Training Specialist (National Programs Advisor, Community Services Division)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System • Aurora, CO

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position may be located at the Central Office in Washington, D.C., or at an authorized satellite location within the Bureau of Prisons (BOP). Serves in one of the following NIC divisions: Academy, Jails, Prisons, or Community Services with a primary purpose of supporting the mission of the NIC in assisting Federal, state, and local correctional agencies through the provision of correctional training, policy guidance, and technical assistance expertise. Oversees and participates in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of strategic and operational plans and training and development programs. Employs conceptual, critical, analytical, and creative thinking abilities and uses the best evidence base to plan, manage, and evaluate projects and programs. Analyzes emerging issues for criticality, pervasiveness, and NIC's ability to effectively address them within its mission, service delivery strategies, and resources. Develops a variety of highly specialized curricula for presentation to state and local correctional, pretrial, probation, parole and/or reentry services personnel, legislators, and other elected officials. Serve as a member of one or more NIC intra-agency teams, with responsibilities such as short and long-range planning; reviewing and evaluating policy and procedures; developing policy recommendations for consideration by Executive staff.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- education or a subject area related to the position to be filled.
• OR Specialized Experience: Experience that demonstrated a practical knowledge of the subject area of the position and of the methods and techniques of instruction.
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.
• Experience in the supervision of one or more of the following areas: training curricula design, delivery, or management of training program for senior or mid-level executives in jails, prisons, or community services.
• Experience with the administration or implementation of one or more of the following: the design, management, development, or implementation of a national, state, regional, or local level initiatives for jails, prisons, or community services.
• Experience utilizing innovative/evidence-based practices in community services, prisons, and jails to develop operational policy and procedures.
• Experience engaging and working with criminal justice stakeholder groups, such as judges, prosecutors, treatment providers, advocacy groups, and other state and local government agencies to plan a significant criminal justice system change or improvement of practice.
• Experience in conducting assessments/operational gap analysis for a community service agency, prison, and jail to determine agency needs and design a recommended plan of action.
• At least 2 years of leadership experience serving as a director, deputy director, assistant/associate director, regional director, chief, administrator, senior manager within a community supervision agency (probation, parole, pretrial services, parole board, or criminal justice coordinating council), with responsibility for overseeing the entire agency or major divisions.
• At least 4 years of experience developing, revising, and implementing policies, procedures, or tactical goals for a community supervision agency or division.
• At least 4 years of program management experience, such as developing and delivering staff training, providing technical assistance to criminal justice agencies, or managing complex projects within an agency or division.

Responsibilities

• Oversees and participates in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of strategic and operational plans and training and development programs.
• Analyzes emerging issues for criticality, pervasiveness, and NIC's ability to effectively address them within its mission, service delivery strategies, and resources.
• Develops a variety of highly specialized curricula for presentation to state and local correctional, pretrial, probation, parole and/or reentry services personnel, legislators, and other elected officials.
• Serve as a member of one or more NIC intra-agency teams, with responsibilities such as short and long-range planning; reviewing and evaluating policy and procedures; developing policy recommendations for consideration by Executive staff.

Benefits

• A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
• As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
• Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree