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Schedule and Structure

FTAs must commit to one or two training audits to be scheduled in 2017 and early 2018. Each training audit will require approximately 25 days of work, consisting of:

  • Up to eight days of intermittent prep and follow-up with the audit team, conducted via email/telephone/teleconference.
  • Four consecutive days onsite, immediately preceded by one travel day and evening team meeting, followed by one travel day with a training team meeting in the morning of the last day (six days total); and
  • Up to 11 days of post onsite follow-up
  • Some FTAs will have the additional opportunity to provide up to 20 hours of follow up technical assistance to the host facility.

Each FTA will be expected to mentor/supervise (in collaboration with PRC and DOJ staff) six audit trainees per training audit at a volunteer facility. Each FTA will work with his/her team of CATs to develop an interim report and corrective action recommendations for the training audit facility. The FTA is responsible for reviewing each CAT’s draft portion of the interim report and providing feedback, writing a portion of the report, as well as participating in preparation and consensus calls with the team. The PRC anticipates that each audit will also be supported by a secondary FTA, who will share some portion of the mentoring of CATs or report writing, and/or the follow up technical assistance for the facility.

Within 60 days of the completion of the training, all FTAs are required to submit a full performance assessment of each CAT that he/she supervised, which will summarize the strengths of each CAT as well as areas in need of improvement.

Requirements

  • Demonstrated experience with the PREA standards, interpretation, and implementation.
  • Demonstrated training experience.
  • Supervisory and mentoring skills and/or experience.
  • Must have previously conducted and documented at least two PREA compliance audits.
  • Must be able to demonstrate proof of professional liability insurance.

Compensation

  • Depending on experience, up to $550/day for compensation for all days worked (including days onsite, prep, and follow-up).
  • Up to $2,500 for travel, lodging, and other approved expenses per pilot and training audits (reimbursable per federal per diem guidelines).

Application

  • Please click here to complete an application and upload the following documents:
  • Resume, including a list of all PREA audits conducted, as well as the dates, location, and facility contact for each audit;
  • Cover letter, including information about your supervisory and mentoring skills and experience;
  • Sample corrective action plan you developed in collaboration with facility staff; and
  • Sample interim report that you authored.