Pretrial Services Officer

Pretrial Services Officer Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for DC Pretrial Services Agency Division of Defendant Engagement and System Support Summary The Pretrial Service Agency is looking for individuals who are interested in a career as a Pretrial Services Officer. You a valued team member who works with defendants performing such duties as: case management, conducting interviews, assessments, making recommendions for services to the court in management of a defendants' pending trial; and assurance of defendants' appearance in court. This is a law enforcement position.

Bargaining Unit Stus and Chapter:

Covered, AFGE Local 1456 Learn more about this agency Summary The Pretrial Service Agency is looking for individuals who are interested in a career as a Pretrial Services Officer. You a valued team member who works with defendants performing such duties as: case management, conducting interviews, assessments, making recommendions for services to the court in management of a defendants' pending trial; and assurance of defendants' appearance in court. This is a law enforcement position.

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Covered, AFGE Local 1456 Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/20/2026 This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Learn more Salary $65,435 - $94,169 per year Pay scale & grade

GL 7 - 9

Locion Washington, DC 9 vacancies Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) 0101 Social Science Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Modere Risk (MR) Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number 26-34(DE) Control number 868109600 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Clarificion from the agency United Stes Citizens Duties Help As a Pretrial Services Officer, you will: 1. Perform assessments of defendants and clients who are referred by the court. 2. Interview and evalue defendants pending release to determine eligibility for placement in a community supervision program while in pretrial or post-conviction show cause stus. 3. Gher and verify informion and research relevant automed systems to obtain criminal justice history. 4. Supervise defendants following release and intervene as necessary to ensure compliance with pretrial obligions. 5. Develop individualized supervision plans and review conditions of release and program participion requirements with defendants. 6. Prepare and maintain electronic records of case activity, regular stistical reports and other reports in accordance with PSA policy and procedures. 7. Represent the Pretrial Services Agency, testifying when necessary or submitting reports to court on the defendant's pretrial compliance and program participion. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

Maximum Entry Age :

This position is covered under the special provision for law enforcement retirement. By law, applicants for such law enforcement positions must be between 21 and 37 years old to be considered for initial appointment (th is, first appointment to a federal law enforcement position). The maximum age for entry on duty in a law enforcement covered position is the de immediely proceeding the applicant's 37th birthday except for veterans' preference eligibles. A candide appointed a lower grade level may be promoted up to the full performance level without further competition. This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies

APPLICANTS MUST PROVIDE DATE OF BIRTH

Conditions of Employment 1. Must be a U.S. Citizen 2. Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service 3. Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion 4. May be required to successfully complete a probionary period, if not already completed 5. All applicants are subject to a comprehensive criminal background investigion, and required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment 6. All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choice 7. Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Qualificions To qualify for this position, you must meet the basic professional requirements, and specialized experience requirement below. To qualify the GL-07 grade level, applicant must have one (1) year of specialized experience reled to the duties of the position th equipped you with the skills to perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as experience working with individuals in a criminal justice environment obtaining basic informion and using basic computer applicions, OR Substitution of Educion for Experience the GL-07 grade level: one (1) full year of gradue level educion, master's, or equivalent gradue degree; OR Superior Academic Achievement (SAA). SAA is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. 1. 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on the official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of educion, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 2. 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3. Election to membership in a nional scholastic honor society. To qualify the GL-9 level, applicant must have one (1) year of specialized experience reled to the duties of the position th equipped you with the skills to perform the duties of the position. Specialized experience is defined as working with individuals in a criminal justice environment explaining procedures and obtaining informion; interviewing, monitoring, and evaluing clients; assessing clients; making recommendions in court; routine use of computer applicions and/or law enforcement or comparable dabase systems. Substitution of Educion for Experience for GL-9 : Two (2) years of progressively higher-level gradue educion leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent gradue degree.

NOTE :

Your resume must clearly show the specialized experience reled to this position. Failure to demonstre how you possess the experience requirements will result in an "Ineligible" ring. Educion There is educion substitution the GL7 and 9 grade levels.

ARE YOU USING YOUR EDUCATION TO QUALIFY?

You MUST provide transcripts or other documention to support your educional claims.

