Correctional Program Specialist (Senior Correctional Program Specialist)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Serves as a Senior Correctional Program Specialist in the Sex Offender Certification Review Branch (SOCRB), Correctional Programs Division, Central Office, Federal Bureau of Prisons. The position provides oversight to other program specialists and serves under the direction of the SOCRB Administrator. The incumbent is the Branch’s expert on the Walsh Act’s Classification and Management Assignments (CMA) and addresses and resolves CMA-related issues for the BOP and its staff.

The role requires specialized correctional experience involving correctional programs and the ability to perform supervisory or administrative duties. Qualifying experience includes understanding inmate custody, treatment, training, and release; knowledge of institutional policies and procedures; and experience training subordinates, coordinating activities, evaluating operations and programs, and maintaining work standards. Examples of relevant experience include assessing offender risk using BOP systems and records, working with multidisciplinary teams, monitoring or auditing workflows and databases, and working with sex-offender assessment, civil commitment, or treatment programs.

The position is subject to geographic relocation based on agency needs. Telework is available in accordance with agency policy. Appointment is subject to satisfactory urinalysis, physical, and background investigation; applicants are also subject to NCIC and credit checks. U.S. citizenship is required. This is identified as a secondary/non-law-enforcement coverage position, with separate eligibility and training conditions for qualifying federal law-enforcement employees.

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 must involve substantial work with a correctional program and demonstrate thorough knowledge of correctional techniques, or experience dealing effectively with inmates and associates in a correctional environment.
• Experience must demonstrate the ability to perform supervisory or administrative duties successfully, including understanding inmate custody, treatment, training, and release; comprehensive knowledge of institutional policies, programs, regulations, and procedures; and ability to train subordinates, coordinate and direct activities, evaluate operations and programs, and maintain work standards.
• Qualifying experience must have been gained in an administrative position or in a position involving successful direction, or assistance in directing, an entire correctional program or a major phase of one.
• Education cannot substitute for the required specialized experience.
• Applicants must document the actual time spent in relevant activities, including hours worked per week, for paid or unpaid experience to receive credit.
• For CTAP or ICTAP selection priority, eligible applicants must meet program criteria, be rated well-qualified (at least half of the total possible points for the vacancy KSAs or competencies), and submit the required eligibility notice, most recent performance appraisal, and most recent SF-50.
• Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a urinalysis, physical, and background investigation. Applicants are subject to NCIC and credit checks.
• The incumbent is subject to geographic relocation to meet agency needs.
• For current federal law-enforcement employees in this secondary law-enforcement position, completion of ICT Phase I and II is a condition of employment if not already completed; this requirement does not apply to non-law-enforcement positions. Secondary law-enforcement coverage eligibility is subject to applicable requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with Sentry, BOP WARE, and/or extracting information from sources such as NCIC, presentence reports, psychological evaluations, and court documents to assess offender risk.
• Experience working with multidisciplinary teams such as unit teams, psychology services, correctional services, or correctional programs.
• Experience monitoring, tracking, reviewing, auditing, or overseeing workflows and databases.
• Knowledge of sex-offender assessment or civil commitment of sex offenders, or experience working in a correctional treatment program for sexual offenders.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight to other program specialists in the department.
• Serve as the Branch expert regarding the Walsh Act’s Classification and Management Assignments (CMA).
• Address and resolve CMA-related issues for the BOP and its staff.
• Coordinate and direct activities and functions, train subordinates, evaluate operations and program effectiveness, and maintain high work standards, as applicable to qualifying supervisory or administrative experience.

Benefits

• Comprehensive federal employee benefits package, with benefits available to employees and their families; specific eligibility depends on position type.

What This Job Offers

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