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Posted: December 31, 2025 (15 days ago)

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Supervisory Correctional Officer (Lieutenant)

Justice, Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System

Department of Justice

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Salary

$70,592 - $107,447

per year

Closes

January 23, 2026

GS-11 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $62,107 - $80,737

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-10. Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or 3 years graduate study.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job is for a lieutenant in a federal prison who supervises a team of correctional officers during shifts, manages inmate programs and activities, and ensures the facility stays secure and safe.

It involves directing staff in crises, handling special housing units, and acting as a go-between for higher management and officers.

A good fit would be someone with several years of hands-on prison experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to rehabilitation and public safety.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to GL-09 or lower grade, such as working in control centers, gates, or visiting rooms
  • Experience providing training and guidance to lower-graded correctional officers
  • Knowledge of Bureau of Prisons (BOP) regulations and policies
  • Experience in searching inmates, housing units, and work areas to prevent contraband
  • For GS-11: Experience preparing and implementing post orders and quarterly assignment rosters
  • For GS-11: Experience conducting internal audits of institution areas
  • For GS-11: Experience providing guidance and counseling to employees

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: GL-09 and GS-11: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.

Experience: GL-09 and GS-11: 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 necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Some examples of this qualifying experience are: GL-09: Experience working more responsible posts, such as Control Center, Front/Rear Gate, and Visiting Room.

Experience providing training and guidance to lower-graded officers. Experience and knowledge of BOP regulations and policies.

Experience initiating/participating in searching of inmates, inmate housing units and inmate working area to prevent introduction of contraband.

GS-11: Experience preparing, changing, and implementing post orders. Experience preparing quarterly assignment rosters. Experience conducting internal audits of all areas in an institution.

Experience providing guidance and counseling to employees. 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:

Occupies a supervisory position involving the direction of a shift, consisting of correctional officers assigned to various posts and/or programs.

Responsible for carrying out the directions of the Captain relative to planning, directing and administering inmate programs, activities, work, recreational pursuits and directing and managing staff and inmates during a crisis situation.

Serves as a direct liaison between the Captain and the correctional officers, and is responsible for the conduct, morale, performance and training of the correctional officer complement.

Responsible for security of the special housing unit and the safe, secure housing of all inmates within the unit. Responsible for maintaining and documenting the various programs within the unit, i.e.

feeding, recreation, unit sanitation, personal hygiene and medical.

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: 12/31/2025 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/1/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: NCR-2026-0114