Clarification from the agency

• DOJ Employees nationwide • DOJ Surplus and Displaced (CTAP) Employees in the local commuting area. • Division: Reentry Affairs Section, Community Reentry Affairs Branch, Reentry Services Division, Central Office, Washington, DC • Duty Location: Central Office, Washington, DC

Serves as the Deputy Administrator of the branch and assist the Administrator, Community Reentry Affairs Branch in the development and monitoring of assessment, skills building and reentry strategies in the BOP institutions and contract facilities and coordination of efforts to implement reentry skill development initiatives across BOP divisions.

Coordinate with the Training and Staff Development section in the development of institutional, probationary, in-service, and mandatory training programs and evaluation of the adequacy of such training.< br>
Responsible for developing strategies to provide oversight, direction, training, monitoring for the institution and regional Reentry Affairs Coordinators at all BOP locations and to measure the effectiveness of their efforts.

Develops assessment, skills building and reentry strategies and services for federal offenders.

Conditions of employment

• U.S. Citizenship is Required.
• See Special Conditions of Employment Section.

Career Transition Programs (CTAP): These programs apply to Federal and/or DOJ employees who meet the definition of surplus or displaced from a position in the competitive service. To receive selection priority for this position, you must:

• 1. Meet CTAP eligibility criteria;
• 2. Be rated well-qualified for the position, scoring at least half of the total possible points for the vacancy KSAs or competencies; and
• 3. Submit the appropriate documentation to support your CTAP eligibility:
• A copy of the agency notice (i.e., separation notice or agency RIF letter),
• Most recent performance appraisal, and
• Most recent SF-50 showing current/former position, grade, promotion potential, and duty location.
• See USAJOBS' Career Transition Programs for more information.

NOTE: Applicants claiming CTAP eligibility must complete all assessment questions to be rated under the established ranking criteria.

EEO Statement/Policy: The United States government does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service or other non-merit factor. More information can be found here: https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1425556/dl?inline.

Qualifications

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.

OR

Experience:

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 also have 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 working with external partner agencies (including the judiciary, Offices of Probation and Pretrial Services, Housing and Urban Development, Health and Human Services, Department of Justice (DOJ), Internal Revenue Services, Department of Labor, Department of Education, Veterans Affairs, faith-based and non-profit agencies, colleges and universities, etc.) to develop and host joint training sessions, conferences, and workshops across the regions to enhance collaboration, skill development resources, continuity of care and address related reentry issues.
• Experience with the oversight of the development, implementation, coordination, and monitoring of the Federal Reentry Strategy as mandated by the Second Chance Act of 2007 and the related BOP strategic implementation plan in accordance with legislative mandates and GAO recommendations.
• Experience coordinating the BOP’s response and support of the President’s Management Agenda (PMA) related to faith-based and community reentry initiatives.
• Experience evaluating existing programs and initiatives and recommends strategies to strengthen efforts.
• Experience coordinating documentation supporting evidence-based programs and practices for use in resource justification and to direct their application in the correctional environment.
• Experience developing assessment, skills building and reentry strategies and services for federal offenders using a thorough working knowledge of BOP policy and procedures related to unit and case management, inmate programming, institution administration and supervision of federal offenders.
• 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.**

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

If your composite score exceeds the average score for this job, your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your online assessment responses and utilized to determine whether you meet the job qualifications listed in this announcement.  If your selections are not supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration.

There are several parts of the application process that affect the overall evaluation of your application:

• Your resume, which is part of your USAJOBS profile;
• Your responses to the eligibility questions;
• Your responses to the online assessment;
• Your supporting documentation, if required.

Time-in-Grade: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements for consideration. You must meet all qualification requirements upon the closing date of this announcement.

What Competencies/Knowledge, Skills and Abilities are Required for this Position?

The following Competencies/Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA's) are required:

• Oral Communication
• Written Communicate
• Interpret and Apply Policy/Guidelines.
• Analyze Information and Make Recommendations.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with others that fosters collaborative participation.

Failure to provide legible required documents and/or follow the prescribed format often results in removal from consideration.  If uploading documentation, do not identify/save your documents utilizing a special character such as %, #, @, etc. Documentation should be identified/saved as VA Letter, DD-214, or Transcripts.

• Resume (limited to 2 pages) must include your name, contact information, and relevant experience (cover letter optional). Experience that would not normally be part of the Federal employee’s position is creditable when documented by satisfactory evidence of qualifying experience (e.g., a memorandum from the manager, Human Resource Manager, SF-52, MOU, etc.). If providing a memorandum, it must follow the format below AND clearly cite the duties performed.
• To receive credit for experience, your resume and/or any satisfactory evidence must include:
  
  • Start date and end date in month/year format (MM/YYYY) AND
  • Number of hours worked per week. 
• SF-50: Current or former Federal employees NOT employed by the Bureau of Prisons MUST submit a copy of their SF-50 Form which shows competitive service appointment, tenure group, and salary. If you have promotion potential in your current position, please provide proof. If you are applying for a higher grade, and your experience was gained at a Federal agency other than the Bureau of Prisons, you MUST provide the SF-50 Form which verifies the length of time you have been in your highest grade and supports your claim for time in grade.
• Employees applying with an interchange agreement must provide proof of their permanent appointment.
• Current federal employees NOT employed by the BOP and former federal employees MUST submit a copy of their latest yearly performance appraisal/evaluation.
• Proof of CTAP eligibility, Click Here, if applicable.
• College transcript: includes the School Name, Student Name, Degree, and Date Awarded (if applicable).
  • NOTE: If you are selected, official transcript(s) will be required prior to your first day.

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