Deportation Officer (Over 40)

We are seeking a dedicated and resilient individual to join our team as a Deportation Officer. This role involves enforcing immigration laws, conducting investigations, and managing the apprehension and removal of individuals. You will operate in dynamic, high-risk environments, requiring both physical stamina and strong professional judgment.

• *Key Responsibilities:**
• Assist in the apprehension of individuals violating immigration or related laws.
• Prepare accurate and detailed investigative reports for potential prosecution or administrative action.
• Perform essential law enforcement support duties, including fingerprinting, photography, and routine interviews.
• Utilize various law enforcement techniques (observation, interviews, document inspection, data analysis) to respond to immigration inquiries and complaints.
• Document, transport, deport, and/or escort criminal and non-criminal aliens under supervision.
• *Required Qualifications (GS-9 Grade Level):**

Candidates must meet one of the following criteria by the closing date:

• **Experience:** One year of specialized experience at the GS-7 grade level (or equivalent) performing duties such as immigration enforcement support, investigative reporting, conducting interviews, and managing alien transport/escort.
• **Education:** A Master's or equivalent graduate degree (e.g., L.L.B./J.D.), or two academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education from an accredited institution.
• **Combination:** A mix of successfully completed graduate-level education beyond the first full year and specialized experience that collectively meets 100% of the requirements.
• *Essential Competencies:**
• **Problem Solving:** Ability to identify, analyze, and resolve complex issues.
• **Teamwork:** Fosters cooperation, trust, and commitment within a team to achieve goals.
• **Interpersonal Skills:** Appropriately considers and responds to the needs and feelings of others with diplomacy and respect.
• **Flexibility:** Adapts to change, new information, and unexpected obstacles.
• *Mandatory Training & Certifications:**
• **Basic Immigration Law Enforcement Training:** Must have successfully completed one of several approved basic immigration law enforcement training programs (e.g., ICE_BIETP, ICE_D, IOBTC, USBPI, OBT, etc.). If there has been a significant break of three or more years from a position requiring this training, re-attendance and successful completion of a new course is required. Failure to complete results in removal from the position.
• **Deportation Officer Transition Program (DOTP):** New Deportation Officers are required to complete this six-week program post-employment. Successful completion is mandatory.
• **Firearms Requirement:** Must be able to carry a firearm and maintain proficiency. Successful completion of the firearms component of an approved Criminal Investigation Training Program is required. Individuals convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are disqualified from possessing a firearm.
• *Work Environment & Physical Demands:**

This role involves considerable and strenuous physical exertion. Surveillance often requires extended periods of sitting, standing, walking, and crawling across varied terrain. The work carries high risks, with exposure to dangerous situations and unusual environmental stress. Officers typically work long, irregular hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• *Additional Information:**
• Volunteer experience through National Service programs or other organizations counts towards qualifying experience.
• Selectees are responsible for expenses to the initial duty location; training travel expenses will be covered by the Agency.