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Posted: January 14, 2026 (0 days ago)

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Time and Leave Clerk (Time and Leave Clerk)

Justice, Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System

Department of Justice

Fresh

Salary

$50,241 - $62,462

per year

Closes

January 29, 2026

Job Description

Summary

This job involves handling timekeeping and attendance records for employees at a federal prison in Beaumont, Texas, including tracking leave, verifying overtime, and ensuring accurate pay calculations.

It also requires supporting the facility's security as part of the team.

A good fit would be someone detail-oriented with administrative experience, comfortable in a structured environment like corrections, and able to manage sensitive payroll information.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience in maintaining leave and pay documentation, resolving payroll issues, and verifying overtime or additional pay
  • Education equivalent to 4 years above high school from an accredited institution, or a combination of education and experience
  • Ability to accurately key and verify time and attendance data into systems
  • Familiarity with printing and managing time reports
  • Commitment to maintaining institutional security as a regular duty
  • Attention to detail for administrative support in a correctional setting

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-05: Successfully completed 4 years of education above the high school level in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite is creditable at the GL-05.

This education must have been obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college or university.

One year of full-time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.

OR Experience: GL-05: 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 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 maintaining documentation regarding leave and pay. Experience in resolving and answering questions regarding payroll issues.

Experience in keying, verifying overtime, confirming staff are entitled to additional pay such as overtime, night differential and Sunday/holiday pay.

Experience in printing time and attendance reports.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: GL-05: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience.

To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as number of hours worked per week) spent in the activities.

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

Performs technical and administrative support operations for a federal correctional facility. Responsible for time and attendance record keeping of all assigned employees.

Responsible for maintaining documentation regarding leave and pay as appropriate.

Ensures time is correctly keyed into the system, verifies overtime has been approved before keying and confirms staff are entitled to additional pay such as overtime, night differential and Sunday/holiday pay.

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: 1/14/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/15/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: BMA-2026-0033