Correctional Program Specialist, Senior Designator (DSCC)

About this role

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. You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is directly related experience that included substantial involvement with a correctional program and provided a thorough knowledge of correctional techniques, or experience in meeting and dealing with people that demonstrated the ability to work effectively with inmates and associates in a correctional environment.

Experience must have also demonstrated the ability to perform supervisory or administrative duties successfully. This includes: (1) understanding the problems of custody, treatment, training, and release of inmates of penal or correctional institutions; (2) a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of an institution's internal policies, programs, regulations, and procedures; and (3) training subordinates, coordinating and directing activities and functions, evaluating performance of operations and the effectiveness of programs, and maintaining high standards or work objectives.

This experience must have been gained in an administrative position, or in other positions that included the successful direction, or assistance in the direction of, an entire correctional program or a major phase of such a program. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience that provided the knowledge of Custody Classification and Security Designation process in order to designate and re-designation prisoners to appropriate Federal facilities.

Experience and ability to write general correspondence, review reports, operational procedures, and other documents as required. Experience in analyzing and interpreting national policy objectives and to articulate these objectives to managerial staff through training. Experience in and professional knowledge of theories and practices in the field of corrections, correctional programs, institution management and the Bureau of Prisons' organizational structure.