Unless otherwise sted:

(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 merials must be submitted by the closing de of the announcement.

PASS/FAIL COURSES

If more than 10 percent of your undergradue course work (credit hours) was taken on a pass/fail basis, your claim of superior academic achievement must be based upon class standing or membership in an honor society.

FOREIGN EDUCATION

If you are using educion completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualificion requirements, you must show th the educion credentials have been evalued by a prive organizion th specializes in interpretion of foreign educion programs and such educion has been deemed equivalent to th gained in an accredited U.S. educion program; or full credit has been given for the courses a U.S. accredited college or university. For further informion, : https://www.ed.gov/laws-and-policy/higher-educion-laws-and-policy/college-accredition Additional informion 1. If you are an eligible Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) applicant as defined by 5 CFR § 330.702, you may apply for special selection over other applicants for this position. The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candides for competitive service vacancies. Click The Employee's Guide to Career Transition for more informion on ICTAP eligibility. 2. If you are a veteran with preference eligibility and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference , you should tach a copy of your DD-214 (unedited long version) or other proof of eligibility. If you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference , you must tach an SF-15, "Applicion for 10-point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by th form. 3. All qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of this announcement . Additional informion on the qualificion requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualificions Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review in our office, in other Federal agency personnel offices, and on OPM's web site OPM Qualificion Standards . 4. In accordance with Executive Order 14170 and the Merit Hiring Plan guidance issued by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, applicants for this position are invited to respond to four essay questions. These questions are designed to provide you with an opportunity to share your commitment to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution, as well as your dedicion to public service. While your responses are not required and will not be scored, we encourage you to thoughtfully address each question. Please provide a response of 200 words or less to each question. You asked to certify th you are using your own words and did not use a consultant or artificial intelligence (AI) such as a large language model (LLM) like ChGPT or Copilot. Click here to review the questions https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12951322 . Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your ring based on your responses to the job specific informion provided in your resume. Your resume must clearly show how you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below. Failure to demonstre how you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities will result in a ring of "Qualified" by the ring panel. 1. Knowledge of pretrial, diagnostic, delivery of trement services policies, procedures and processing or supervision case management of individuals in the criminal justice system. 2. Ability to write clear and concise reports and interact with internal staff and external stakeholders who work in the criminal justice system. 3. Experience in using law enforcement, court and case management computer systems to perform research and produce reports for the assessment and supervision of defendants, offenders, or persons involved in the criminal justice system. Once the applicion process is completed, your applicion reviewed to ensure you meet the job requirements. You evalued on the extent and quality of your experience, educion and training. If you meet the basic qualificion requirements, your resume forwarded to a panel for ring. Cegory Ring used to evalue applicants using the following cegories to further determine which applicants referred to the selecting official for final considerion.

Best Qualified :

Applicants possessing a background th demonstres a superior level on all evaluion criteria.

Well Qualified :

Applicants possessing a background th demonstres a sisfactory level on evaluion criteria.

Qualified :

Applicants possessing the specialized experience described above.

Applicion of Veterans' Preference:

Cegory ring and selection procedures place those with veterans' preference above non-veterans within each cegory. Veterans who meet the eligibility and qualificion requirements, and who have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10% are listed in the highest quality cegory (Best Qualified), except when the position being filled is scientific or professional the GS-9 grade level or higher. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . Review our benefits Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume listing work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, duties performed and salary informion. Only resumes up to a total of 2 pages accepted. Applicants with resumes exceeding 2 pages removed from considerion. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. 2.

Other supporting documents:

College transcript(s), if qualifying based on educion. Transcripts must include the school's name, student name, degree and de awarded, if applicable. (

Note:

If you are selected for the position, official transcript(s) required prior to your first day) Maybe required to sisfy the basic professional requirement. DD-214 (member 4 copy) showing honorable discharge, SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty for considerion under Veteran hiring authorities Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documention, must include the following: SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action, position, grade level, and duty locion; and Most recent performance appraisal Certificion of Expected Separion or Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice or Notice of Proposed Removal may also be submitted

ICTAP Applicants :

To be considered under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), applicants must submit all required documention the time of applicion and must be determined to be well-qualified for the position.

