CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM OFFICER

Correctional Program Officer

You will serve as a Correctional Program Officer in the Corrections and Program Office of Naval Consolidated Brig Chesapeake. Responsibilities include serving as the principal correctional program officer and corrections subject matter expert (SME) advisor. You will develop short and long-range goals and objectives. You will review each confinement and permanent release order along with supporting documents to ensure legal basis of initial and continuing confinement. You will determine applicability for DNA collection and sex offender notification requirements. You will review each temporary release order to ensure validity and escort / restraint requirements. You will provide oversight of the Victim Witness Notification Program to ensure compliance with applicable policies. You will provide oversight to any available clinical and medical services provided to ensure and enforce the health, safety, and welfare of staff and incarcerated service members. You will supervise uniform and civilian staff consistent with grade equities, service performance evaluation system policy, memorandums of agreement, and human resources policy. You will assign work to subordinates based on priorities, evaluate work, give advice, counsel, and instructions to employees on both work and administrative matters.

Requirements include your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following : managing, or participating in the overall management of a correctional institution, correctional system, or correctional program, and positions by advising on, reviewing, or evaluating the management of such institution, system, or program. Examples of specialized experience may include : developing solutions for a correctional program; advising personnel on correctional treatment and management philosophy and practices; evaluating correctional management methods to assess organizational effectiveness; interpreting correctional program regulations to guide operations and staff; or training junior employees, coordinating and directing activities and functions, evaluating performance of operations and the effectiveness of programs. (Note - 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.)