Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-006: Correctional Institution Administration Series
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-1), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with
the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Administrative and Management Positions."
EDUCATION
Major study--correctional
administration, criminology, psychology, social work, sociology, or other fields related
to the position.
OR
EXPERIENCE
Responsible experience in
dealing with people that demonstrated the ability to work effectively with inmates and
associates in a correctional environment. Such experience may have been gained in a
correctional institution, a community crime or delinquency prevention program, or in any
line of work that involved extensive contacts with people for the purpose of rehabilitating,
teaching, instructing, or guiding them.
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.
For positions at GS-11 and above, experience must also 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.
MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
The following requirements apply to employees occupying positions covered by this standard,
as well as to applicants for such positions.
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.
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