Correctional Officer (Correctional Systems Officer)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System•Guaynabo, PR

About The Position

This position is in the Correctional Systems Department at a Federal Bureau of Prisons correctional facility. The department includes the Mail Room, Receiving and Discharge, and Records Office. The role covers institution mail and postal regulations; inmate receiving, discharge, and bus movement; writs and legal documents; detainers and Interstate Agreement on Detainers procedures; locator center procedures; temporary and final releases; release paperwork; file archiving; records certification; correctional security procedures; and coordination with law enforcement agencies. The position also requires general knowledge of sentence computation, sentencing laws, court processes, and court directives to respond to inmate inquiries. As with all correctional institution employees, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining institutional security, and correctional staff responsibilities take precedence and are performed regularly. The position requires at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level; education cannot substitute for that experience at this grade. Applicants must meet the physical and medical requirements for Correctional Officers, including the ability to walk and stand for prolonged periods, exert themselves physically, restrain prisoners in emergencies, and participate in escape hunts. Appointment is subject to pre-employment screening, including an interview, urinalysis, physical examination, background investigation, NCIC and credit checks, and, for applicable applicants, a firearm-eligibility inquiry. Successful completion of a three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia, is required. U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level; education cannot substitute for specialized experience at this grade level.
Qualifying experience may include work in mailroom and receiving/discharge functions, inmate admission and release, identification, prisoner-transfer coordination, security procedures, bus movement, final releases, or coordinating custody exchanges with federal and non-federal agencies.
Applicants must be physically capable of performing the duties, including prolonged walking and standing, arduous physical exertion, restraining prisoners in emergencies, and participating in escape hunts, and must be free of defects or diseases that could create employment hazards.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical examination, and background investigation.
Applicants must satisfactorily pass NCIC and credit screening requirements.
Applicants not currently working in an institution must complete a qualification inquiry regarding misdemeanor domestic violence convictions to be authorized to carry a firearm.
Successful completion of the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia, is required.
Applicants must meet the Selective Service requirement, if applicable.

Responsibilities

Maintain the security of the correctional institution, with staff correctional duties taking precedence over other responsibilities.
Perform Correctional Systems Department functions involving institution mail, postal regulations, inmate receiving and discharge, and inmate bus movement.
Process writs and legal documents, including interpreting judgments for filing detainers and applying Interstate Agreement on Detainers procedures.
Perform locator center procedures and process temporary and final releases and associated paperwork.
Archive files and certify records.
Apply correctional security procedures and coordinate with law enforcement agencies.
Use general knowledge of sentence computation, sentencing laws, court processes, and court directives to address inmate inquiries.