Teacher

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Coleman, FL

14d

About The Position

The Teacher serves as an educator in a correctional institution, providing integrated educational training programs to inmates. Instruction may include Literacy, General Educational Development (GED), and English-as-a-second-language (ESL). The primary responsibility is direct classroom instruction. The Teacher plans and implements individualized instructional programs using assessment data, teaching strategies, students’ learning styles, and available resources. Instructional approaches may include individual guidance, peer tutoring, cooperative learning, media or computerized instruction, large- and small-group instruction, and behavior modification. Like other correctional institution employees, the Teacher is responsible for maintaining institutional security; correctional responsibilities take precedence over other duties and are performed regularly.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Meet the basic qualification through one of the following: a qualifying bachelor's degree with supervised student teaching and specified coursework; a completed four-year college course of study plus at least one academic year of professional teaching experience; or state, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or U.S. territory teacher certification or licensure.
• Meet the GL-07 or GL-09 education, specialized experience, or qualifying combination of graduate education and specialized experience requirements.
• For GL-07 education qualification: one year of graduate-level education or Superior Academic Achievement.
• For GL-09 education qualification: two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree, or a master's or equivalent graduate degree.
• For GL-07 or GL-09 experience qualification: at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
• Teacher certification or licensure used to meet the basic requirement must be documented and submitted with the application.
• Applicants using education to meet requirements must submit legible transcripts; degrees and coursework must be from an accredited or pre-accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
• Applicants claiming Superior Academic Achievement must provide a transcript and meet the stated class-standing, GPA, or honor-society criteria.
• Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a pre-employment and panel interview, urinalysis, physical, and background investigation, including NCIC and credit checks.
• Applicants not currently working in an institution must complete a qualification inquiry regarding misdemeanor domestic-violence convictions to be authorized to carry a firearm.
• Successful completion of the three-week Introduction to Correctional Techniques training course in Glynco, Georgia is required.
• A maximum entry age of 36 applies to original appointment at a Bureau of Prisons institution, subject to stated exceptions for certain applicants with prior federal law-enforcement coverage or veterans’ preference eligibility.
• Applicants must meet Selective Service requirements where applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct classroom instruction to inmates in educational programs such as Literacy, GED, and ESL.
• Plan and implement individualized instructional programs based on assessment data, teaching strategies, learning styles, and available resources.
• Select appropriate individualized instructional techniques, which may include individual guidance, peer tutoring, cooperative learning, media instruction, computerized instruction, group instruction, or behavior modification.
• Help maintain the security of the correctional institution as a regular and recurring responsibility.
• Prepare and present lessons and evaluate students’ progress, as described in the qualification examples.
• Maintain student records and, where applicable, organize and track student progress through coursework.
• Select, administer, and interpret formal and informal academic measures, as described in the qualification examples.

Benefits

• Federal employees and their families have access to a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on the position and should be confirmed with the hiring agency.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level