RPL) (Term)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement•Glynco, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This term position is with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), in Charleston, South Carolina; Glynco, Georgia; or Irving, Texas. The appointment is not to exceed one year and one day, though it may be extended based on agency needs. The position is at the full performance level and is covered by the ERO 1801 Law Enforcement Officer Mobility Program, requiring the employee to sign a mobility agreement and accept geographic reassignment to any ICE/ERO duty location as operational needs require. Relocation expenses for directed reassignments are reimbursed under applicable federal regulations and agency policy. The incumbent serves as a staff advisor to the Chief of an assigned unit and works with agency and field counterparts to direct, coordinate, and control detention and removal activities. The role includes advising on enforcement-program objectives, reviewing operations for compliance and improvements, serving as a liaison with other agencies, inspecting field operations, guiding field officers, resolving policy and legal interpretation issues, and communicating policy and procedural changes to field offices. The role requires completion of an accepted basic immigration law enforcement training program and, for certain selectees, the Deportation Officer Transition Program. Firearm proficiency is mandatory, and selectees must carry a firearm. A physical fitness test may be administered, and a medical examination may be required. The work involves strenuous physical exertion, potentially dangerous situations, frequent travel on short notice, and long, irregular hours that may include nights, weekends, holidays, and unscheduled overtime. Polygraph testing may be required. The position may qualify for Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime (AUO), subject to regulatory requirements and change. Eligible candidates may receive recruitment incentives requiring a service agreement; eligible candidates selected for hard-to-fill locations may receive an additional one-time incentive. A student loan repayment incentive may also be available with a service agreement. The reemployed-annuitant role may offer up to $30,000 in signing bonuses, subject to eligibility and applicable terms.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successfully pass a background investigation and drug screening; selected applicants must obtain and maintain a Secret background investigation.
Valid automobile driver’s license by the time of appointment.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12, including experience with complex legal research and investigations, legal documents and determinations, investigative planning and reports, investigating or detaining/apprehending/arresting persons charged with violations, and interviewing suspects and witnesses.
Successfully completed an accepted basic immigration law enforcement training program listed in the announcement; if there has been a break of three or more years from a position requiring the training, successful completion of a new ICE basic law enforcement training course is required.
Successfully complete the Deportation Officer Transition Program after entry on duty if the selectee has not previously held a listed Deportation Officer position and has not attended the six-week program.
Carry a firearm and maintain firearm proficiency; satisfactorily complete or have previously completed the firearms component of the Criminal Investigation Training Program at Glynco, Georgia.
Be able to pass required physical fitness testing and any required pre-employment medical examination.
Sign and comply with the ERO mobility agreement and accept possible geographic reassignment to any ICE/ERO duty location.
Be available for frequent travel on short notice and, as required, unscheduled overtime; the role may involve work at night, on weekends, and on holidays.
Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must certify registration with Selective Service.
Retired applicants must have retired on or before the application date; retired candidates must enter on duty within 60 months of retirement.
Applicants with a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction are disqualified from possessing a firearm and from this position.

Responsibilities

Determine and recommend strategic objectives for enforcement programs and the means to achieve them.
Review ongoing operations for compliance with policies and procedures and recommend substantive improvements.
Serve as liaison to other agencies, conferences, boards, and committees; present DHS’s viewpoint and negotiate tentative solutions to enforcement problems.
Conduct field inspections to ensure compliance, provide leadership and guidance to field officers, and resolve problems involving policy interpretation and complex legal matters.
Prepare instructions for field offices, keep staff officers informed of policy and procedural changes, and provide timely advice about conditions affecting operations in jurisdictional areas.
Work with agency and field counterparts to direct, coordinate, and control detention and removal activities.

Benefits

Federal health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and long-term care insurance.
Retirement plan and Thrift Savings Plan.
Flexible Spending Account and Employee Assistance Program.
Personal leave and paid federal holidays.
Possible flexible work schedules and telework.
Tuition reimbursement and transportation subsidies.
Uniform allowance, health and wellness programs, and fitness centers.
Employee training and developmental opportunities.
Possible recruitment, signing, hard-to-fill-location, or student loan repayment incentives for eligible candidates, subject to applicable terms and service agreements.

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