Correctional Treatment Specialist (Special Population Program Coordinator)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System•Chicago, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Correctional Treatment Specialist serves as a Special Population Program Coordinator within a secure Bureau of Prisons federal correctional facility. The role provides comprehensive clinical psychological services to incarcerated people who are members of a designated special population, helping them address issues specific to that population. Duties are performed in accordance with the needs of the identified target population. The position includes group and individual counseling, as well as assistance with community and reentry planning to address special population needs. Reentry coordination may involve residential reentry center placement, community treatment services, hospital placements, street releases, or coordination with the United States Probation Office. Like all correctional institution employees, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining institutional security; correctional duties take precedence over other responsibilities and are performed regularly. Appointment is subject to pre-employment screening and other conditions, including an interview, urinalysis, physical examination, background investigation, NCIC and credit checks, and completion of a three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia. The posting describes a federal employee benefits package, with specific eligibility and benefits depending on position type.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Meet the basic education requirement through a degree that includes at least 24 semester hours in behavioral or social sciences, 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 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 such a 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.
Specialized experience must be related to the position and equip the applicant to perform its duties. Examples include trauma-informed group facilitation; designing and planning trauma-informed group objectives; monitoring and adjusting group processes to participant needs; selecting facilitation techniques; and identifying and addressing underlying participant conflicts.
If using education to meet or substitute for specialized experience, submit legible transcripts through USAJOBS at the time of application; academic degrees and coursework must be from an appropriately accredited college or university.
Satisfactorily complete the pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical examination, background investigation, NCIC screening, and credit check.
Complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques training course in 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.
Applicants seeking an exception to the maximum entry age of 36 based on prior federal law enforcement coverage must submit an SF-50 verifying that coverage; qualified preference-eligible veterans may be exempt from the maximum age.

Responsibilities

Serve as a Special Population Program Coordinator within a secure federal correctional facility.
Provide comprehensive clinical psychological services to inmates in an identified special population.
Perform duties consistent with the needs of the identified target population.
Provide group and individual counseling to inmates in the targeted special population.
Assist with community and reentry planning to address special population needs, including possible residential reentry center placement, community treatment services, hospital placement, street release, or coordination with the United States Probation Office.
Maintain the security of the institution; correctional responsibilities take precedence over other duties and are performed regularly.