Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer (DFOD)

Immigration and Customs Enforcement • Phoenix, AZ

8d • Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer (DFOD) supports the Field Office Director in managing law enforcement activities through subordinate supervisors. These activities include detention, case management, foreign removals, transportation, food services, maintenance, the Institutional Removal Program, and health clinics for ICE activities involving detained individuals in institutions and jails throughout the field office jurisdiction.

The position directs and coordinates a broad range of functions with ICE operations and other federal, foreign, state, and local organizations. It serves as a technical expert and liaison with stakeholders, develops and implements detention and removal policies and procedures, and advises higher-ranking management officials on operational matters. Supervisory duties include planning, assigning, and reviewing work; ensuring requirements and equitable performance standards are met; approving leave; and advising, counseling, and instructing employees.

Positions are located in ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations field offices across the listed U.S. locations. The role is full-time and permanent, requires a mobility agreement and frequent, short-notice travel, and authorizes the incumbent to carry a firearm. The position may require substantial irregular overtime beyond a 40-hour workweek. The work can involve long periods of surveillance, restraining suspects, and carrying heavy equipment, in potentially dangerous and stressful indoor and outdoor environments.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship.
• Successful completion of a background investigation, including a Top Secret background investigation, and a drug screen.
• For current federal employees, 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade by the announcement closing date.
• One year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-14 in the federal service, including experience in large-scale or sensitive deportation/exclusion cases, removal decisions or reconsideration requests, agency representation, supervisory or analytical management processes, and detention and deportation policy development and implementation.
• Successful completion of an approved basic immigration law enforcement training program listed in the announcement; no other training is accepted. A new course may be required after a break of three or more years from a position requiring the training.
• Selectees without prior qualifying Deportation Officer experience and DOTP attendance must successfully complete the six-week Deportation Officer Transition Program after entry on duty.
• A valid state driver's license and ability to operate an automobile.
• Willingness to sign and comply with the mobility agreement and accept geographic reassignment based on agency needs.
• Ability to carry a firearm; a qualifying misdemeanor crime of domestic violence conviction disqualifies candidates from possessing a firearm and from this position.
• Readiness to work irregular or occasional overtime beyond 40 hours per week and remain continually available for unscheduled overtime.
• Previous experience in a primary (rigorous) law enforcement position, or equivalent outside the Federal Government, is a prerequisite for the Detention and Deportation Officer position.
• FERS applicants seeking continued law enforcement retirement coverage must have three years of service in a rigorous primary position and transfer directly from a covered position.
• Meet applicable time-in-grade and qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.

Responsibilities

• Support the Field Office Director in managing law enforcement activities through subordinate supervisors.
• Oversee activities involving detention, case management, foreign removals, transportation, food services, maintenance, the Institutional Removal Program, and health clinics for detained individuals.
• Direct and coordinate detention and removal functions with ICE operations and other federal, foreign, state, and local organizations.
• Serve as a technical expert and liaison with stakeholders in the Federal government, private industry, and state and local law enforcement agencies.
• Develop and implement detention and removal policies and procedures.
• Advise higher-ranking management officials on operational issues and exercise authority in dealings with officials of other units and organizations.
• Plan, assign, and review work; ensure requirements are met and performance standards and ratings are reasonably equitable.
• Approve leave and advise, counsel, or instruct employees on work and administrative matters.
• Travel frequently and on short notice, and be available for unscheduled overtime beyond the 40-hour workweek.
• Carry a firearm and, when necessary, use deadly force in accordance with law and agency policy.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term care insurance
• Retirement plan
• Thrift Savings Plan similar to a 401(k)
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Personal leave days
• Paid federal holidays
• Flexible work schedules
• Telework
• Tuition reimbursement
• Transportation subsidies
• Uniform allowance
• Health and wellness programs
• Fitness centers
• Employee training and developmental opportunities
• Administratively Uncontrollable Overtime premium pay may be available when regulatory criteria are met
• Relocation expenses for directed reassignments will be reimbursed in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations and agency policy
• Disabled veteran leave for eligible veterans with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed