Correctional Counselor

Quick Facts

Role: Correctional Counselor

Description

As a Correctional Counselor, you develop and implement unit programs based on individual inmate needs, providing individual and group counseling to support successful reentry and help maintain a humane, secure environment.

You participate in the admissions and orientation process by interviewing newly admitted inmates, and you support unit security through inmate engagement while serving as a unit expert for inmate personal property and trust fund activities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement unit programs, including individual and group counseling
• Interview newly admitted inmates as part of Admissions & Orientation
• Support unit and institution security through extensive inmate contact
• Coordinate inmate personal property approvals (incoming and outgoing packages)
• Coordinate trust fund activities (inmate withdrawals, special purchase orders)
• Perform ongoing correctional institution security responsibilities alongside other staff

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required
• At least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level
• Experience conducting individual and group counseling sessions
• Experience coordinating re-entry programs
• Experience in inmate intake/admission and orientation processes (including BOP Inmate Intake)
• Experience coordinating matters pertaining to inmate personal property
• Experience following policy to respond to the Administrative Remedy grievance process
• Physically capable of arduous duties; must meet medical requirements
• Successful completion of the Introduction to Correctional Techniques (three-week training course at Glynco, Georgia)
• Satisfactory completion of urinalysis, physical, and background investigation
• Subject to NCIC and credit checks
• If applicable: domestic-violence misdemeanor convictions inquiry to be authorized to carry a firearm

Benefits

Eligible federal employees receive a comprehensive benefits package; specific benefits depend on the type of position.