Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer

Summary

View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. These are non-bargaining unit positions. Salary: The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the lowest and highest potential salaries for this position. The actual salary range will be based on the applicable locality pay for the selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.

Duties

• As a Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer, you will perform the following duties: Work with other Federal law enforcement officials to identify, locate and/or apprehend noncitizens; prepare, present and defend deportation or exclusion proceedings; ensuring the physical removal of noncitizens from the United States at various stages of their deportation/exclusion proceedings, and conduct surveillance work. Prepare investigative reports; and assist in complex, difficult, or sensitive seizures. Coordinate travel plans with airlines; negotiating with receiving countries for receipt of deportee; and escorting deportees to their country of citizenship. Plan the work to be accomplished by your subordinates, set and adjust short-term priorities, and prepare schedules for completion of the work and assign work to subordinates based on priorities, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and the capabilities of employees and find ways to improve productivity or increase the quality of the work directed. Evaluate work performance of subordinates; give advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters and develop performance standards and hear and resolve complaints from employees; effect minor disciplinary measures; identify developmental training needs of employees, providing or arranging for needed development and training. Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations, in Adelanto, California; Agana, Guam; Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Alamosa, Colorado; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Alexandria, Louisiana; Alvarado, Texas; Anahuac, Texas; Anson, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Aurora, Colorado; Bakersfield, California; Baltimore, Maryland; Batavia, New York; Big Spring, Texas; Binghamton, New York; Blue Ash, Ohio; Boise, Idaho; Bowling Green, Kentucky; Bowling Green, Virginia; Bridgeport, Connecticut; Brooklyn Heights, Ohio; Buffalo, New York; Burlington, Massachusetts; Camarillo, California; Cary, North Carolina; Centennial, Colorado; Champlain, New York; Chantilly, Virginia; Chaparral, New Mexico; Charleston, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Chicago, Illinois; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Columbia, South Carolina; Conroe, Texas; Corpus Christi, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Dalton, Georgia; Detroit, Michigan; Dilley, Texas; Dover, Delaware; Edna, Texas; El Centro, California; El Paso, Texas; Eloy, Arizona; Fayetteville, Arkansas; Flagstaff, Arizona; Florence, Arizona; Florence, Colorado; Folkston, Georgia; Fort Myers, Florida; Fort Snelling, Minnesota; Frederick, Colorado; Fresno, California; Galveston, Texas; Gillette, Wyoming; Grand Forks, North Dakota; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Gulfport, Mississippi; Harlingen, Texas; Harrisonburg, Virginia; Hartford, Connecticut; Hendersonville, North Carolina; Honolulu, Hawaii; Houston, Texas; Hudson, Colorado; Indianapolis, Indiana; Jacksonville, Florida; Jena, Louisiana; Kansas City, Missouri; Knoxville, Tennessee; Lake Havasu City, Arizona; Laredo, Texas; Las Cruces, New Mexico; Las Vegas, Nevada; Little Rock, Arkansas; Los Angeles, California; Louisville, Kentucky; Lufkin, Texas; Lumpkin, Georgia; Malta, New York; Manchester, New Hampshire; Medford, Oregon; Memphis, Tennessee; Miami, Florida; Midland, Texas; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Mobile, Alabama; Morgan Hill, California; Mount Laurel, New Jersey; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Newburgh, New York; Norfolk, Virginia; Oakdale, Louisiana; Ogden, Utah; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Omaha, Nebraska; Orlando, Florida; Panama City, Florida; Pecos, Texas; Pflugerville, Texas; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Philipsburg, Pennsylvania; Phoenix, Arizona; Pinedale, Wyoming; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Poca, West Virginia; Portland, Oregon; Reno, Nevada; Richland, Washington; Richmond, Virginia; Rock Springs, Wyoming; Roswell, N…

Qualifications

All candidates must clearly demonstrate in their two-page resume how they meet the specialized experience requirements listed below. If more than 2 pages are submitted, only the first 2 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Your resume needs to clearly outline your experience to include specific actions you took. Reviewers will not make assumptions regarding your role or experience. Copying and pasting the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume does not establish sufficient evidence of your experience or qualifications. You qualify at the GS-13 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 grade level performing duties such as: Identifying, locating, and arresting noncitizens who pose a threat to national security and public safety, as well as those who enter the United States illegally; Conducting legal research and investigations on difficult and sensitive deportation/exclusion cases that are complex, precedent-setting and sensitive by reviewing actions of apprehending officers which pose a threat to national security and public safety; Obtaining and serving criminal and civil warrants of arrest and initiating deportation and/or criminal proceedings; Ensuring the safe, secure and humane treatment of detainees while in ICE custody in accordance with established standards; Managing complex failure to comply cases where the detainee refuses to comply with the order of removal, including and up to criminal prosecution; and Gathering intelligence based on national intelligence collection requirements to include those related to national security and information pertaining to terrorism and proliferation of weapons and technology. Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and/or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO): This position may require substantial amounts of irregular or occasional overtime. You may be required to work on an unscheduled basis in excess of the 40-hour workweek. You must be readily available to perform thi…

Education

Completion of Training: You must have successfully completed Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training in accordance with 8 CFR 287.1(g) and other applicable agency policy. This includes successful completion of the Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) Basic Immigration Enforcement Training Program (BIETP); ICE Detention & Removal Operations (DRO) Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training Program (ICE_D); the legacy Immigration Officer Basic Training Course (IOBTC); the Border Patrol Academy; the combination of both the legacy Basic Immigration Detention Enforcement Officer Training Course and the ICE DRO Equivalency Training Program (ETP); the ICE Special Agent Training Program; the combination of FLETC Criminal Investigator Training Program and the DRO Equivalency Training Program for Special Agents (ETPSA) and for legacy US Customs Special Agents, the ICE / Customs Special Agent Cross Training Program. Due to regulatory requirements, no other training will be accepted. (Note: Completion of training is subject to verification). Firearms Requirement: You will be required to carry a firearm while performing duties of this position. Maintaining firearm proficiency is also mandatory. You must satisfactorily complete (or have previously completed) the firearms component of the Criminal Investigation Training Program at Glynco, GA. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition. A "misdemeanor crime of domestic violence" is generally defined under the statute as any offense involving the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of deadly weapon, committed by the victim's current or former domestic partner, parent, or guardian. The term "convicted", as defined in the statute, excludes any person whose conviction has been expunged, set aside, or pardoned or any person whose civil rights have been restored unless the pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights…