a detention/corrections facility and oversee programs and services. The role includes high-level supervision, coordination with federal, tribal, state, and local partners, and ensuring operations meet applicable regulations.

The position requires submitting official education documentation, and may involve PCS.

Qualifications

Official or unofficial transcripts acceptable for education claims.
Foreign education must provide a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency for credit.
If using foreign education, evaluation shows equivalence to U.S. credentials.

Responsibilities

Provides guidance and supervision in planning, deterring, and coordinating detention/correctional programs.
Monitors operations, staffing, and security to support safe and efficient facilities.
Reviews and documents training and corrective actions for correctional mission.
Oversees offender custody, movement, searches, transportation and accountability.

Education

Transcripts or documentation to support education

Job description

Hiring Agency: Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, District 5 - Corrections in Billings, Montana. The Supervisory Correctional Specialist will manage a detention/corrections facility and provide oversight of programs and accountability for program operations services. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): Maybe Authorized

Key Responsibilities

As Supervisory Correctional Specialist, GS-0006, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to: Provides technical guidance, assistance and supervision in planning, developing, and coordinating detention/correctional programs; maintains liaison and working relationships with Federal, Tribal, state, local, contractor, and other partner organizations regarding correctional operations and program needs.

Assesses and monitors detention/correctional operations, evaluates ongoing activities, identifies operational, staffing, and security concerns; and adjusts work assignments and resources as necessary to support safe, secure, and efficient operations.

Conducts detention/correctional program reviews and remediation; evaluates staffing needs and operational requirements; and coordinates, reviews, approves, and documents training and other corrective actions supporting the detention/correctional mission.

Supervises and monitors offenders in detention/correctional institutions or community-based treatment or rehabilitation settings and oversees activities related to facility security, inmate custody, movement, searches, transportation, classification, and accountability. Ensures detention/correctional programs and services are carried out in accordance with applicable Federal regulations, Departmental and Bureau policy, operational standards and local procedures.

Performs first-line supervisory responsibilities over correctional staff, including assigning and evaluating work; establishing performance expectations; providing guidance, coaching and feedback; approving leave; identifying training and development needs; addressing employee performance and conduct issues; and resolving employee complaints and grievances in accordance with applicable policies and requirements.

Supports crisis-management, emergency-response, and institutional-security activities, including the prevention, response, documentation, and follow-up of serious incidents within detention/correctional operations.

Requirements & Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society. One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.

If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S.

education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Related non-Federal experience or related experience as retired members of the uniformed services may be credited towards computing entitlement to leave accrual, at managerial discretion, providing that experience meets certain criteria. This provision allows new employees to earn annual leave at a higher rate than would otherwise be allowed. (5 Code of Federal Regulations, 630). For additional information, please visit: Creditable Service for Annual Leave

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $76745 – $99774/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Other security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-05.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.