Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, Yuma Sector, Mission Readiness Operations, located in Yuma, AZ. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
Experience: You qualify for the GS-11 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: Planning, coordinating, and executing business functions, resource allocation, and production. Applying the principles, methods, and tools for automating, developing, implementing, or administering database systems. Understanding, interpreting, and learning from written material including rules, regulations, instructions, and reports and applying knowledge gained from written material to specific situations. Applying policy and procedures pertaining to a wide range of correspondence related matters. Applying principles and practices of employee compensation and benefits programs including preparing, justifying, and reporting the relationships among injury compensation and other employee benefits programs. NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. Education Substitution: a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree, or a LL.M., if related. 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. You must: Meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process; and Meet all applicable Time in Grade requirements (current federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the federal service) by 05/06/2025. 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. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.
This position starts at a salary of $73,939.00 (GS-11, Step 1) to $96,116.00 (GS-11, Step 10) The Mission Support Specialist (Workforce Management) carries out projects and performs studies to address issues or problems related to the workforce, this position specifically supports Workers' Compensation and related activities, duties and responsibilities include: Workers' Compensation case information and management; serving as a liaison with labor and employee relations, equal employment opportunity commission, and chief counsel for cases that have workforce implications. Serving as a liaison between the Sector and Border Patrol headquarters; maintaining various reports; coordinating with various supervisors and staff to ensure completion of actions and receipt of documents in a timely manner. Assisting management in a confidential capacity for disciplinary actions, grievances, and changes in working conditions that require bargaining with employee unions. Performing a range of general mission support related duties including travel, training, logistics, budget, pay, and contracting.