Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer; ICE Academy

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These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), in Charleston, South Carolina;
Glynco, Georgia;
Washington, District of Columbia.

These are non-bargaining unit positions. Qualification requirements must be met by the date of application submission. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE IN YOUR RESUME, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You qualify for the GS-14 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience at the GS-13 grade level or equivalent performing duties such as:

• Develop original course plans and designs for basic and advance course concepts.
• Assess program or course curriculum, content, and instructional materials to coordinate the development of course products.
• Supervise and evaluate students enrolled in resident and nonresident training programs.
• Review and analyze enforcement training program planning for effectiveness and integration with agency plans.
• Modify training program curriculum and submit course revision recommendations for review and use.

• Planning and Evaluating – Organizes work, sets priorities, determines resource requirements, coordinates with other organizations, monitors progress, and evaluates outcomes.
• Teaching Others – Helps others learn through formal or informal methods, identifies training needs, provides constructive feedback, coaches others, and mentors.
• Problem Solving – Identifies problems, determines accuracy and relevance of information, uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and makes recommendations.
• Manages and Organizes Information – Identifies a need, gathers, organizes, and maintains information, determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.
• Leadership – Motivates, encourages, and guides others toward accomplishing goals; coaches, mentors; adapts leadership style to a variety of situations.
• Decision Making – Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, Ameri Corps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

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.