USAJOBS · 2 days ago
Correctional Officer, (Senior Officer Specialist)
Estill, South Carolina, USA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$61K/yr - $78K/yr
1+ years expUSAJOBS is seeking a Senior Officer Specialist to ensure public safety and prepare individuals for successful reentry into communities. The role involves supervising, caring for, and providing correctional treatment to inmates while maintaining institutional security and promoting good public relations.
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No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Provides supervision, care and correctional treatment of inmates and guidance to lower-graded Correctional Officers. Concerned with maintenance of institution security contributing to the health and welfare of the inmates and the promotion of good public relations
Enforces rules and regulations governing facility security, inmate accountability and inmate conduct to ensure judicial sanctions are carried out and inmates remain in custody. From time to time, may be authorized to carry firearms and to use physical force, including deadly force, to maintain control of inmates
During institution emergencies or other periods of heavy workload or limited staff, may be required to work long and irregular hours, unusual shifts, Sundays, holidays and unexpected overtime. Senior Officer Specialist must be flexible and have a broad knowledge base to use own initiative in the resolution of problem situations
Qualification
Required
U.S. Citizenship is Required
You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade
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
The Department of Justice, Bureau of Prisons has established the following medical requirements for Correctional Officer positions: The duties of these positions involve unusual mental and nervous pressure and require arduous physical exertion involving prolonged walking and standing, restraining of prisoners in emergencies, and participating in escape hunts
Applicants must be physically capable of performing efficiently the duties of these positions, and be free from such defects or disease as may constitute employment hazards to themselves or others
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications
To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities
Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application
Successful completion of the 'Introduction to Correctional Techniques,' three-week training course at Glynco, Georgia is required
All applicants are subject to National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and credit checks
All applicants not currently working in an institution will be required to complete a qualification inquiry regarding convictions of misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence in order to be authorized to carry a firearm
A maximum entry age of 36 has been established for original appointment to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution
Appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a urinalysis, physical, and background investigation
You will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which we will evaluate your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest
Benefits
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package.
As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.
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