Correctional Officer (Correctional Systems Officer)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Leavenworth, KS

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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; processing writs and legal documents; interpreting judgments for filing detainers; Interstate Agreement on Detainers procedures; locator center procedures; temporary and final releases; release paperwork; file archiving; records certification; correctional security procedures; and contact with law enforcement agencies. The position also requires general skill in 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. Correctional responsibilities take precedence over other duties and are performed regularly. Duties involve unusual mental and nervous pressure and arduous physical exertion, including prolonged walking and standing, restraining prisoners in emergencies, and participating in escape hunts. The employee must be physically capable of performing the duties safely and efficiently.

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

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the specialized experience qualification requirements; education cannot substitute for specialized experience at this grade level.
• Experience directly related to Mailroom and Receiving and Discharge functions, including admission and release, physical processing, identification, prisoner-transfer coordination, security procedures, bus movement, and final releases.
• Experience supervising large groups of inmates in preparation for bus or airlift operations, including visual searching, fingerprinting, and photographing.
• Experience properly releasing inmates who have completed federal sentences, including identification, review of clearances and fines, and release paperwork.
• Experience coordinating exchanges of custody with federal and non-federal agencies.
• Physically capable of performing arduous duties, including prolonged walking and standing, restraining prisoners in emergencies, and participating in escape hunts; must be free of conditions that create employment hazards to self or others.
• Satisfactorily complete the pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical, background investigation, NCIC and credit checks, and applicable firearm-authorization screening.
• Successfully complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques training course in Glynco, Georgia.
• Comply with the maximum entry age of 36 for original appointment to a Bureau of Prisons institution, unless an applicable exception or exemption applies.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the security of the correctional institution; correctional duties take precedence and are performed regularly.
• Perform Correctional Systems Department functions involving institution mail and postal regulations.
• Handle inmate receiving and discharge, including inmate bus movement and coordination of prisoner transfers.
• Process writs and legal documents, interpret judgments for filing detainers, and apply Interstate Agreement on Detainers procedures.
• Carry out locator center procedures, temporary and final releases, release paperwork, file archiving, and records certification.
• Coordinate and communicate with federal and non-federal law enforcement agencies.
• Use general knowledge of sentence computation, sentencing laws, court processes, and court directives to address inmate inquiries.
• Supervise large groups of inmates in preparation for bus or airlift operations, including visual searches, fingerprinting, and photographing.
• Properly release inmates who have completed federal sentences, including identification, review of clearances and fines, and completion of release paperwork.
• Participate in emergency prisoner restraint and escape hunts as required.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed