Correctional Program Officer (Unit Manager)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Miami, FL

21d • Onsite

About The Position

Correctional Program Officers foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. The Unit Manager performs a major role in the planning, development, administration, and evaluation of a unit program for incarcerated federal offenders. This role requires a broad understanding of criminology and corrections, management skills in administering a treatment program, and comprehensive knowledge of human behavior dynamics. The Unit Manager directs and manages a housing unit within a federal correctional institution, is responsible for its total administration, and oversees the planning, development, and implementation of individual programs tailored to inmate needs. A critical aspect of this role, alongside all other correctional institution employees, is maintaining the security of the institution, with correctional responsibilities preceding all others and performed on a regular basis.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
• Specialized experience includes substantial involvement with a correctional program and a thorough knowledge of correctional techniques, or experience in meeting and dealing with people that demonstrated the ability to work effectively with inmates and associates in a correctional environment.
• Experience must have demonstrated the ability to perform supervisory or administrative duties successfully.
• Understanding the problems of custody, treatment, training, and release of inmates of penal or correctional institutions.
• A thorough and comprehensive knowledge of an institution's internal policies, programs, regulations, and procedures.
• Training subordinates, coordinating and directing activities and functions, evaluating performance of operations and the effectiveness of programs, and maintaining high standards or work objectives.
• Experience gained in an administrative position, or in other positions that included the successful direction, or assistance in the direction of, an entire correctional program or a major phase of such a program.
• Experience in planning, developing, and implementing programs and operations specifically designed to meet the various needs of an inmate population within a correctional environment.
• Experience in completing and ensuring quality control of inmate-related issues such as progress reports, transfer recommendations, Victim/Witness notifications, Central Inmate Monitoring packets, and various correspondence with probation officers, attorneys, judges, and other law enforcement officials.
• Experience in developing, implementing, and evaluating the operations within a housing unit, such as security procedures, safety and sanitation procedures, recreational programming, and assignment of living quarters, security and custody level.
• Experience and knowledge of case management, treatment theories and techniques, recreational and vocational programs related to the management of an inmate population within a correctional environment.
• Credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience; actual time spent in activities must be shown.
• Must be under 36 years of age at the time of original appointment to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution.
• Must be able to pass a urinalysis, physical, and background investigation.
• All applicants are subject to National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and credit checks.
• Applicants not currently working in an institution will be required to complete a qualification inquiry regarding convictions of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence if authorized to carry a firearm.
• Successful completion of the "Introduction to Correctional Techniques," three-week training course at Glynco, Georgia is required.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government.
• Candidates should be passionate about the ideals of our American republic.
• Candidates should be committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Responsibilities

• Planning, development, administration, and evaluation of a unit program for incarcerated federal offenders.
• Directing and managing a housing unit within a federal correctional institution.
• Total administration of the unit, including planning, development, and implementation of individual programs for inmates.
• Maintaining the security of the institution.
• Understanding the problems of custody, treatment, training, and release of inmates.
• Developing, implementing, and evaluating operations within a housing unit, such as security procedures, safety and sanitation procedures, recreational programming, and assignment of living quarters, security, and custody level.
• Training subordinates, coordinating and directing activities and functions, evaluating performance of operations and program effectiveness, and maintaining high standards of work objectives.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• Access to a range of benefits designed to make a federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position and whether it is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

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