What are the responsibilities and job description for the Correctional Program Specialist (Supervisory Residential Reentry Specialist) position at JUSTICE, BUREAU OF PRISONS?
Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.
Qualifications:
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:
Education:
There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.
Experience:
You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is directly related experience that included substantial involvement with a correctional program and provided a thorough knowledge of correctional techniques, or experience in meeting and dealing with people that demonstrated the ability to work effectively with inmates and associates in a correctional environment.
Experience must have also demonstrated the ability to perform supervisory or administrative duties successfully. This includes (1) understanding the problems of custody, treatment, training, and release of inmates of penal or correctional institutions;(2) a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of an institution's internal policies, programs, regulations, and procedures; and(3) training subordinates, coordinating and directing activities and functions, evaluating performance of operations and the effectiveness of programs, and maintaining high standards or work objectives. This experience must have been gained in an administrative position, or in other positions that included the successful direction, or assistance in the direction of, an entire correctional program or a major phase of such a program.
Some examples of this qualifying experience are:
- Experience in providing community-based, drug treatment and confinement facility contract support services for federal offenders.
- Experience in developing and implementing data collection processes and conducting systematic data analysis regarding Residential Reentry related issues, including residential reentry services, and safety and environmental health.
- Experience in conducting management oversight and reviews of Residential Reentry facilities to ensure policy compliance.
- Experience preparing correspondence in responses to public, congressional, and governmental concerns regarding Residential Reentry Management activities.
If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities.
**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.**
Responsibilities:
Participates in the development of, and is responsible for, the implementation of national policy for the RRMB, to include areas related to residential reentry services, and safety and environmental health.
Conducts management oversight reviews of Residential Reentry offices to ensure compliance with national policy.
Provides guidance to managers at all levels of the agency in the interpretation and coordination of residential reentry services and safety and environmental health as it relates to programs under the control of RRMB.
Reviews and monitors policy and procedures pertaining to RRMB operations.
Salary : $106,437