Duties SummaryCorrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Our highly-skilled, diverse, and innovative workforce creates a strong foundation of safety and security. Through the principles of humanity and normalcy, we develop good neighbors.RequirementsQualificationsTo be considered for the position, you must meet the following:Basic Requirements:A. Degree that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences.ORB. Combination of education and experience - that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences, and that provided applicants with knowledge of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a 4-year degree.Evaluation of Education:Courses such as sociology, correctional administration, criminal justice, government/political science, psychology, social work, counseling, and other related social or behavioral science courses may be used to satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement.Evaluation of Experience:Experience must have been gained in:Casework in a correctional institution or in another criminal justice setting;Counseling in any setting, provided it required diagnostic or treatment planning skills to achieve specific social or occupational goals;Work treating persons in need of social rehabilitation.In addition to the basic requirements, you must have:Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience.Experience: At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level in federal service. To be creditable, this experience must have equipped the applicant with the particular qualifications to successfully perform the duties of the position, and must typically be in or related to the position to be filled.Some examples of this qualifying experience are:Experience of facts, concepts, principals and theories of human behavior, related to inmates in a correctional setting.Experience in psychological problems associated with drug addiction, mental illness and sex offenders.Experience developing clinical interventions with the substance abusing offender, mentally ill offender, and sex offender.Experience analyzing and interpreting data.Experience in presenting information to small, medium, and large sized groups of individuals, particularly information related to the substance abuse offender.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.
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