Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer (DFOD)

All candidates must clearly demonstrate in their two-page resume how they meet the specialized experience requirements listed below. If more than two (2) pages are submitted, only the first two (2) pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Your resume needs to clearly outline your experience to include specific actions you took. Reviewers will not make assumptions regarding your role or experience.

Copying and pasting the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume does not establish sufficient evidence of your experience or qualifications.

You qualify for the GS-15 grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the federal service, performing duties such as: Serving as an expert who conducts legal research and investigations of large-scale, broad impact, and/or sensitive deportation/exclusion cases; Making decisions related to large-scale removal functions and/or deportation reconsideration requests involving jurisdictional issues; Representing the agency at a range of settings (e.g., hearings, intra-agency task forces, special project groups) on detention and deportation activities and operations; Applying various supervisory and/or analytical management processes and systems to support the agency's mission; Developing and implementing detention and deportation policies for the agency or within their area(s) of responsibility.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Current or Former Political Appointees: 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.

As a Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer (DFOD), you will perform the following duties: Support the FOD in managing the law enforcement activities of the program through subordinate supervisors who supervise enforcement and non-enforcement employees involved in performing such diverse activities as detention, case management, foreign removals, transportation, food services, maintenance, the Institutional Removal Program, and health clinics, for all Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities relating to aliens detained in numerous institutions and jails throughout the Field Office jurisdiction; Direct and coordinate the execution of varied and extensive functions in coordination with other operations of ICE and other federal agencies, foreign and domestic.

Work directly involves or substantially impacts the provision of essential support operations to numerous, varied and complex technical, professional, and administrative functions; Serve as a technical expert and liaison in developing and maintaining relationships with various stakeholders in the Federal government, private industry, and state and local law enforcement agencies; develop and implement policies and procedures for the detention and removal activity and operations; Exercise significant authority in dealing with officials of other units/organizations and in advising management officials of higher rank on operational issues; assure reasonable equity of performance standards and ratings used by subordinate supervisors; and Plan, assign and review work, and assure all requirements are met; approve leave; give advice, counsel, or instruction to employees on both work and administrative matters.

This announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies based on the needs of the agency. Salary: The salary range indicated in this announcement reflects the lowest and highest potential salaries for this position. The actual salary range will be based on the applicable locality pay for the selected duty location. Special Salary pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages.