Correctional Officer (Correctional Systems Officer)
About The Position
This position is located 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; writ processing; legal documents and judgments, including filing detainers; Interstate Agreement on Detainers procedures; locator center procedures; temporary and final releases; release paperwork; file archiving; records certification; correctional security; and contact with law enforcement agencies. It also requires general knowledge of sentence computation, sentencing laws, court processes, and compliance with court directives to address inmate inquiries. Like all correctional institution employees, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining institutional security. Staff correctional responsibilities take precedence over other duties and are performed regularly. Correctional Officer duties require sound health and physical fitness and may involve prolonged walking and standing, restraining prisoners in emergencies, and participating in escape hunts. Appointment is contingent on satisfactory pre-employment screening, including an interview, urinalysis, physical, and background investigation, as well as required training: the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Meet the applicable qualification standard through education or specialized experience: for GL-07, one full academic year of graduate education in criminal justice, social science, or a related field may substitute; for GL-08, education cannot substitute for specialized experience.
- For GL-07 or GL-08, at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
- GL-07 qualifying experience may include receiving and admitting offenders; handling property and funds; processing and logging mail; communicating mail and receiving/discharge procedures to inmates; or running and verifying inmate reports in Sentry.
- GL-08 qualifying experience may include mailroom and receiving/discharge functions; admissions, releases, identification, transfers, security procedures, and bus movement; supervising inmate groups and coordinating searches, fingerprinting, or photographing; completing federal inmate releases; or coordinating custody exchanges with other agencies.
- Applicants must be physically capable of performing the duties and free from defects or disease that could create hazards to themselves or others.
- Pass required pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical, background investigation, NCIC screening, and credit check.
- Complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques training course in Glynco, Georgia.
- Meet the Selective Service requirement, if applicable.
- Provide legible transcripts when education is used to meet a requirement or substitute for specialized experience.
- Original appointments to a BOP institution are subject to a maximum entry age of 36, with stated exceptions for prior federal law-enforcement coverage and qualified preference-eligible veterans.
Responsibilities
- Maintain the security of the correctional institution; perform staff correctional responsibilities regularly and before other duties.
- Carry out Correctional Systems Department functions involving mail, receiving and discharge, and records.
- Handle institution mail and apply postal regulations and BOP mail policies.
- Process inmate receiving, discharge, transfers, bus movements, temporary releases, and final releases.
- Process writs and legal documents, interpret judgments for filing detainers, and follow Interstate Agreement on Detainers procedures.
- Complete release paperwork, archive files, certify records, and use locator center procedures.
- Coordinate and communicate with law enforcement agencies.
- Apply general knowledge of sentence computation, sentencing laws, court processes, and court directives to address inmate inquiries.
Benefits
- Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
