Correctional Program Specialist (National Central Inmate Monitoring (CIM) 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 in designating inmates including pre-trial and newly sentenced prisoners.

Experience in developing policy, providing guidance, direction, supervision, and expert advice in the area of Central Inmate Monitoring, to include classification issues and clearance requirements.

Experience synthesizing information and creating innovative solutions to very difficult inmate management problems.

Experience communicating with staff from other federal agencies, attorneys, and other interested parties regarding various problem and/or concerns.

If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities.

**Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application.** Major Duties:

Central Inmate Monitoring (CIM) Program arranges for and coordinates the special handling of inmates assigned to the program.

Nature of the Central Inmate Monitoring Program is one of secrecy and extreme sensitivity.

One must work across organizational lines, not only within the Bureau of Prisons, but with the Department of Justice, State and local officials as well.

Manages a WITSEC caseload in the Inmate Monitoring Section of the Bureau of Prisons Central Office.

Responsible for designates places of confinement for all inmates authorized into the Witness Security Program, including pre-trial and newly sentenced prisoners as well as those who have either been returned to custody.

Responsible for overall policy interpretation, maintenance and review for all CIM WITSEC issues.

Serves as the Central Office subject matter expert on CIM classification issues, forms preparation, clearance requirements, and case management philosophy.