Correctional Program Specialist (National Victim Notification System Coordinator)

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 that demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of Bureau of Prisons' policies and procedures, Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts, federal statutes and other directives relating to Victim Notification Programs.

Experience analyzing complex information and making recommendations in the formulation, establishment or modification of program objectives, plans and/or policies relating to Victim Notification programs.

Experience in developing and/or conducting training programs, facilitating meetings, conveying technical information relating to the Victim Witness Notification program and the National Victim Notification System.

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:

Serves as National Victim Notification System (VNS) Coordinator and is responsible for exercising control and supervision of various victim programs.

Oversees, monitors, and evaluates, for the Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the Department of Justice's (DOJ) automated VNS and will provide training bureau-wide on VNS.

Evaluate daily error reports generated by VNS and correct problems associated with the application of the system.

Provide technical support to non-BOP personnel in the area of SENTRY as it relates to VNS.

Oversees all aspects of VNS including providing the required training to regional, institutional and Residential Reentry staff and answering operational inquiries regarding the system.