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Posted: February 13, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Secretary (Associate Warden's Secretary)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System

Department of Justice

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Salary

$59,714 - $75,522

per year

Closes

March 2, 2026More DOJ jobs →

SES Pay Grade

Base salary range: $147,649 - $221,900

Typical requirements: Executive-level leadership experience. Senior executive qualifications required.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This role involves serving as the personal secretary to the Associate Warden at a federal prison in Elkton, Ohio, handling tasks like managing schedules, preparing documents, greeting visitors, and processing requests while prioritizing institution security.

It supports the prison's mission of maintaining a safe environment and helping inmates prepare for community reentry.

A good fit would be someone with strong organizational skills, experience in administrative support, and the ability to handle confidential matters in a high-security setting.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level, such as scheduling appointments, preparing correspondence, and managing files
  • Education beyond high school (GL-05) only if directly related to the position; graduate education may be credited in rare cases
  • Proficiency in following up on committee actions, including typing, distributing documents, and processing responses
  • Ability to serve as an advisor or mentor to other secretaries on procedural matters
  • Experience managing congressional response files, including tracking, proofing, and following up on responses
  • Strong skills in maintaining security responsibilities as part of daily duties in a correctional institution
  • Demonstrated ability to resolve scheduling conflicts and brief supervisors on meeting details

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: As a general rule, education is not creditable above GL-05 for most positions covered by this standard; however, graduate education may be credited in those few instances where the graduate education is directly related to the work of the position.

OR Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level.

To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to perform successfully the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in following up on committee actions where indicated, including typing and distributing committee docket sheets, processing committee actions, and distributing copies to all concerned.

Experience in scheduling and confirming a supervisor's appointments, special events and conferences and ensuring that the supervisor is fully briefed on the matters to be considered before the scheduled meeting in addition to resolving conflict in schedules whenever feasible.

Experience in serving as an advisor/mentor to other institution secretaries on procedural matters such as correct procedures to follow in preparing correspondence.

Experience in managing the institution's congressional response file, to include receiving all congressionals, identifying appropriate official responsible for response, suspending each congressional and following-up on late responses and proofing responses before forwarding to supervisor for review.

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:

Receives visitors, determines the nature of the requests, personally providing the information desired when it is of a routine or procedural matter, before referring them to the Associate Warden.

Maintains supervisor's calendar, takes request for appointments with supervisor and staff. Serves as a liaison to the Associate Warden, personally processing requests.

Responsible for the preparation in draft and/or final form of material such as memoranda, letters, reports, requests, etc., as assigned.

Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution.

The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 2/13/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/14/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ELK-2026-0019