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Position Title
Aviation Enforcement Agent
Agency
Customs and Border Protection
Announcement Number
AMO-IMP-10988137-KAP Opens in new window
Open Period
Monday, December 21, 2020 to Tuesday, December 29, 2020
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Are you a current federal employee who has received notice that you will be displaced from the Department of Homeland Security? If yes, confirm:
  • you occupy a position in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
  • you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND
  • you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND
  • your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation to validate your claim of CTAP eligibility, such as:
  • Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, AND
  • Copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
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2. Are you a current U.S. Customs and Border Protection employee in a permanent competitive service position?

To support your response, it is recommended that you submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF) 50 reflecting that you currently hold a permanent competitive service position:
  • Tenure:  Career or career-conditional (1 or 2 in block 24)
  • Position Occupied:  Competitive service (1 in block 34)
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3. The following question applies to current or former Federal employees.  If you are not a current or former federal employee, select No.  Applicants who claim only the Promotion Potential eligibility will not receive further consideration. 

Do you hold or have you previously held a permanent position in the Federal competitive service (or in another merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement) with a Full Performance Level (FPL) equivalent to or higher than the FPL of the position being announced?
 
Applicants who competed for and currently hold or have previously held a permanent position with the same FPL or higher as the position being announced, may be referred for selection without competition under our agency promotion procedures.  Details and temporary promotions are not considered permanent positions.
 
To verify your eligibility as a current or former Federal civilian employee, you must submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form that reflects:
  • career or career-conditional (Tenure field is 1 or 2); AND
  • status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field is 1); or if with another merit system which OPM has an interchange (Position Occupied field is 2); AND
  • Full Performance Level equivalent to or higher than the grade level being announced.
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Preferences
1. There is a time-in-grade (TIG) requirement for promotion into this position for any individual who holds or within the previous 52 weeks held a General Schedule (GS) position under nontemporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service in the executive branch. Have you completed 52 weeks in a position at or above the GS-11 grade level?

If you are a current federal employee or former federal employee within the past 52 weeks, submit one or more SF-50s that support your selected response below showing you meet or are exempt from time-in-grade requirements.
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2. Are you a current political Schedule A or Schedule C Executive Branch employee or a former political Schedule A or Schedule C Executive Branch employee who held the position within the last five years applying to a competitive or non-political excepted service position under Title 5 of the United States Code or are you a current non-career Senior Executive Service (SES) Executive Branch employee or a former non-career SES Executive Branch employee who held the position within the last five years applying to a competitive or non-political excepted service position under Title 5 of the United States Code?

To verify, please submit a copy of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form (SF-50) or other relevant documentation reflecting your status as a Political Appointee.
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3. Do you have a current valid State driver's license or will you be able to obtain a valid license at the time of appointment? (limit characters)
4. Conviction of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, as outlined in the vacancy announcement, is disqualifying. A misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is any offense involving the use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by a current or former domestic partner, parent, or guardian of the victim.
Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence?
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5. Have you engaged in sexual abuse in a prison, jail, holding facility, community confinement facility, juvenile facility, or other institution as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 1997? (limit characters)
6. Have you been convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity facilitated by force, overt or implied threats of force, or coercion, or where the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse, or have you been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in such activity? (limit characters)
7. If you are a CBP employee, please enter your CBP email address in this format without any extra spaces or characters: john.a.smith@cbp.dhs.gov. If you are not a CBP employee, enter N/A. (limit characters)
8. If you are a CBP Employee, please enter your Hash ID without any additional spaces, punctuation, or letters. Example: CIC1K4L. If you are not a CBP employee, enter NA. (limit characters)
9. I have read and understand the following statement: You will be considered for the highest grade level for which you qualify for. Eligibility will be verified based on your resume and transcripts. You must have gained the work experience by the closing date of this announcement. Full-time work experience is 35 or more hours worked per week and must be clearly stated on your resume. Qualifications based on work experience will be determined by what is listed on your resume. Work experience refers to both paid and unpaid experience, such as volunteer work.

