Training Specialist (National Programs Manager - Jails)

US Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

US Bureau of Prisons is seeking a qualified education candidate to design and deliver instructional programs in correctional facilities. The role emphasizes humane and secure environments and preparing inmates for reentry into communities.

Applicants must have undergraduate/graduate education in education or a related field and demonstrated experience instructing adults, developing training materials, and evaluating training outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience in adult education programs or teaching.
• Development or review of training materials and evaluation of results.
• Experience instructing others on a regular basis in related fields.

Skills

Adult Education

Teaching Experience

Program Development

Evaluation Methods

Education

Education in Education or related field

Bachelor’s or 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 qualification requirements:

Basic Requirements:

Education:

Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled.

OR

Specialized Experience:

Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include:

• Teaching or instructing in an adult education program, secondary school, college, military installation, or industrial establishment in the appropriate field(s).
• Supervising or administering a training program.
• Development or review of training/course materials, aids, devices, etc., and evaluation of training results.
• Work in the occupation or subject-matter field of the position to be filled that required training or instructing others on a regular basis.

AND

In addition to meeting the Basic Requirements, applicants must have the following:

Education:

There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this 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 particular 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:

• Experience in one or more of the following areas: correctional policy dealing with emerging jail or criminal justice issues; classification and assessments of incarcerated individuals; prison rape elimination policies and programs; fundamentals related to jail operations, jail safety and security, or restricted housing.
• Experience with the administration or implementation of one or more of the following: offender transition and reentry services programs; the impact of jail-based interventions.
• Experience with the administration or implementation of one or more of the following: the design, management, development or implementation of a national, state, or regional level jail-based programs.

AND

Selective Placement Factor:

Applicants applying for this position MUST also possess the following Selective Factors. In the event that you do not possess the Selective Factor, you will be found ineligible for the position.

Applicants must have the following:

• The incumbent must have extensive executive-level experience comparable to a County Jail administrator, or Director of a county detention center, jail, or state jail with four (4) years of combined experience in administering a 200 or more-bed jail, detention center, or state jail or (4) years of current, demonstrated experience providing expert technical assistance, guidance and training at the national level to local jails, detention centers, or state jails related to operations, policy development and the implementation of a research based innovation aimed to improve jail operations and outcomes; AND
• The incumbent must have at least two (2) years of experience in a leadership capacity, including responsibility for fund and budget administration and program planning. This experience could be in conjunction with the four (4) years of the total experience requirement.

NOTE:

All applicants MUST clearly address the Selective Factor in their resume at the time you apply.

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.**