Correctional Treatment Specialist (Specialty Treatment Program Specialist - Advanced Care Level)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Edgefield, SC

23h

About The Position

The Correctional Treatment Specialist serves as a Specialty Treatment Program Specialist within a Bureau of Prisons federal correctional facility, working in the Advanced Care Level Treatment Program. The program serves inmates with serious mental illnesses that adversely affect their ability to function in a general population setting and/or their opportunity for successful reentry.

The specialist provides group and individual counseling to inmates with psychological problems targeted by the specialty program. They conduct program orientation lectures, gather and review information about inmates, identify patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that require intervention, and recommend or develop steps to address them. The specialist learns and applies assessment and treatment techniques to help inmates overcome psychological problems.

Like all correctional institution employees, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining institutional security. Correctional responsibilities take precedence over the other duties of the position and are performed regularly and on a recurring basis.

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 qualifying combination of education and experience including those 24 semester hours and knowledge equivalent to a four-year degree.
• In addition to the basic requirement, qualify through either 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 in a related field, at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, or a qualifying combination of graduate education and specialized experience.
• Qualifying specialized experience must be related to the position and demonstrate the particular qualifications needed to perform its duties. Examples include facilitating individual and group sessions for inmates or clients in a pre-release program; applying evidence-based assessment and treatment techniques; or using knowledge of human behavior and disorders to provide advanced treatment to special inmate groups or clients.
• Submit legible transcripts through USAJOBS when education is used to meet or substitute for specialized experience; academic coursework must be from an institution accredited or pre-accredited by a U.S. Department of Education-recognized accreditor.
• Satisfactorily complete pre-employment screening, including a panel interview, urinalysis, physical, background investigation, NCIC screening, and credit check.
• Complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course at Glynco, Georgia.
• Applicants not currently working in an institution must complete a qualification inquiry regarding misdemeanor domestic violence convictions to be authorized to carry a firearm.
• Meet the Selective Service requirement, if applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide group and individual counseling to inmates with psychological problems targeted by the specialty program.
• Provide 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, and recommend or devise steps to address them.
• Learn and apply new assessment and treatment techniques to help inmates overcome psychological problems.
• Help maintain the security of the correctional institution; correctional responsibilities take precedence and are performed regularly and on a recurring basis.

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