Your resume must include the following:
  • Be in English
  • Include full legal name
  • Address
  • Phone number
  • Complete work history (which includes job titles)
  • Detailed description of your duties (including tasks performed)
  • The dates you performed those duties (MM/DD/YY - MM/DD/YY)
  • Hours worked per week for any position you worked that was not full time (less than 35 hours per week)

    For Federal employment experience, your resume must also include:
  • Series
  • Grade level(s)
  • Salary

    Do you agree to provide a resume that contains the necessary requirements listed in the instructions above?
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10. Provisions of Public Laws 93-350 and 100-238 allow the imposition of a maximum age for initial appointment to a primary Law Enforcement Officer position within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In accordance with DHS Management Directive 251-03, the "day before an individual's 37th birthday" is the maximum age for original appointment to a position as a primary law enforcement officer within DHS.

Creditable law enforcement officer service covered by Title 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) or Title 5 U.S.C. 8412(d), or creditable service covered by Title 5 U.S.C. 8401(36) (as a Customs and Border Protection Officer) on or after July 6, 2008, may be applied toward the maximum age requirement. This age restriction may not apply if you are currently serving in a federal civilian (not military) law enforcement position covered by Title 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) or Title 5 U.S.C. 8412(d).
To ensure compliance with statutes pertaining to the appointment of preference eligible veterans as determined by the Merit Systems Protection Board in its recent decision of Isabella v. Dept. of State, the maximum age for original appointment articulated above shall not apply to the hiring of individuals entitled to veterans preference eligibility under 5 U.S.C. § 3312.
Will you be less than 37 years of age (not reached your 37th birthday) at the closing date of this announcement?
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11. You must possess and provide proof of a Second Class FAA Medical Certificate prior to Entrance On Duty (EOD) into this position.  Your Second Class FAA Medical Certificate must be dated within the last 12 calendar months and valid through the closing date of this announcement.  Military flight medicals cannot be used.   A Frist Class FAA Medical Certificate is acceptable but not required.

Select the statement that best describes your FAA medical certificate.
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Assessment 1
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1. Which of the following best describes your experience to qualify for the GS-12 grade level? (limit characters)
2. Select the option that best describes your experience initiating and controlling law enforcement activities at the scene as arresting/seizing officer until suspects or property can be turned over to the appropriate enforcement representative.
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3. Select the option that best describes your experience collecting, refining, or analyzing strategic and tactical intelligence to execute aviation enforcement operations.
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4. Select the option that best describes your experience maintaining contacts in order to complete information exchanges and to obtain support in the course of interdiction events with the law enforcement and military communities in the United States and foreign countries.
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5. Select the option that best describes your experience using law enforcement and interdiction techniques to detect, interdict, apprehend, detain, and arrest suspected smugglers, potential terrorists, illegal contraband, and immigrants.
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6. Select the option that best describes your experience conducting airborne, waterborne, and ground-based surveillance.
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7. Select the option that best describes your experience operating VHF, UHF, and satellite communications equipment.
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8. Select the option that best describes your experience commanding and controlling interdiction tactics and operations.
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9. Do you have experience using land, maritime, or airborne tactical sensors and other detection devices/assets to detect targets of interest?
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10. Have you had the responsibility for the safety of non-crew members on board your aircraft during tactical operations.
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11. Select the choice which best describes your ability to communicate orally on a radio effectively while under stress.
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12. Have you testified under oath before grand jury, criminal and civil proceedings, and/or other domestic legal proceedings?
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13. Select the option that best describes your experience in apprehending and detaining individuals suspected of violating applicable laws and regulations.
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14. Indicate the extent of your knowledge of Federal laws, statutes, legal precedents, and judicial and administrative policies relating to the smuggling of contraband and human trafficking into the United States.
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15. Select the choice that best describes your level of skill in working in or leading work-related teams.
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16. Select the option that best describes your experience in inspecting various documents (for example, driver's license, passport, birth certificate) to determine and verify the identity of persons, or if documents presented are fraudulent.
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17. Select the option that best describes your experience inspecting aircraft maintenance areas, ground maintenance, aircraft ramps, and parking areas.
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18. Select the choice that best describes your level of skill in directing other law enforcement or military aircraft, vessels, or vehicles to intercept aircraft, vessels, or vehicles suspected of terrorist activity or smuggling contraband or persons into or out of the United States.
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