Required documention includes:

Proof of ICTAP eligibility (displacement) which must include one of the following: an SF-50 documenting a Reduction in Force (RIF) action, certificion of expected separion, Reduction in Force (RIF) separion notice, ora notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside the local commuting area; and An SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) documenting your current or most recent position, grade level and duty locion; and Your most recent performance appraisal, reflecting a ring of least Fully Successful (or equivalent). Only applicants who meet both ICTAP eligibility requirements and the well-qualified standard considered for selection priority. Failure to submit all required documents may result in a determinion th you are not eligible for ICTAP considerion. Only send documention as requested/required by this announcement and th directly supports your qualificions for this position. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de (05/20/2026) to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternive applicion which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact Tara Stoney (202) 220-5586 or Tara.

Stoney@psa.gov to obtain instructions on how to submit an alternive applicion. Only resumes up to a total of 2 pages accepted. Applicants with resumes exceeding 2 pages removed from considerion. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Agency contact informion Tara Stoney Phone (202) 220-5586 Tara.

Stoney@psa.gov Address Division of Defendant Engagement and System Support 633 Indiana Ave NW Ste 1170 Washington, DC 20004 US Next steps Once the on-line applicion and supporting documents are received, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After a review of your complete applicion is made, you notified of your ring and or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required you contacted. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: 1. Your resume listing work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, duties performed and salary informion. Only resumes up to a total of 2 pages accepted. Applicants with resumes exceeding 2 pages removed from considerion. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. 2.

Other supporting documents:

College transcript(s), if qualifying based on educion. Transcripts must include the school's name, student name, degree and de awarded, if applicable. (

Note:

If you are selected for the position, official transcript(s) required prior to your first day) Maybe required to sisfy the basic professional requirement. DD-214 (member 4 copy) showing honorable discharge, SF-15 Form and VA letter, or certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty for considerion under Veteran hiring authorities Selected applicants required to complete an online onboarding process. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program Documention, must include the following: SF-50 th documents the RIF separion action, position, grade level, and duty locion; and Most recent performance appraisal Certificion of Expected Separion or Reduction-In-Force Separion Notice or Notice of Proposed Removal may also be submitted

ICTAP Applicants :

To be considered under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP), applicants must submit all required documention the time of applicion and must be determined to be well-qualified for the position.

Required documention includes:

Proof of ICTAP eligibility (displacement) which must include one of the following: an SF-50 documenting a Reduction in Force (RIF) action, certificion of expected separion, Reduction in Force (RIF) separion notice, ora notice of proposed removal for declining a directed reassignment or transfer of function outside the local commuting area; and An SF-50 (Notificion of Personnel Action) documenting your current or most recent position, grade level and duty locion; and Your most recent performance appraisal, reflecting a ring of least Fully Successful (or equivalent). Only applicants who meet both ICTAP eligibility requirements and the well-qualified standard considered for selection priority. Failure to submit all required documents may result in a determinion th you are not eligible for ICTAP considerion. Only send documention as requested/required by this announcement and th directly supports your qualificions for this position. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on the closing de (05/20/2026) to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternive applicion which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact Tara Stoney (202) 220-5586 or Tara.

Stoney@psa.gov to obtain instructions on how to submit an alternive applicion. Only resumes up to a total of 2 pages accepted. Applicants with resumes exceeding 2 pages removed from considerion. Resumes must be legible so they can be reviewed for eligibility, minimum qualificions and other position requirements listed in the job announcement. Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Tara Stoney Phone (202) 220-5586 Tara.

Stoney@psa.gov Address Division of Defendant Engagement and System Support 633 Indiana Ave NW Ste 1170 Washington, DC 20004 US Next steps Once the on-line applicion and supporting documents are received, you will receive an acknowledgement email th your submission was successful. After a review of your complete applicion is made, you notified of your ring and or referral to the hiring official. If further evaluion or interviews are required you contacted. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/20/2026 This job will close when we have received 100 applicions which may be sooner than the closing de. Salary $65,435 - $94,169 per year Pay scale & grade

GL 7 - 9

Locion Washington, DC 9 vacancies Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required Not required Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 12 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 26-34(DE) Control number 868109600