Summary You will serve as a Correctional Program Officer in the adult military correctional facility (MCF) of NAVCONBRIG MIRAMAR DET PEARL HARBOR. Responsibilities You will serve as a principal correctional program officer and advisor to the detachment officer-in-charge. You will monitor compliance of procedures and operations with established policies, standards, and requirements. You will oversee adherence to Jail Standards (CJS), Department of Justice (DOJ) Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards, and DOJ Restrictive Housing Guidelines. You will review facility compliance with applicable national (ACA, PREA) standards and advise functional department heads on needed policy and procedural changes for compliance. You will review and validate key confinement-related legal and public safety reporting functions. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Individual Occupation Requirements (IORs): Education: Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- correctional administration, criminology, psychology, social work, sociology, or other fields related to the position. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. OR Experience: Must be 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. AND Medical Requirements: Applicants and employees must be physically and mentally able to performing efficiently the essential functions of the position without hazard to themselves or others. Depending on the essential duties of a specific position, usable vision, color vision, hearing, or speech may be required. However, in most cases, a specific physical condition or impairment will not automatically disqualify an applicant for appointment. The loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Reasonable accommodation may also be considered in determining an applicant's ability to perform the duties of a position. Reasonable accommodation may include, but is not limited to, the use of assistance devices, job modification or restructuring, provision of readers and interpreters, or adjusted work schedules. Also, all positions involving Federal motor vehicle operation carry the additional medical requirements specified in the "General Policies and Instructions" section of this Manual. For positions at GS-11 and above, experience must 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. In addition to the above Individual Occupational Requirements (IORs), your resume must also 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: 1) Applying Federal laws, regulations, policies, and national correctional jail standards, principles, and legal requirements; 2) Providing expert advice, direction and guidance relating to issues, programs and functions in maximum, medium, and minimum-custody housing units; 3) Monitoring compliance of procedures and operations within established policies, standards, and requirements; 4) Identifying and recommending correction system changes which could provide improved procedures, methods, and programming; and 5) Ensuring department head and assistants carry out programs and services per professional standards. You will be required to be certified by the state department of education or other comparable authority for the American Correctional Association (ACA) Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) National Standard 4-4472 requirement for all academic and vocational education personnel. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. Education Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR) - If not demonstrating required IOR for experience above, the following IOR must be met: Education Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- correctional administration, criminology, psychology, social work, sociology, or other fields related to the position. A transcript must be submitted with your application if qualifying using education. See Required Documents for additional information. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have an option to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate for this vacancy, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/ Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.