Correctional Officer
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Job Location:
Towaoc, CO - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 49739 - 75622
Posted on:
14 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Summary
This position is located with Bureau of Indian Affairs District 4-Ute Mountain Ute Detention in Towaoc Colorado.
This position is being advertised concurrently with Announcement Number ST-26--CAWV-SM which is open to status candidates and other eligibles and applies Merit Promotion procedures. Status applicants who wish to be considered under both Merit Promotion and Competitive Examining procedures must apply directly to each announcement.
As Correctional Officer GL-0007 your typical work assignments may include but not limited to:
- Intake/booking and release of inmates into and of detention facilities in accordance with policies and procedures.
- Maintain inmate files with booking medical programs and services court orders and releases in documented format.
- Supervise and document the daily movement of inmates.
- Search inmates cells vehicles and buildings.
- Transport and/or escort inmates to and from various detention facilities as well as program and community services.
- Collect analyze and disseminate inmate information and generate daily monthly quarterly and annual status reports on respective data logs.
- Protect life institutional data personal and real property and facilities from harm and/or unauthorized entities.
Conditions of employment
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Indian Preference applies
- You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit.
- As a condition of employment for accepting this position you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period OR 2-year trial period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated
- A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicants successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
- If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
- This position is subject to both pre-employment and random drug testing as a condition of employment. Applicants will not be appointed to the position if a verified positive drug test is received.
- Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle must possess a valid drivers license and have a safe driving record within the 4 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
- All new hires must successfully complete the Indian Police Academy (Correctional Academy) within one year of hire.
Qualifications
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual Qualification Standards ).
Correctional Officer Series 0007
Minimum Qualification GL-05: To qualify at the GL-05 grade level you must meet ONE of the following criteria: A. General Work Experience: Three years of general work experience.
OR
B. Education: Successful completion of a full 4 year course of study (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours) in any field leading to a bachelors degree at an accredited college or university.
OR
C. A combination of experience and education that totals 100% of the requirement. Minimum Qualification GL-06: To qualify at the GL-06 grade level you must meet ONE of the following criteria:
A. Experience: One year of specialized experience at the next lower level assisting with the supervision and care of criminal offenders at a correctional and/or detention facility. Experience at this level may include assisting with or performing tasks such as control room booking intake inmate transport maintaining documentation on inmates controlled movements and supervision of inmates in accordance with policies and procedures.
OR
B. Education: Successful completion of nine (9) semester hours or fourteen (14) quarter hours of graduate study from an accredited school with major study in Criminal Justice Criminology Social Science or other field of study related to the position.
OR
C. A combination of experience and education that totals 100% of the requirement.
Minimum Qualification GL-06: To qualify at the GL-06 grade level you must meet ONE of the following criteria:
A. Experience: One year of specialized experience at the next lower-level assisting with the supervision and care of criminal offenders at a correctional and/or detention facility. Experience at this level may include assisting with or performing tasks such as control room booking intake inmate transport maintaining documentation on inmates controlled movements and supervision of inmates in accordance with policies and procedures.
OR
B. Education: Successful completion of nine (9) semester hours or fourteen (14) quarter hours of graduate study from an accredited school with major study in Criminal Justice Criminology Social Science or other field of study related to the position.
OR
C. A combination of experience and education that totals 100% of the requirement.
Minimum Qualification GL-07: To qualify at the GL-07 grade level you must meet ONE of the following criteria:
A. Experience: One-year specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS/GL-06 grade level independently providing supervision and care to criminal offenders at a correctional and/or detention facility; maintaining documentation on inmates controlled movements and supervision of inmates; and experience with Standard Operating Procedures and Emergency Management Plans. Experience at this level may include independently enforcing rules and regulations governing facility security inmate accountability and inmate conduct; performing inmate transport; and providing guidance to lower-level correctional officers in accordance with policies procedures and detention standards.
OR
B. Education: Successful completion of one full academic year (18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours) of graduate education from an accredited school with major study in criminal justice social science or other fields related to the position.
OR
C. Combination: A combination of experience and education that totals 100% of the requirement.
Minimum Qualification GL-08: To qualify for the GL-08 you must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GL-07 grade level independently providing supervision and care to criminal offenders in the operation of a correctional and/or detention facility and serving as a work leader over lower-level correctional officers. Experience at this level may include independently enforcing rules and regulations governing facility security inmate accountability and inmate conduct; distributing and balancing the workload among team members; providing training to lower-level correctional officers; and meeting or exceeding the detention standards by adhering to policies and procedures. Experience may have been gained in work such as serving as a correctional/police officer mental health counselor in a residential facility or detention officer/jailor. Physical Demands The duties of a correctional officer on any shift involves unusual mental and nervous pressure. It requires arduous physical exertion including prolonged walking standing and sitting while transporting lifting of moderately heavy to light objects restraining of offenders in emergencies and participating in escape and walk-away hunts. Incumbent must be physically capable of performing efficiently the duties of the position and be free from such defects or disease as may constitute employment hazards to themselves or others.
All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
Education
If you are qualifying based on your education you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses grades semester year and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement. The probationary or trial period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider: Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period -OR- trial period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interes Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government passionate about the ideals of our American republic and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.
If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate schools definition of one year of graduate study 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. For further information visit: information
The announcement is an open continuous applicants will be reviewed every two weeks.
The full performance level of this position is GL-8. Promotion potential in this announcement does not constitute a commitment or an obligation on the part of management to promote the employee selected at some future date. A career ladder promotion is at the discretion of management and in no way guaranteed.
CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS: These programs apply to employees who have been involuntarily separated from a Federal service position within the competitive service or Federal service employees whose positions have been deemed surplus or no longer needed. To receive selection priority for this position you must: (1) meet CTAP or ICTAP eligibility criteria; (2) submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP or ICTAP eligibility. For more information visit: .
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. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
Required Experience:
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Key Skills
- CCTV
- Federal Agencies
- Customer Service
- Clearance
- Facility
- Suspicious Activity
- Property Damage
- Public Safety
- Daily Operations
- Professional Development
- Access Control
- Communication
- General Public
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