Correctional Treatment Specialist (Sex Offender Program Specialist)

To be considered for the position, you must meet the following: Basic Requirements: A. Degree: that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences. OR B. Combination of education and experience – that included at least 24 semester hours of course work in the behavioral or social sciences, and that provided applicants with knowledge of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a 4-year as shown in A above. Evaluation of Education: Courses, such as sociology, correctional administration, criminal justice, government/political science, psychology, social work, counseling, and other related social or behavioral science courses may be used to satisfy the 24-semester-hour requirement. Evaluation of Experience: Experience must have been gained in (1)casework in a correctional institution or in another criminal justice setting; (2) counseling in any setting, provided it required diagnostic or treatment planning skills to achieve specific social or occupational goals; or (3) work treating persons in need of social rehabilitation. AND In addition to the basic requirements, you must have: Education: GL-09: 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent graduate degree. GS-11: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Graduate education must have been in corrections or a related field such as criminal justice, sociology, psychology, counseling, social work, or other course work related to the position. OR Experience: GL-09 and GS-11: 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 particular qualifications to successfully perform 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: GL-09: Experience in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of a wide variety of assessment instruments and procedures. Experience performing both individual and group psychotherapy with sex offenders under the supervision of a doctoral level psychologist. Experience conducting a wide variety of interviews with sex offenders and other inmates on an as-needed, unscheduled basis. Experience providing program orientation lectures to inmates as a part of the Admissions and Orientation Program. GS-11: Experience identifying deficiencies and excesses in inmates’ patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior and recommends or devises steps to remediate them. Experience developing treatment plans and tracking the treatment progress of program participants. Experience writing reports relevant to inmates’ histories of psychological problems and their progress in treatment. Experience educating other prison staff about psychological problems, behavioral management strategies, and the Sex Offender Program (SOP). OR Combination of Education and Experience: GS-09 and GS-11: Combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications to perform the major duties of this position as described above. AND Selective Factors: GL-09 and GS-11: Applicants applying for this position MUST also possess the following Selective Factors. In the event you do not possess the Selective Factors, you will be found ineligible for the position. GL-09: 12 semester hours of graduate level course work in clinical counseling, social work, clinical psychology or sex offender treatment. OR 12 months of professional experience in clinical counseling with sex offenders or a mental health population. GS-11: 24 semester hours of graduate level work in clinical counseling, social work, clinical psychology or sex offender treatment. OR 24 months of professional experience in clinical counseling with sex offenders or a mental health population. NOTE: All applicants MUST electronically upload legible transcripts as verification of educational requirement or clearly address this professional experience in their resume to be found qualified. If applicable, credit will be given for paid or 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.**
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