Correctional Program Specialist (Supervisory Special Agent) - Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System

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. 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 in coordinating, preparing and presenting inquiries and investigatory reports for high level agency officials and staff of other government and non-governmental agencies. Experience in analyzing policies and procedures based on results of investigations, and is responsible for drafting proposed revisions to existing program statements or drafting proposed language for new program statements or operations memoranda. Experience which demonstrates extensive knowledge of investigative procedures, employee rights and responsibilities, handling of evidence, questioning strategies, legal consideration and ethics. Experience in providing technical assistance to field personnel by evaluating and discussing investigative problems and by making suggestions to assist in conducting of local investigations. 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.** This position is located in the office of Internal Affairs (OIA), the entity within the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) with authority and responsibility to monitor and conduct investigations of alleged staff misconduct. The incumbent is required to independently plan and conduct investigations relating to staff improprieties. Many of the cases encountered are criminal in nature, and/or are violations of the BOP standards of Employee Conduct. The incumbent monitors and/or conducts investigations involving allegations of staff misconduct. He or she analyzes data and information received by the OIA concerning such allegations. The incumbent will handle only those extremely difficult cases most suited for a highly experienced investigator. The incumbent assists the Chief, OIA, in the responsibility of developing long—range work plans, programs, and national policy, and determining goals and objectives for the management of a comprehensive system of investigation throughout the BOP.