(BOP) - An unprecedented opportunity to recruit new staff to "Work on the Inside" is underway! Even with an extraordinary amount of hiring in 2020, over 3,800 new employees joined the agency, there is still a need to build on that momentum and to continue to increase staffing levels throughout the BOP. Challenged with staffing issues for many years, effective immediately, the BOP will begin a "hiring frenzy" to address this critical issue. The unique hiring initiative will strengthen the Federal prison system, making it safer for staff and inmates, and provide career opportunities for those looking for employment during the pandemic.
There should be no doubt the BOP is in a hiring frenzy! For the next four months, the only positions to be announced on USAJobs are those that can be filled by external applicants - primarily Correctional Officer positions, administrative positions, and a variety of other specialty positions including case managers, teachers, psychologists, and human resources and information technology specialists.
The BOP will be increasing recruitment efforts through advertising and holding (COVID compliant) hiring events at nearly every institution each month during this time period. Expedited application processing will occur and qualified candidates should receive both a call and an email to schedule their interview. Incentives offered to applicants will be maximized - there has never been a better time to join the BOP and "Work on the Inside."