Correctional Program Specialist

About the Position: Serves as a Correctional Program Specialist in the G3 Corrections Operations of the Army Corrections Command (ACC), a Direct Reporting Unit (DRU) to the Chief of Staff of the Army, providing direct support to the Army Corrections Brigade (ACB) consisting of the United States Disciplinary Barracks (USDB), Midwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility (MWJRCF), and Northwest Joint Regional Correctional Facility (NWJRCF)

Provide advice on all aspects of the military corrections system and ensuring Army compliance with United States Code and DOD Directives. Serve as principal author for AR 190-47 (Army Corrections System), AR 190-55 (U.S. Army Correctional System: Procedures for Military Executions}, and AR 633-30 (Apprehensions and Confinement: Military Sentence to Confinement). Review and revise institutional policies, regulations and standing operating procedures (SOPs) to maintain compliance with directives and regulations.

Respond to Freedom of Information Act requests. Prepare informal reports and formal articles to support ACC and ACB and disseminate information to appropriate professionals. Develop and write policy for the command initiative plans; analyzes effectiveness and efficiency of plan execution and results; analyzes problems encountered and takes corrective action.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience. Medical Requirements The following requirements apply to employees occupying positions covered by 0006 series standard, as well as to applicants for such positions.

Applicants and employees must be physically and mentally able to perform efficiently the essential functions of the position without hazard to themselves or others. Experience: Experience must be directly related and include substantial involvement with a correctional program and provides a thorough knowledge of correctional techniques, or experience in meeting and dealing with people and demonstrates the ability to work effectively with inmates and associates in a correctional environment.

The experience must also demonstrate 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. Required qualifying specialized experience includes one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service which includes monitoring a correctional institution's policies, regulations, and procedures for compliance with higher level directives and implementing changes to meet requirements.

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone - no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). *All applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and specialized experience requirements within thirty (30) days after the closing date of the announcements.

IAW 28 C.R.R. Part 115, Prison Rape Elimination Act, the MCC shall not hire or promote anyone who may have contact with prisoners, who: has engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, lockup, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1997); has been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse.