Summary: Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Responsibilities include the coordination, implementation, and monitoring of the institution's training and employee development program and serves as the primary advisor to the Warden in matters relating to the management of the Employee Development Department. Works with institutional department heads to assure adequate training plans exist to train probationary staff and assists as necessary in the instruction of trainees enrolled in institution training courses. Trains and develops in-house trainers and instructors in teaching concepts and techniques. Responsible for the oversight, coordination, implementation, and monitoring of the institution's training and employee development programs. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff's correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis.
Requirements: Conditions of Employment: U.S. Citizenship is required. See the Special Conditions of Employment Section. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP eligibility, you may receive selection priority if you meet all of the following conditions: this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility; you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and you are found well qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is available at: Click Here
To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: GS-11: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. Graduate education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position. GS-12: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. OR Experience: GS-11 and GS-12: You must have 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 qualifications to perform successfully 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: GS-11: Experience in identifying employee's training needs. Experience with aligning training with our agency's mission. Experience in providing logistical support, presentation assistance, summarizing evaluations and cost analysis with local training classes. Experience that demonstrates customer service skills. Experience providing input regarding training expenses and complete cost savings research. GS-12: Experience in assessing employees' need for training. Experience with aligning training with organization's strategic goals. Experience in providing logistical support, course development, delivery, evaluation, process measurements, and cost management. Experience in building solid cross-functional relationships. Experience in creating a training budget and keep operations within budget.