Correctional Treatment Specialist (Specialty Treatment Program Specialist - Life Skills)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Coleman, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Correctional Treatment Specialist serves as a Specialty Treatment Program Specialist in the Life Skills program at a Bureau of Prisons Federal Correctional Facility. The role provides group and individual counseling to inmates experiencing psychological problems targeted by the specialty program. It also supports inmate orientation and treatment planning through lectures, interviews, questionnaires, and review of inmate records. The specialist identifies patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that may require intervention, recommends or develops steps to address them, and learns and applies assessment and treatment techniques. Like all correctional institution employees, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining institutional security; correctional duties take precedence over other responsibilities and are performed regularly.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the basic requirement through either a degree containing at least 24 semester hours of behavioral or social science coursework, or a qualifying combination of education and experience that includes those 24 semester hours and knowledge equivalent to a four-year degree.
• In addition to the basic requirement, qualify through one of the listed pathways: three years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. in corrections or a related field; a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree; at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level; or a combination of graduate education and specialized experience.
• Specialized experience must be related to the position and may include helping individuals develop functional independence skills, facilitating individual and group sessions for adults, or addressing the complex needs of people with serious mental illness and functional impairment.
• Appointment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment and panel interviews, urinalysis, physical examination, background investigation, NCIC screening, and credit check.
• Successful completion of the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia, is required.
• Applicants not currently working in an institution must complete a qualification inquiry regarding misdemeanor domestic violence convictions to be authorized to carry a firearm.
• If qualifying based on education, submit legible transcripts with the application; an official transcript must be provided before the first day on duty if selected.
• Applicants above the maximum entry age of 36 for an original appointment to a BOP institution who have prior federal law enforcement coverage must submit an SF-50 verifying that coverage; qualified preference-eligible veterans may be exempt from the maximum age.
• Selective Service requirement applies.

Responsibilities

• Provide group and individual counseling to inmates with psychological problems targeted by the specialty program.
• Deliver program orientation lectures to inmates as part of the institution's Admissions and Orientation Program.
• Administer questionnaires and conduct interviews to obtain information about inmates.
• Review inmate file records and extract information relevant to treatment.
• Identify deficiencies and excesses in inmates' patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior.
• Recommend or devise steps to remediate identified patterns.
• Learn and apply assessment and treatment techniques to help inmates overcome psychological problems.
• Maintain the security of the correctional institution, with correctional responsibilities taking precedence over other duties.

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: Ph.D. or professional degree