Correctional Officer (Correctional Systems Officer)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Estill, SC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is in the Correctional Systems Department at a Federal Bureau of Prisons correctional facility. The department includes Mail Room, Receiving and Discharge, and Records Office operations. The role performs duties involving institution mail and postal regulations; inmate receiving, discharge, and bus movement; writ processing; handling legal documents and interpreting judgments for detainers; Interstate Agreement on Detainers procedures; locator center procedures; temporary and final releases; release paperwork; file archiving; records certification; correctional security procedures; and communication with law enforcement agencies. The position 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 and on a recurring basis. The work involves unusual mental and nervous pressure and arduous physical exertion, including prolonged walking and standing, restraining prisoners in emergencies, and participating in escape hunts. Employees must be physically capable of performing the duties and be free of conditions that could create hazards to themselves or others.

Appointment is subject to a pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical, background investigation, NCIC and credit checks, and other applicable screening. Successful completion of the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia, is required. U.S. citizenship is required.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• GL-07: One full academic year of graduate education in criminal justice, social science, or another field related to the position may substitute for specialized experience.
• GL-08: Education cannot substitute for specialized experience.
• GL-07 and 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 newly committed offenders; disposition of personal property and funds; mail handling, logging, and review; communicating receiving, discharge, and mail operations information to inmates; and running or verifying inmate reports in Sentry.
• GL-08 qualifying experience may include mailroom and receiving/discharge functions; admission and release processing; identification; prisoner-transfer coordination; security procedures; bus movement and final releases; supervising inmate groups for bus or airlift operations; visual searches, fingerprinting, and photographing; release processing; and custody exchanges with federal and non-federal agencies.
• Must be physically capable of performing arduous Correctional Officer duties, including prolonged walking and standing, restraining prisoners in emergencies, and participating in escape hunts, and must be free from defects or disease that could create employment hazards.
• Must satisfactorily complete required pre-employment screening, including interview, urinalysis, physical, background investigation, NCIC and credit checks, and any applicable firearm-eligibility inquiry.
• Must successfully complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia.
• Applicants seeking education credit must provide legible transcripts through USAJOBS at application time; qualifying coursework and degrees must be from appropriately accredited institutions.
• A maximum entry age of 36 applies to original appointment to a BOP institution, subject to stated exceptions for prior federal law-enforcement coverage and certain preference-eligible veterans.

Responsibilities

• Perform duties across Mail Room, Receiving and Discharge, and Records Office operations.
• Handle institution mail in accordance with postal regulations and applicable procedures.
• Process inmate receiving and discharge, bus movement, writs, legal documents, detainers, temporary and final releases, and release paperwork.
• Apply locator center procedures and Interstate Agreement on Detainers procedures.
• Archive files and certify records.
• Maintain correctional security and carry out recurring staff correctional responsibilities.
• Use knowledge of sentence computation, sentencing laws, court processes, and court directives to address inmate inquiries.
• Communicate and coordinate with a variety of law enforcement agencies.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefit eligibility depends on position type, and applicants are directed to contact the hiring agency for details.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level