Sports Specialist

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Atlanta, GA

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About The Position

Sports Specialists design and implement leisure-time activities in individual and team sports, encouraging institution inmates to participate in recreation through leagues, tournaments, and other activities. They plan the institution’s sports program, including intramural sports and tournaments, using available resources. They develop and adapt activities to participants’ varied interests and needs while working within the limitations of funding, facilities, equipment, volunteers, and staff support.

Like other correctional institution employees, the incumbent is responsible for maintaining institutional security. Correctional responsibilities take precedence over the position’s other duties and are performed regularly and on an ongoing basis.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the basic qualification requirements through either undergraduate or graduate study with a major in physical education, or qualifying general or specialized experience in sports or recreation programs.
• For GL-07, meet the applicable education or experience requirements, such as one full year of graduate-level education or Superior Academic Achievement, or one year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
• For GL-09, meet the applicable education or experience requirements, such as a master's or equivalent graduate degree, two full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a related LL.B. or J.D.; alternatively, one year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
• Qualifying experience may include developing sports activities and tournaments; overseeing recreation program operations; teaching sports skills, techniques, and rules; managing or administering sports programs; planning, teaching, or evaluating physical education curricula; or managing, umpiring, or officiating athletic events.
• A qualifying combination of post-high-school education and experience may be used where applicable; applicants must document the actual time spent on experience, including hours worked per week.
• Provide legible transcripts when education is used to meet or substitute for a qualification. Education must be from an institution accredited or pre-accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; foreign education must meet applicable recognition requirements.
• Applicants qualifying through Superior Academic Achievement must provide a transcript and meet the stated class-standing, GPA, or recognized honor-society criteria.
• Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a 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 concerning misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions to be authorized to carry a firearm.
• Successfully complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques course at Glynco, Georgia.
• A maximum entry age of 36 applies to original appointment to a Bureau of Prisons institution position, subject to the stated exceptions for applicants with prior federal law-enforcement coverage and qualified preference-eligible veterans.
• CTAP or ICTAP applicants seeking selection priority must meet program eligibility criteria, be rated well-qualified, and submit the required supporting documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement leisure-time activities in individual and team sports.
• Promote inmate involvement in recreation activities and services by establishing leagues, tournaments, and similar programs.
• Plan the institution’s sports program, including intramural sports and tournaments, and other activities supported by available resources.
• Develop, improvise, and adapt recreational activities to participants’ interests and needs while accounting for available funds, facilities, equipment, volunteers, and staff support.
• Maintain the security of the institution; perform correctional responsibilities regularly, with those responsibilities taking precedence over other duties.

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
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed