Correctional Treatment Specialist (Specialty Treatment Program Specialist - Advanced Care Level)
About The Position
The Correctional Treatment Specialist serves as a Specialty Treatment Program Specialist in a Bureau of Prisons federal correctional facility, supporting the Advanced Care Level Treatment Program for inmates with serious mental illnesses that adversely affect functioning in a general population setting and/or prospects for successful reentry. The specialist provides individual and group counseling, conducts program orientation lectures, gathers and reviews inmate information, identifies patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior for treatment, and applies assessment and treatment techniques. The position also carries regular and recurring correctional responsibilities, including maintaining institutional security; these responsibilities take precedence over other duties.
Requirements
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- Meet the basic education requirement: a degree including at least 24 semester hours in behavioral or social sciences, or an equivalent combination of education and experience that includes those 24 semester hours.
- In addition to the basic requirement, qualify through 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 in a related field; at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level; or a combination of graduate education and specialized experience.
- Qualifying experience may include casework in a correctional institution or criminal justice setting; counseling involving diagnostic or treatment-planning skills toward specific social or occupational goals; or work treating people in need of social rehabilitation.
- Specialized experience 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 for special inmate groups or clients.
- Complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia.
- Satisfactorily complete the required pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical, background investigation, NCIC screening, and credit check.
- Applicants not currently working in an institution must complete a qualification inquiry regarding misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions to be authorized to carry a firearm.
- Submit legible transcripts with the application when qualifying based on education; qualifying education must be from an appropriately accredited or pre-accredited institution. An official transcript is required before the first day on duty if selected based on education.
- Applicants must meet applicable Selective Service requirements.
- Applicants seeking CTAP or ICTAP selection priority must meet program eligibility requirements, be rated well-qualified, and submit the required supporting documentation.
Responsibilities
- Provide group and individual counseling to inmates with psychological problems targeted by the specialty program.
- Support the Advanced Care Level Treatment Program for inmates with serious mental illnesses that affect their functioning in general population and/or successful reentry.
- 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 assessment and treatment techniques to help inmates overcome psychological problems.
- Help maintain the security of the institution and perform correctional responsibilities on a regular and recurring basis.
Benefits
- Federal employee benefits package available to employees and their families; specific benefits depend on position type and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
