Correctional Treatment Specialist (Case Manager)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System•Tallahassee, FL

About The Position

Correctional Treatment Specialists foster a humane and secure environment and support public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into their communities. The Case Manager conducts group and individual counseling on institutional adjustment, parole, release planning, interpersonal communication, family circumstances, and other individual needs. The role helps inmates assess problems objectively and develop realistic approaches to addressing them. The position prepares diagnostic studies and progress reports, evaluates information about inmates on an assigned caseload, and makes recommendations concerning parole, transfer, restoration of forfeited good time, and other matters. It coordinates case management services and program planning with unit teams and other correctional disciplines, and serves as a liaison with institutional employees, community resources, legal professionals, and the U.S. Parole Commission. Maintaining institutional security is a regular and recurring responsibility that takes precedence over the position’s other duties. The position requires U.S. citizenship and satisfaction of the stated education and/or experience qualifications. Appointment is subject to a urinalysis, physical examination, and background investigation, including applicable criminal-history and credit checks. Successful completion of a three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course at Glynco, Georgia, is required. The stated representative rate is $82,148 per year ($39.36 per hour).

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Meet the basic requirement through either a degree including at least 24 semester hours in behavioral or social sciences, or a combination of education and experience that includes those credits and knowledge equivalent to a four-year degree.
In addition to the basic requirement, meet one of the following: 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 qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade; or a qualifying combination of graduate education and specialized experience.
Qualifying experience may include correctional or criminal-justice casework, counseling requiring diagnostic or treatment-planning skills, or work treating people in need of social rehabilitation.
Complete the required three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course at Glynco, Georgia.
Satisfactorily complete a urinalysis, physical examination, and background investigation; applicants are subject to NCIC and credit checks.
Applicants not currently working in an institution must complete a qualification inquiry regarding misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions to be authorized to carry a firearm.
For CTAP selection priority, eligible applicants must meet CTAP criteria, be rated well-qualified, and submit the required agency notice, most recent performance appraisal, and most recent SF-50.

Responsibilities

Conduct group guidance sessions addressing institutional adjustment, parole, release planning, and interpersonal communication.
Conduct individual counseling tailored to inmates’ problems, including helping them address family circumstances and develop adjustment techniques.
Help inmates view problems objectively and deal with them realistically.
Work with community resources to obtain information and develop release plans.
Prepare special progress reports and recommendations concerning parole, transfer, restoration of forfeited good time, and related matters.
Correspond with attorneys, judges, probation and parole officers, and other professionals regarding inmate cases.
Prepare diagnostic studies and collect, interpret, and evaluate information about developmental and circumstantial factors for assigned inmates.
Liaise with other institutional units and employees regarding inmate behavior.
Serve as the primary liaison with the U.S. Parole Commission regarding program progress, release readiness, and relevant community resources.
Present cases to the Unit Team and coordinate case management services with other correctional disciplines.
Help maintain institutional security as a regular and recurring responsibility.