RPL) (Term Appointment)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement•Phoenix, AZ

14d•Onsite

About The Position

The Detention and Deportation Officer serves as staff advisor to the Chief of an assigned Unit within the office of Detention and Removal. The officer works with agency and field counterparts to direct, coordinate, and control the execution of detention and removal activities. Positions are with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations, at locations listed in the announcement. This is a non-bargaining-unit, term appointment in the competitive service, not to exceed one year and one day; 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. The incumbent must sign a mobility agreement and may be geographically reassigned according to operational needs. The role involves field inspections, liaison work, operational reviews, enforcement planning, and providing guidance to field offices. It requires carrying and maintaining proficiency with a firearm, frequent travel on short notice, and may involve substantial irregular or occasional overtime. The work can require strenuous physical exertion, long and irregular hours, and work at night, on weekends, and on holidays. The environment may include dangerous and stressful situations and exposure to unusual environmental stress. Applicants must meet the specialized experience requirements at the GS-13 level and have completed qualifying basic immigration law enforcement training. Certain selectees may also be required to complete the Deportation Officer Transition Program. The position may require physical fitness testing, a medical examination, polygraph testing, and successful background and drug screening. Reemployed annuitants may be eligible for a salary-offset waiver under specified circumstances. The announcement describes potential signing and recruitment incentives for eligible candidates and a possible student loan repayment incentive, subject to service agreements.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screening.
Valid automobile driver's license at appointment.
Ability to carry a firearm; firearm proficiency must be maintained. Applicants with a disqualifying misdemeanor domestic-violence conviction are not qualified.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12, including experience such as conducting legal research and investigations of difficult, sensitive, and complex cases; preparing legal documents and evaluating determinations; developing investigative plans, conducting investigations, and writing investigative reports; investigating, detaining, apprehending, or arresting persons charged with violations; and interviewing suspects and witnesses.
Successful completion of 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, a new ICE basic law enforcement training course may be required.
Selectees who have not previously held a listed Deportation Officer position and have not attended the six-week Deportation Officer Transition Program must complete it successfully.
A passing score may be required on a Physical Fitness Test; trainees must pass the test during basic training.
May be required to pass a pre-employment medical examination.
Frequent travel, including travel on short notice.
Must sign and comply with a mobility agreement accepting possible geographic reassignment to any ICE/ERO duty location.
May be required to complete polygraph testing.
Must be readily available for unscheduled overtime beyond a 40-hour workweek on a continual basis.
Retired applicants must have retired on or before the application date; reemployed retired candidates must enter on duty within 60 months of retirement.
Applicants must meet qualification requirements by the announcement's closing date.

Responsibilities

Determine and recommend strategic objectives for enforcement programs and the means of achieving 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 the Department of Homeland Security's viewpoint and negotiate tentative solutions to enforcement problems.
Conduct field inspections to ensure compliance, provide leadership and guidance to field officers, and resolve issues 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.
Direct, coordinate, and control the execution of detention and removal activities in collaboration with agency and field counterparts.

Benefits

Potential signing bonuses of up to $30,000 for the reemployed annuitant role.
Recruitment incentives for eligible candidates, requiring a service agreement; an additional one-time $5,000 incentive may be available for eligible candidates selected for hard-to-fill locations.
Possible student loan repayment incentive, requiring a service agreement.
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 days and paid federal holidays.
Potential flexible work schedules, telework, tuition reimbursement, transportation subsidies, uniform allowance, health and wellness programs, and fitness centers.
Employee training and development opportunities.
Disabled veteran leave for qualifying federal employees.
Eligible reemployed annuitants with an approved salary-offset waiver may receive full annuity and full federal salary, annual and sick leave, full-time work schedules, overtime on a full schedule, and AUO, subject to applicable conditions.