Do you desire to protect American interests and secure our Nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? If so, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling. DHS components work collectively to prevent terrorism, secure borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard cyberspace and ensure resiliency to disasters. The vitality and magnitude of this mission is achieved by a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.
Discover a challenging and rewarding career in CBP, the sole organization responsible for securing the nation’s borders. At U.S. Customs and Border Protection, we:
Screen passengers, vehicles, and shipments entering our country
Seize illegal narcotics, vehicles, and agricultural products
Prevent unauthorized entry into the country
Rescue individuals who fall into dangerous conditions traversing our border
For more information about CBP’s mission, activities, and careers, please see http://www.cbp.gov/ .
You will perform a full range of standard and nonstandard clerical work. As such, you will perform a variety of record keeping, reporting, and informational duties in support of the office s programs. You will compile, maintain and update data, lists and reports; update manuals on policies, directives and memoranda; and open, sort and route correspondence. Additionally, you will perform other miscellaneous duties such as typing simple copies of forms and requests for supplies or services; performing simple data entry; making travel plans; and maintaining time and attendance reports.
Who May Apply:
Open to all U.S. Citizens.
For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please see http://www.dhs.gov/xabout/careers/gc_1303762131481.shtm .
Organizational Location: This position is located within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Human Resources, Office of Assistant Commissioner located in Washington, DC.
One or more selections may be made using this job opportunity announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT WILL CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2016 OR THE DATE THE 50TH APPLICATION IS RECIEVED, WHICH EVER COMES FIRST.
Duties
In this position you will become a key team member of Homeland Security administrative professionals. Typical work assignments include:
Performing a variety of recordkeeping, reporting and data maintenance and updates
Updating manuals on policies, directives and memoranda
Opening, sorting and routing correspondence
Performing miscellaneous duties such as making travel plans and maintaining time and attendance reports
Travel Required
Not Required
Relocation Authorized
No
Job Requirements
Job Requirements
Key Requirements
You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position
You may be required to pass a background investigation
Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
Primary U.S. residency for the last three years (see “Other Information”)
Qualifications
GS-03: You qualify at the GS-03 level if you possess six months of progressively responsible general clerical, office, or other work experience performing simple clerical tasks such as filing, answering phones, and preparing simple documents.
GS-04: You qualify at the GS-4 level if you possess one year of progressively responsible clerical, office, or other work that included performing simple clerical tasks such as filing, answering phones, and preparing simple documents.
You must meet all qualification requirements, including education, if applicable, subject to verification at any stage of the application process by Wednesday, June 08, 2016.
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.
GS-03: One academic year above high school in any
field from an accredited college or university may substitute for experience
required at this level. One year of
full-time undergraduate study is defined as 30 semester or 45 quarter hours.
GS-04: An Associate’s degree or successful completion
of two academic years above high school in any field in an accredited business,
secretarial, or technical school, junior college, college or university may
substitute for the experience required at this level. One year of full time of academic study is
defined as 30 semester or 45 quarter hours.
Combining Experience and Education : To combine
your education and experience, convert each to a percentage and then add the
percentages. If your education is described
in quarter hours, multiply by the fraction 2/3 to convert into semester hours,
then divide the semester hours by 18. To
determine your percentage of qualifying experience, divide your total months of
experience by the required number of months of experience. Add your percentages together. The total must equal at least 100% in order
to qualify.
Security Clearance
Public Trust – Background Investigation
Additional Information
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