Correctional Treatment Specialist (Case Manager)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System•Edgefield, SC

About The Position

Correctional Treatment Specialists foster a humane and secure environment and help ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into the community. The Case Manager conducts individual and group counseling, supports institutional adjustment and release planning, and helps inmates address personal and family circumstances and develop practical adjustment techniques. The role includes preparing and evaluating case information, coordinating programs and services, communicating with justice-system professionals and community resources, and reporting on inmates’ progress and readiness for release. The position also carries recurring responsibility for maintaining institutional security, which takes precedence over other duties.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required.
Meet the basic qualification through a degree including 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 equivalent knowledge.
Qualifying coursework may include sociology, correctional administration, criminal justice, government or political science, psychology, social work, counseling, or related behavioral or social sciences.
Qualifying experience must involve correctional or criminal-justice casework, counseling requiring diagnostic or treatment-planning skills toward social or occupational goals, or work treating people in need of social rehabilitation.
For GL-07 qualification, have one year of graduate-level education in corrections or a related field, superior academic achievement, one year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade, or an eligible combination of graduate education and specialized experience.
GL-07 specialized experience may include assisting with case management; collecting, verifying, and analyzing information for social histories; assisting with correspondence to attorneys, judges, members of Congress, parole offices, and others; or assisting in determining inmate needs, setting program goals, and monitoring progress.
Provide legible transcripts when education is used to meet or substitute for experience requirements; academic coursework must be from an appropriately accredited or pre-accredited institution.
Applicants relying on superior academic achievement must provide a transcript and meet the applicable class-standing, GPA, or recognized honor-society criteria.
Appointment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment and panel interviews, urinalysis, physical examination, 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.
Successfully complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course in Glynco, Georgia.
Meet the Selective Service requirement, where applicable.
A maximum entry age of 36 applies to original appointment to a Bureau of Prisons institution position, subject to stated exceptions for qualifying prior federal law-enforcement coverage and eligible veterans.
CTAP or ICTAP applicants seeking selection priority must meet program eligibility criteria, be rated well-qualified, and submit the required supporting documents.

Responsibilities

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