Correctional Program Officer (Assistant Administrator, Residential Reentry Management Branch)

Full Job Description

Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities.

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 assisting in managing Residential Reentry programs.

Experience planning, developing, coordinating, implementing, overseeing and evaluating contract detention efforts. Experience working with other Federal criminal justice agencies including U.S.

Probation, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Sentencing Commission, and U.S. Parole Commission.

Experience interpreting and utilizing policies, directives, and agency guidelines to effectively manage residential reentry operations.

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.** Major Duties:

Under the general direction of the Residential Reentry Management Branch (RRMB) Administrator, responsible for development and implementation of all duties and functions related to procurement initiatives, administration and/or oversight activities for the operations and programs of Residential Reentry and contract confinement/detention facilities nationwide.

Serves as a resource person for the Bureau of Prison’s (BOP) executive staff in regard to the residential (e.g., community) reentry of federal offenders.

As such, provides information and advice to Branch Chiefs, Deputy Assistant Directors, Assistant Directors, Regional Directors, and the Director regarding the community reentry of offenders in BOP custody, the allocation of bureau resources for community residential reentry, and the current state of similar programs offered by other agencies.

Serves as a liaison for the BOP with external entities regarding residential reentry initiatives and short-term detention facilities.

Establishes and maintains professional relationships with high ranking officials in other governmental agencies, the Judiciary, members of the academic community and appropriate private agencies.