Supervisory General Engineer
United States Army Installation Management Command
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Supervisory Correctional Officer (Lieutenant)
Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System
Department of Justice
Job Description
Summary
This job involves leading a team of correctional officers during shifts in a federal prison, managing inmate programs, ensuring security, and handling crises to keep the facility safe and help inmates prepare for release.
It's a supervisory role focused on directing staff, maintaining order in housing units, and supporting daily inmate needs like meals and hygiene.
A good fit would be someone with prior experience in corrections who is strong in leadership, crisis management, and team motivation.
Key Requirements
- At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level in corrections, such as preparing post orders, assignment rosters, or conducting internal audits
- Experience providing guidance, counseling, and training to correctional staff
- Ability to direct and manage staff and inmates during crisis situations
- Knowledge of planning, directing, and administering inmate programs, activities, work, and recreation
- Responsibility for security and safe housing of inmates, including special housing units
- Skills in maintaining and documenting unit programs like feeding, sanitation, hygiene, and medical care
- Demonstrated commitment to institutional security as a primary duty
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 necessary to successfully perform the duties of the position.
Some examples of this qualifying experience are: 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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