- Position Title
- PARALEGAL SPECIALIST (FOIA/PA)
- Agency
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement
- Announcement Number
- DAL-IGP-10873873-DEU-JP Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, July 27, 2020 to Monday, August 3, 2020
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy
- the promotion potential (full performance level) of the position you are being separated from is equal to or higher than the promotion potential of the vacancy, and
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
You will be required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position?
If yes, confirm:
If yes, confirm:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy
- your grade is equivalent to or higher than the grade level of the vacancy
- the promotion potential (full performance level) of the position you are being separated from is equal to or higher than the promotion potential of the vacancy, and
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
Assessment 1
The following questions will be used to determine whether or not you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. You may consult the vacancy announcement for a description of those requirements.
1.
Which of the following statements best describes your experience and/or education?
For each of the task statements below, please select the response that best describes your skill level. The statements were developed based on the knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies needed to successfully perform the work of this position.
Be sure to describe your experience that supports your answers to the questions below, in your resume or application materials. It is important that your application package submitted, including a resume, clearly shows how you possess the experience and skill levels you claim in this questionnaire. If not, your score will be lowered or you will be found not qualified. The information you provide will be verified. Any exaggeration of your experience, false statements, or attempts to conceal information may be grounds for rating you ineligible, not hiring you, or for firing you after you begin work.
A- I have not had education, training or experience in performing this task.
B- I have had education or training in performing this task, but I have not yet performed it on the job.
C- I have performed this task on the job with close supervision from a supervisor or senior employee.
D- I have performed this task as a regular part of a job, independently and usually without supervision from a senior employee.
E- I am an expert in performance of this task; and/or I have trained others in performance and am normally consulted by others as an expert for assistance in performing this task.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Communicate technical and non-technical information to others within and outside the organization or workplace.
3.
Compare and correlate information from different sources (e.g. evidence and investigative reports).
4.
Safeguard confidential information.
5.
Interpret documents, analyze and evaluate facts and information and make recommendations for potential solutions.
6.
Conduct searches for court precedents, citations of law and regulatory materials.
7.
Evaluate information requested for legitimate reason for applying the FOIA/PA exemptions.
8.
Monitor progress and organize work with multiple assignments and changing priorities.
9.
Use work processing software to analyze and communicate information in the appropriate format.
10.
Identify cases where additional information is needed (e.g. to address incomplete or inconsistent data in case files) and request such information from the appropriate staff.
11.
Insure that administrative procedures for receipt, control, processing and responding to request are adequate to comply with statutory time limits of FOIA/PA, including procedures for searching for and obtaining responsive files and expedited review by management and/or legal staff of proposed final actions.
12.
Perform details analysis and evaluation of requests to determine whether the information sought is subject to release under FOIA/PA regulations.