Ready to Take Your Carpentry Career to the Next Level?

Are you a professional carpenter with instructional experience? Do you value stability and consistency in an employer as well as a regular, family-friendly schedule with generous paid leave? Would you like the opportunity to build a career and retire with a pension in 20/25 years?  Is it time to trade in the hardships of the construction site for a vocational training classroom, where you can share your expertise?   If so, consider joining the Education Department at the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Allenwood, Pennsylvania.  The VT Carpenter Instructor annual salary range is $74,678 to $97,807.

FCC Allenwood, a Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) correctional complex, is looking for a carpentry instructor who is enthusiastic about sharing his/her carpentry experience and knowledge with our male inmate population. Prisons need quality trades instructors with a sense of mission in order to train inmates with the skills necessary to successfully reenter society and become productive members of their communities. The BOP carpentry instructor will receive an excellent salary; law enforcement retirement; and have a regular daytime, family-friendly work schedule with the option to work a 4-day work week. To qualify for this position, you should

Have a current, valid industry-recognized carpentry instructor credential (e.g., NCCER, HBI, UBC, or NAHB instructor certification) along with current OSHA 10 & OSHA 30 certifications

Have at least 3 years of experience in the carpentry field with at least 1 year as an instructor

Be 36 years of age or younger

Be able to pass a basic physical fitness test and firearms training

Be able to pass a background check

This job vacancy is currently announced on the official federal government job website, USAJOBS.GOV.  (Note that the location is listed as “Gregg Township, PA.”)  This vacancy closes May 15, 2026.

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/867517300

All applications for this position must be made through the USAJOBS.GOV website.

If you have questions about this job or about working in a federal prison, please contact Mr. Yarnell, Supervisor of Education, at (570) 547-0963, Ext. 6500 or nyarnell@bop.gov

If this is your first time applying for a federal job, please pay special attention to the application instructions. The resume you submit for a federal job must be a maximum of 2 pages long and must meet very specific requirements.  FCC Allenwood’s Human Resources staff are always available to assist job applicants with resume and application questions.  Please contact HR at (570) 547-7950 or alx-jobs-s@bop.gov.  HR holds an open house for job applicants every Thursday from 9AM-2PM at FCI Allenwood.