Correctional Institution Administrator (Warden)

This Correctional Institution Administrator (Warden) position is with Bureau of Prisons/Federal Prison System (Department of Justice) in Phoenix, AZ. Corrections professionals who foster a humane and secure environment and ensure public safety by preparing individuals for successful reentry into our communities. Key duties: • As a Warden, the incumbent is responsible for exercising control and supervision of all aspects of the institution's functions, which may include oversight of Federal Prison Industries. Plays a major role in the determination and establishment of policies and programs involved in institutional operations. Assists in setting broad policies and developing procedures to conduct programs of the entire institution. This position requires broad knowledge in the correctional field and wide knowledge of various institutional activities. The incumbent is subject to geographic relocation to meet the needs of the agency. Qualifications: To be considered for the position, you must meet the following qualification requirements: Education: There is no substitution of education for specialized experience for this position. Experience: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and complexity to the next lower grade level. Specialized experience is 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. Experience must have also demonstrated the ability to perform supervisory or administrative duties successfully. This includes: understanding the problems of custody, treatment, training, and release of inmates of penal or correctional institutions; a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of an institution's internal policies, programs, regulations, and procedures; and 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. Some examples of this qualifying experience are: Experience evaluating, developing and implementing policies and procedures to support operations within a correctional institution or penal environment. Experience advising executive staff on diverse programs to assist in measuring the impact of policy, procedures, correctional programs on the inmate population and/or staff within a correctional institution or penal environment. Knowledge of correctional/penal operations to effectively manage and make decision regarding operations and activities impacting operations. Experience providing supervisory/managerial oversight over various correctional institution/penal environment programs such as medical, mental health, clinical programs, custody, transportation, industries and education. If applicable, credit will be given for paid and 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.** You MUST meet all qualification requirements by the closing date of this announcement, 09/30/2027. Your resume must support your responses to the online questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume. View the full announcement and apply on USAJOBS.gov.