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Federal Bureau of Prisons

Elkton, Ohio, USA
https://www.bop.gov

Work on the Inside

Want to create change? Do it from the inside out. Work at the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Here you'll make a real difference. As a Federal Bureau of Prisons Nurse, Correctional Officer, or Teacher, you will be a mentor and inspiration, too. You'll change the hearts, minds, and lives of inmates in our care. All while you build a rewarding career as part of our team. Join us here on the inside.

Chaplains administer, supervise, and perform work involved in a program of spiritual welfare and religious guidance for inmates in a correctional setting. All Chaplain vacancies are full time positions.

If you are an experienced, credentialed minister with an ecumenical spirit, there is a special community that needs you. The Federal Bureau of Prisons can provide you with an opportunity to do challenging, spiritually satisfying work.

Mission

It is the mission of the Federal Bureau of Prisons to protect society by confining offenders in the controlled environments of prisons and community-based facilities that are safe, humane, cost-efficient, and appropriately secure, and that provide work and other self-improvement opportunities to assist offenders in becoming law-abiding citizens.

Vision

The Federal Bureau of Prisons, judged by any standard, is widely and consistently regarded as a model of outstanding public administration, and as the best value provider of efficient, safe and humane correctional services and programs in America.

This vision will be realized when... 

  • The public is safe
  • Prisons are safe
  • Inmates successfully reenter society
  • We are a good steward of public funds
  • Our staff are exceptional
  • Our staff are treated equally
  • Our staff are respected
  • Our staff are safe
  • Our staff have superior judgement
  • Our staff are happy

Core Values

Staff must have the courage to respect differences, lead with integrity and set the highest standards of correctional excellence.

Courage

We forge new paths, challenging the status quo, and make difficult decisions to rise above adversity.

Respect

We embrace diversity and recognize the value and dignity of staff, inmates and the general public.

Integrity

We demonstrate uncompromising ethical conduct in all our actions.

Correctional Excellence

We are correctional workers first, committed to the highest level of performance.