Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer

Immigration and Customs Enforcement•Mobile, AL

13h

About The Position

This supervisory federal law-enforcement position is with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), at duty locations listed in the announcement. The officer works with other federal law-enforcement officials to identify, locate, and apprehend noncitizens; prepare, present, and defend deportation or exclusion proceedings; ensure physical removal from the United States; conduct surveillance; prepare investigative reports; and assist with complex or sensitive seizures. Duties also include coordinating travel with airlines, negotiating with receiving countries, and escorting deportees to their countries of citizenship. The position supervises subordinate employees by planning and assigning work, setting priorities and schedules, improving productivity and work quality, evaluating performance, advising and instructing employees, resolving complaints, taking minor disciplinary measures, and identifying and arranging training and development. The position requires completion of specified qualifying immigration or law-enforcement training, carrying a firearm and maintaining proficiency, frequent short-notice travel, and willingness to accept geographic reassignment under the ERO mobility program. Work may involve substantial irregular overtime, long and irregular hours, weekends, holidays, and nights, as well as strenuous physical exertion and exposure to dangerous situations and environmental stress. The position is designated secondary law enforcement, and special law-enforcement retirement coverage has specific prior-service and transfer requirements.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship.
Successful completion of a background investigation and drug screen; selected applicants must obtain and maintain a Secret-level background investigation.
For current federal employees, 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade by the announcement closing date.
Possess a valid automobile driver’s license at appointment.
One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-12, demonstrating relevant experience in immigration-related investigations, identifying and locating people subject to enforcement, arrests and enforcement operations, custody decisions, prosecution support, deportation processing, and partnership with law-enforcement and other stakeholders.
Successful completion of an accepted qualifying immigration or law-enforcement training program listed in the announcement; no other training is accepted, and completion is subject to verification.
Carry a firearm in the performance of duties and maintain firearm proficiency; satisfactorily complete, or have previously completed, the firearms component of the Criminal Investigation Training Program at Glynco, Georgia.
Previous experience in a primary (rigorous) law-enforcement position, or equivalent outside the federal government, is a prerequisite for this secondary law-enforcement position.
Sign and comply with the ERO mobility agreement, including willingness to accept geographic reassignment to any ICE/ERO duty location based on operational needs.
Be available for frequent travel on short notice and, if required, unscheduled overtime beyond a 40-hour workweek on a continual basis.
Meet the physical demands of the position, including extended sitting, standing, walking, and crawling over varied terrain.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must certify registration with Selective Service.
A misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction is disqualifying; candidates must certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense.
Current or former covered political appointees within the last five years must disclose that status to the Human Resources Office.

Responsibilities

Work with federal law-enforcement officials to identify, locate, and apprehend noncitizens.
Prepare, present, and defend deportation or exclusion proceedings and ensure the physical removal of noncitizens from the United States.
Conduct surveillance, prepare investigative reports, and assist with complex, difficult, or sensitive seizures.
Coordinate travel plans with airlines, negotiate with receiving countries regarding acceptance of deportees, and escort deportees to their countries of citizenship.
Plan subordinate employees’ work, set and adjust priorities, prepare schedules, assign work, and identify ways to improve productivity or work quality.
Evaluate subordinate employees’ performance; advise, counsel, and instruct employees; develop performance standards; hear and resolve complaints; take minor disciplinary measures; and identify and arrange needed training and development.