Clarification from the agency

This vacancy announcement is open to the public. This position allows for recurring and situational telework but does not qualify for full-time or remote telework.

This position is located in the Department of Program Services (DPS), Probation and Pretrial Services Office (PPSO), Criminal Law Policy (CLP) Division. PPSO manages, oversees, and supports the judiciary's probation and pretrial services program.

This position will report to the CLP Division in PPSO. PPSO seeks a self-motivated, professional Probation Administrator to join its team. The CLP Division provides primary staff support to the Criminal Law Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. The incumbent must have a working knowledge of criminal law and probation and pretrial services policies and will serve as an authority concerning criminal laws and policies for the federal courts and for the probation and pretrial services system.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Providing staff support to the Judicial Conference Committee on Criminal Law, its subcommittees, and related advisory and working groups.
2. Researching, evaluating, and analyzing trends, developments, legal statutes, case law, precedents, and issues affecting the federal probation and pretrial services system.
3. Developing, analyzing, and preparing legal advice and memos on pending legislation, policies, practices, and procedures pertaining to federal criminal law matters and federal sentencing.
4. Representing PPSO on and in support of various advisory and working groups involving federal criminal case work, sentencing guidelines, and/or federal probation and pretrial services regulations, policies, and procedures.
5. Working with the Office of General Counsel, Office of Legislative Affairs, and other entities in interpreting, implementing, and/or changing policies and legislative actions concerning criminal law and the probation and pretrial services system.
6. Coordinating with other AO offices in the development of new policies and procedures to implement statutes or meet other legal requirements pertaining to probation and pretrial services.
7. Responding to inquiries from other offices, federal probation officers, and the courts on legal and operational questions related to criminal law and the federal probation and pretrial services system.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience in criminal case work, which can include interpreting policies, statutes, regulations, decisional law, and opinions; conducting legal research; and/or preparing documents used in court or other official proceedings (e.g. legal memoranda, opinions, legislative proposals, and congressional testimony).

Highly Desired:

• A law degree from an accredited school (J.D. LLB., or LL.M.).
• Experience in the areas of federal criminal case work, federal sentencing, and/or the federal probation and pretrial services system.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your resume and supporting documentation and compare this information to your responses on the occupational questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for this job. If you meet the minimum qualifications for this job, we will evaluate your application package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and education as they relate to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement.

You should be aware that your ratings are subject to evaluation and verification. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrative responses, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandatory narrative responses will result in not receiving full consideration and/or rating credit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.