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Correctional Officer

Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs · Posted 2 days ago

On-site Belcourt, ND $59K – $74K Apply by Jul 30, 2026 Correctional Officer ISTJ
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About the Role

This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, District 1-Turtle Mountain Detention in Belcourt, North Dakota. Permanent Change of Station (PCS): May be authorized This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see USA Jobs What are bargaining units?

What You'll Do

  • Enforces standard rules and regulations provided in Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 69 Bureau of Indian Affairs Manual (BIAM), Department of the Interior (DOI), Departmental Manual (OM) 446, governing the operations of the detention facilities and programs, and the confinement, safety, health, and protection of criminal offenders.
  • Provides preliminary Interviews for physical and mental health with classification assessments.
  • Upon admission provides criminal offenders with an orientation into the facility's rules and operating procedures through the Inmate Handbook.
  • Coordinates, and supervises offender services, activities, and programs, (i.e., access to medical care, courts, mail, recreating, library, work programs, religious, food, laundry, and counseling services).
  • Observe and supervise offender movement, conduct welfare checks and physical counts of inmates, maintains discipline and prevents the introduction of contraband in the facility and completes proper documentation.
  • Instructs offenders in housekeeping, sanitation and in the proper use and care of tools and equipment used in sanitation and in the proper use and care of tools and equipment used in performing unskilled or semi-skilled work Inside or outside of the facility.
  • Manages inmate behavior of offenders in need of supervision.
  • This includes utilizing effective verbal interpersonal communication skills and proper documentation.
  • Will make proper referrals to appropriate resources.
  • Transports to court, medical and other facilities.
  • Provides close supervision of the offender throughout the transport.
  • Implements all safety aspects of facility emergency management plans to include fire and emergency evacuations.
  • Provides for vehicle safety and security by providing defined offender supervision, searches, transportation, classification, and counts, along with maintaining fire safety, key control, perimeter security, and compliance with offender rules.
  • Ensures that offenders are released from the facility according to established regulations and operational descriptions.

Requirements

  • If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims.
  • Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course.
  • All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.
  • If more than 10 percent of your undergraduate course work (credit hours) were taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.
  • One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study.
  • Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis.
  • If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.
  • For further information, visit: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Personality Fit

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Job ID: 0acd9260-c37f-4530-84f0-49f923d8b63a

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