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Posted: February 5, 2026 (1 day ago)

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Supervisory Correctional Officer (Captain)

Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System

Department of Justice

Fresh

Salary

$91,985 - $119,583

per year

Closes

February 27, 2026

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 job involves leading the correctional services team at a federal prison, overseeing security, inmate behavior, and daily operations to keep the facility safe and prepare inmates for release.

The role requires making key decisions on the spot, training staff, managing budgets, and advising prison leadership on policies.

It's a great fit for experienced correctional officers who are strong leaders, detail-oriented, and committed to public safety and rehabilitation.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in corrections
  • Experience preparing, changing, and implementing post orders
  • Experience preparing and maintaining biweekly and daily assignment rosters
  • Experience conducting instruction and training classes on correctional procedures and techniques
  • Experience preparing annual or quarterly budgets for the department
  • Ability to handle institutional security, inmate discipline, and safety on a regular basis
  • Strong advisory skills for formulating and implementing institution policies and procedures

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.

To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience preparing, changing, and implementing post orders. Experience preparing and maintaining the biweekly and daily assignment rosters.

Experience conducting regularly scheduled instruction and training classes relating to correctional procedures and techniques. Experience preparing annual/quarterly budget for the department.

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:

Serves as the department head in the Correctional Services department at a Bureau of Prisons correctional institute.

Serves as the resident expert on all custodial and security questions arising at the institution and has full and final technical responsibility when problems occur during the course of any given shift.

Responsible for institutional security, inmate conduct and discipline, inmate work, control of hazardous tools and material, safety, sanitation, control and use of institution vehicles, and key control.

Inspects facilities, observes personnel and inmates from the standpoint of security, morale and employee-inmate relations, and overall program coordination.

Serves as an advisor to the Warden and his staff in the formulation and implementation of institution policies, procedures and programs.

Integrates policies and procedures into the overall operations of the facility, as well as the correctional department and keep management advised of activities effecting institution programs.

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: 2/5/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 2/6/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MXR-2026-0110