Assessment, Evaluation, and Placement Specialist

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for DC Headquarters•Washington, DC

11d•Onsite

About The Position

The position is located in the Office of Behavioral Interventions (OBI), Assessment, Evaluation and Placement Unit (AEPU). The AEPU manages the selection and administration of screeners, assessments, and evaluations used to identify offender criminogenic risk and needs and stabilization needs, and to place offenders in appropriate cognitive behavioral interventions and other internal or external intervention services. The incumbent conducts assessments for offenders and defendants and develops integrated case plans based on assessment results to identify appropriate intervention services. The position provides case management, develops and monitors treatment plans, sets goals, assesses client progress, and prepares reports on program performance. The incumbent participates in Interdisciplinary Team meetings, working closely with Community Supervision Officers on treatment referrals and recommendations about offenders’ status and progress. Other duties include compiling weekly statistics, maintaining clinical files to applicable quality-assurance standards, and applying evidence-based practices in community corrections, including risk-needs-responsivity principles. This is a non-remote position with a duty location in Washington, D.C. The incumbent must maintain current independent-practice licensure or certification in a social services field and a valid driver’s license. The position is mission essential and falls under law enforcement retirement rules.

Requirements

Be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Possess a current, up-to-date license or certification to practice independently in the social services field, such as LISW, LICSW, or LPC, or comparable certification in psychology, social work, or another social science discipline; provide documentation with the application.
Meet the social-science basic requirement through a qualifying behavioral or social sciences degree with specified coursework, an equivalent combination of education and experience, or four years of appropriate experience demonstrating equivalent knowledge.
Have one year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11, including intensive case management for offenders with diagnosed mental health conditions; oversight of compliance with court- or parole-mandated evaluation, treatment, and medication regimens; in-depth substance-abuse assessments; and administration, scoring, and interpretation of assessments with placement recommendations.
Maintain a valid, up-to-date driver’s license.
Meet applicable time-in-grade requirements, including 52 weeks at GS-11 or higher for qualifying current or former federal employees.
Meet applicable Selective Service registration requirements for males born after December 31, 1959.
Pass the required background security investigation, drug test, and favorable adjudication.
Meet the law-enforcement retirement age requirement: appointment before age 37 unless an exception applies for prior covered federal law-enforcement service or veteran preference.
Submit required education transcripts or documentation by the announcement closing date if relying on education to qualify.
Successfully complete a one-year probationary period if required.

Responsibilities

Conduct assessments for offenders and defendants and develop integrated case plans based on assessment results.
Identify appropriate intervention services, including cognitive behavioral interventions and other internal or external services.
Provide case management using social service program resources; develop and monitor treatment plans, set goals, assess client progress, and report on program performance.
Participate in Interdisciplinary Team meetings and provide rationale, explanations, and recommendations.
Work with Community Supervision Officers to develop and submit treatment-service referrals.
Recommend actions to the primary Community Supervision Officer and Supervision Team regarding offenders’ status and progress.
Compile weekly statistics on assessment recommendations and outcomes.
Maintain clinical files according to CSOSA and national quality-assurance standards and assist with case management within the assigned area.
Administer screeners, assessments, and evaluations accurately and with fidelity, and maintain expert knowledge of these tools and available intervention services.
Apply evidence-based practices in community corrections, including risk-needs-responsivity principles.