Correctional Program Officer (Chief, Office of Internal Affairs)

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.

01Experience

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 demonstrates knowledge of investigative procedures, interviewing and interrogation techniques, employee rights and responsibilities, handling evidence, legal considerations, and ethics.

Experience in analyzing information and providing recommendations in regards to the formulation, establishment or modification for agency wide program objectives, plans and/or policies related to conducting special investigations to include allegations of staff misconduct. Experience in providing technical assistance by evaluating and discussing investigation problems and by making suggestions to assist in the coordination of local investigations.

Experience in analyzing issues and preparing reports, briefings, and comprehensive correspondence on sensitive investigative information and findings for use by upper management and policy makers. 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.

This position is in the Office of Internal Affairs (OIA), Office of General Counsel (OGC), Bureau of Prisons (BOP or Bureau), with authority and responsibility to monitor and conduct investigations of alleged staff misconduct. OIA ensures all criminal violations and allegations of staff misconduct, per the Standards of Employee Conduct, are reported to the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Inspector General.

OIA is responsible for determining which allegations of misconduct warrant an investigation and ensures investigations are completed in a thorough and timely manner. OIA conducts and oversees Bureau-wide misconduct investigations at institutions, regional offices, and the Central Office.