Duties Help Duties Summary Why work for the Federal Bureau of Prisons? You can have a meaningful career with an agency that truly values a diverse workforce. In our agency, you'll find a diverse workforce employed from entry level jobs to senior management positions. We protect public safety by ensuring that federal offenders serve their sentences of imprisonment in facilities that are safe, humane, cost efficient, appropriately secure, and provides reentry programing to ensure their successful return to the community. Our employees at federal correctional facilities are "correctional workers first" and perform correctional work regardless of their specific occupation. Our long-standing culture of being a close-knit family sets us apart from other agencies - at the BOP you don't just get to know your co-workers, you make life long friends. We have many facilities located throughout the nation: 122 institutions, 6 regional offices, a headquarters, 2 staff training academies, and 26 residential reentry management offices. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3307, a maximum entry age of 36 has been established for initial appointment to a position in a Bureau of Prisons institution. The representative rate for this position is $57,345 per annum ($27.48 per hour). Learn more about this agency Responsibilities The incumbent supervises the operation of the recreation and leisure time program for the inmate population. The incumbent will be responsible for planning, developing, and implementing special recreation programs, i.e., yoga, varsity softball, aerobics, etc. Incumbent will assist the Recreation Supervisor and the other recreation/sports specialists in planning, organizing, advising on and administering recreation activities and programs which promote the physical, creative and social development for the inmate population. Incumbent will assist in supervision of athletic activities and institutional teams participating in community-based activities. The incumbent will devise and improvise recreation activities to meet the needs of special individuals or groups in the inmate population of the institution. Incumbent will plan and develop classes for wellness and leisure time programs. The incumbent provides guidance, leisure, and wellness counseling to inmates. The incumbent instructs individual inmates and inmate groups in various recreation activities. The incumbent promotes maximum involvement of inmates in recreation activities and services through resident committees and other peer groups. Incumbent will assume the responsibility of Recreation Supervisor and other recreational staff positions when necessary. Along with all other correctional institution employees, incumbent is charged with responsibility for maintaining security of the institution. The staff correctional responsibilities precede all others required by this position and are performed on a regular and recurring basis. Travel Required Occasional travel - Travel may be required for training. Supervisory status No Promotion Potential 09 Who May Apply This job is open to… This announcement is open to the following: BOP Employees in the local commuting area (Internal Employees/Agency Employees Only) DOJ Surplus and Displaced (CTAP) Employees in the local commuting area. Current or former Land Management employees eligible under Public Law 114-47 Duty Location: MDC Guaynabo, PR NOTE: A 3.48% COLA will be added to the above salary. Questions? This job is open to 4 groups. Job family (Series) 0188 Recreation Specialist Requirements Help Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship is Required See Special Conditions of Employment Section The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified category using established category rating criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: Click Here Qualifications To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: GL-07: 1 full year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. GL-09: A Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.B or J.D., if related. Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study-general recreation or one of the appropriate fields of recreation, such as outdoor recreation; recreation and parks leadership; wild land recreation management; natural resources recreation; youth recreation; public, urban, or community recreation; special populations recreation (e.g., senior citizens, institutional, etc.); or physical education. NOTE: If you are using education to qualify, you MUST provide transcripts to receive consideration. Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) applicants MUST provide a transcript in order to be considered under S.A.A. The education MUST be from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Transcripts must include identifying information to include School Name, Student Name, Degree and Date Awarded (if applicable). All academic degrees and coursework must be completed at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria, Click Here. Transcripts MUST be received by the Consolidated Staffing Unit by the closing date of the vacancy announcement. (If you are selected for this position based upon your education, you will be required to provide an OFFICIAL transcript prior to your first day on duty.) For information regarding foreign education requirements, please see Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition at the U.S. Department of Education website: Recognition of Foreign Qualifications OR Experience: GL-07: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GL-05 grade level. Experience at this level demonstrates the ability to apply principles of one or more specialty areas of recreation. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in developing team sports and activities or tournaments. Experience that demonstrates skill in a wide range of participant interest, experience in developing and overseeing a recreation program's daily operation and primarily organize and direct participants. Experience in developing and implementing activities and arrange for community resources, experience in developing indoor and outdoor activities to meet the needs of an inmate population. GL-09: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the GL-07 grade level. Experience at this level have the ability to adapt and develop program activities to meet the divergent needs of an inmate population and the ability to conduct classes and training to coaches, participants, and/or officials for various sports. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience in planning, organizing, coordinating, supervising, or evaluating community, industrial, outdoor, institutional, or other recreational programs. Experience in planning, establishing, or evaluating a recreational curriculum for junior college or higher academic levels. Experience in instructing in the principles and techniques of recreational program planning and management. Experience in serving in a leadership role in the programs and activities of local, regional, and/or national recreational organizations. Experience in organizing athletic leagues, tournaments, and other recreational activities, as well as all types of passive, social, and cultural leisure activities. OR Combination of Education and Experience: GL-07 and GL-09: You may have a combination of successfully completed post-high school education and experience. This experience must have equipped you with the qualifications necessary to successfully perform the major duties of this position as described above. Credit will be given for paid and unpaid experience. To receive proper credit, you must show the actual time (such as the number of hours worked per week) spent in activities. Your eligibility for consideration will be based on your responses to the questions in the application. 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Ciudad: guaynabo
