Sports Specialist

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

The Sports Specialist plans and implements leisure-time activities in individual and team sports, encouraging inmates to participate in recreation through leagues, tournaments, and other services. The position plans the institution’s sports program, including intramural programs and tournaments, and organizes additional activities based on available resources. The specialist develops, adapts, and improvises recreational activities to address participants’ varied interests and needs while working within limits on funding, facilities, equipment, volunteers, and staff support.

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

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the basic requirements through undergraduate or graduate major study in physical education, or qualifying specialized experience planning, supervising, administering, or carrying out a sports program and guiding participants in sports skills and techniques.
• For the GL-07 level, meet the additional education requirement of one full year of graduate-level education or Superior Academic Achievement, or have at least one year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
• For the GL-09 level, meet the additional education requirement of 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, have at least one year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level.
• Qualifying specialized experience may include developing team sports, activities, and tournaments; overseeing daily recreation program operations; teaching sports skills and rules; managing or administering sports programs; planning or evaluating physical education curricula; or managing, umpiring, or officiating athletic events.
• A qualifying combination of post-high-school education and experience may be accepted when it equips the applicant to perform the position’s major duties.
• Provide legible, identifying transcripts when education is used to meet or substitute for experience; education must be from an appropriately accredited institution. Applicants qualifying through Superior Academic Achievement must provide a transcript.
• Satisfactorily complete pre-employment screening, including an interview, urinalysis, physical, background investigation, NCIC screening, and credit check.
• Complete the qualification inquiry concerning misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions if not currently working in an institution, as applicable to firearm authorization.
• Successfully complete the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques training course at Glynco, Georgia.
• Meet applicable maximum entry age requirements for original appointment to a Bureau of Prisons institution, or provide documentation of applicable prior federal law-enforcement coverage or veteran eligibility for an exemption.

Responsibilities

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