RequirementsConditions of Employment
U.S. Citizenship is Required.
See Special Conditions of Employment Section.
Selective Service Requirement: http://www.sss.gov
DISPLACED EMPLOYEES:Displaced employees may be eligible for ICTAP or CTAP priority consideration. For more information, please reviewthe OPM Employee's Guide to Career Transition{target="blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}. If requesting consideration under the Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or Interagency CTAP program (ICTAP), you must meet the well qualified standards for this vacancy (meeting minimum requirements for position and scoring at least an 85 or falling in the Gold Category) and provideallthe following documents:
your most recent performance appraisal,
the proof of eligibility letter from the Agency, and
your most current SF-50, displaying current series and grade.
Failure to submit any of the required documents by the closing date of the vacancy will result in your removal from consideration for this position. Please review your application prior to final submission and ensure you have submitted all appropriate documents. Uploading documents to USAJOBS does NOT ensure inclusion with your application to our system. You must verify that the documents are in the system with your application prior to final submission.QualificationsTo be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements:Education:GL-05: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.GL-06: Nine (9) semester hours or fourteen (14) quarter hours of graduate level education in a major study in criminal justice, social science, or other field related to this position.GL-07: One full academic year of graduate education with major study in criminal justice, social science, or other field related to the position is qualifying for GL-07.GL-08: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position.ORExperience:GL-05:At least 3 years of full-time general experience, one year of which was equivalent to the GL-04 grade level. This experience must have demonstrated the aptitude for acquiring the qualifications required for correctional work, and, in addition, demonstrate the possession of personal attributes important to the effectiveness of correctional officers, such as:
Ability to meet and deal with people of differing backgrounds and behavioral patterns.
Ability to be persuasive in selling and influencing ideas.
Ability to lead, supervise, and instruct others.
Sympathetic attitude towards the welfare of others.
Ability to reason soundly and to think out practical solutions to problems.
Ability to make decisions and act quickly, particularly under stress.
Poise and self-confidence, and ability to remain calm during emergency situations.
General experience may have been gained in work such as:
Social case work in a welfare agency or counseling in other types of organizations.
Classroom teaching or instructing.
Responsible rehabilitation work, e.g., in an alcoholic rehabilitation program.
Supervising planned recreational activities or active participation in community action programs.
Management or supervisory work in a business or other organization that included directing the work flow and/or direct supervision of others.
Sales work, other than taking and filling orders as in over-the-counter sales.
GL-06:You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower level in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perfo m successfully the duties of the position to be filled.Examples of occupations where specialized experience may have been gained:
Correctional Officer
Detention Officer
Police Officer
Border Patrol Agent
State Trooper
Sheriff
Park Ranger
Deputy Sheriff supervising inmates in a jail
Mental Health Counselor in a Residential Facility
Some examples of this qualifying experience are:
Experience with instructing inmates with proper housekeeping and sanitation.
Experience working as a Police Officer responding to domestic disturbances and issuing citations for law violations.
Experience in investigating crime scenes as a State Trooper.
Experience as a Mental Health Worker in a Mental Health Lockdown facility.
GL-07:You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower level in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled.Examples of occupations where specialized experience may have been gained:
Correctional Officer
Jailer
Detention Officer
Deputy Sheriff supervising inmates in a jail.
Military Corrections (Brig, Internment/Resettlement Specialist, etc.
Some examples of this qualifying experience are:
Providing supervision, care and security of inmates in a correctional environment.
Experience supervising inmates throughout the institution and providing instructions related to institutional procedures and sanitation.
Experience with enforcing rules and regulations governing correctional institution security, inmate accountability and inmate conduct.
Experience with conducting various count procedures of inmates.
Experience working various correctional posts, assignments (such as Control Room, Rear-gate, Housing Units, etc.).
GL-08: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade in the normal line of progression. Specialized experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position to be filled. Experience must have been gained in a correctional facility with responsibilities in correctional treatment, care, custody, and control of inmates.Some examples of this quali
