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Position Title: Supervisory CBP Agricultural Specialist
Agency: Customs and Border Protection
Announcement Number: OFO-IMP-11584563-TJE Opens in new window
Open Period: Tuesday, July 26, 2022 to Monday, August 1, 2022

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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.

A. Yes

B. No

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)

A. Yes

B. No

3. The following is to verify your promotion potential eligibility. Promotion potential (also known as full performance level or FPL) means the highest level/grade that can be achieved in the career ladder progression of the position that is held on a permanent basis. Details and Temporary Promotions are not considered permanent positions. Examples are provided below and are not all inclusive but are provided for informational purposes only.

Examples:

You currently hold a GS-09 position with promotion potential to the GS-12. The progression is GS-09, GS-11, and GS-12. You hold a position with the promotion potential of a GS-12.
Your current position is a GS-12. You are temporarily promoted to a GS-13 position. The temporary promotion is not a permanent position, and your promotion potential is your current position of GS-12.
Your current position is a GS-12. You previously held a GS-13 position on a permanent basis. GS-13 is considered the highest promotion potential you have held.

If utilizing a position with a different agency to verify your eligibility for the promotion potential or equivalent, you are required to submit a copy or copies of your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50(s) (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
Promotion Potential is equivalent to or higher than the grade level being announced. This would be in the remarks section of your initial appointment SF-50 or the SF-50 of the highest grade held.

Have you held a permanent position with CBP or in the Federal competitive service (or in a merit system with which OPM has an interchange agreement) with the promotion potential or equivalent of the position noted in the announcement?

Answering this question incorrectly will not remove you from consideration. However, if you only claim the promotion potential eligibility, you will not receive further consideration for this position.

A. Yes

B. No

1. 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.

A. Yes

B. No

2. 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-12 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.

A. Yes, I have completed 52 weeks in a position at or above the GS-12 grade level (or equivalent).

B. No, I have not completed 52 weeks in a position at or above the GS-12 level.

C. Not applicable. TIG does not apply to me because I currently (or have previously occupied) a position at or above the GS-13 grade level (or equivalent).

D. Not applicable. TIG does not apply to me because although I am a current or former federal employee, I am not or was not (within the past 52 weeks) under the GS pay scale.

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?

A. Yes

B. No

4. 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.

All newly appointed, first-time CBP supervisors are required to complete the mandatory Supervisory Leadership Training (SLT) course. The Office of Training and Development will schedule eligible supervisors to attend SLT within the first 90 days of appointment. All newly appointed, first time permanent supervisors shall attain the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to successfully perform their supervisory responsibilities by completing required leadership training in accordance with CBP Directive 51410-021C, Required Leadership Training for New CBP Supervisors (dated 11/17/2013), and CBP Directive 51410-024, Required Continuous Leader Development for CBP Supervisors (dated 11/17/2013).

NOTE: This training may be waived if previously completed.

Do you acknowledge that you have read and understand the above requirement (including current or former supervisors who have previously completed the mandatory SLT and will not be required to retake the course)?.

A. Yes

B. No

6. 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

*Note- It is recommended that you upload your resume as a PDF instead of a Word document to ensure document quality.

Do you agree to provide a resume that contains the necessary requirements listed in the instructions above?

A. Yes

B. No, I understand that not providing the required details in my resume may impact my referral for further consideration.

7. This vacancy has a local commuting area requirement, as defined below:

The area surrounding the duty station by which people reasonably travel back and forth from home to work; Or
The employee's permanent duty station is located within the reasonable travel area surrounding the duty station of this vacancy; Or if applicable
For employees who are detailed or temporarily promoted (for less than 1 year) to another duty location, the permanent duty location is considered to be the duty location of record for commuting area purposes.
For employees who are detailed or temporarily promoted (for more than 1 year) to another duty location, the detailed or temporary duty location is considered to be the duty location of record for commuting area purposes.

Do you meet the local commuting area requirement?

A. A. Yes, I meet the local commuting area requirement as defined above.

B. B. No, I do not meet the local commuting area requirement as defined above.

8. All newly appointed, first-line OFO CBP supervisors, GS-1895 or GS-0401 series, will be required to successfully complete the Essential Supervisory Skills (ESS) training during their supervisory probationary period. Failure to successfully complete the ESS course within the supervisory probationary period will result in the employee being removed from the position.

NOTE: This training may be waived if previously completed.

Do you acknowledge that you have read and understand the above requirement (including current or former supervisors who have previously completed the mandatory ESS and will not be required to retake the course)?

A. Yes

B. No

Assessment 1

1. Your Hash ID is used to retrieve your score from an external database. Please enter your Hash ID without any additional spaces, punctuation, or letters. Example: CIC1K4L. If you are not a CBP employee, enter NA. (limit 7 characters)

The following questions will only be used to determine whether or not you meet the minimum qualification requirements for this position. You may wish to consult the vacancy announcement for a description of those requirements.

2. Which of the following statements best describes your experience and/or education?

A. I have a bachelor’s (or higher) degree with a major field of study in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry or a closely related field (e.g., botany, entomology).

B. I have at least 24 semester hours in biological sciences, agriculture, natural resource management, chemistry or closely related field (e.g., botany, entomology) AND job experience that included working in such areas as pest control, pesticide application, x-ray or environmental monitoring, farm management, or related experience in disease control, insect detection/eradication or pest control.

C. I do not possess the education and/or experience described above.

3. Which of the following statement best describes your experience at the GS-13 grade level?

A. I have at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the next lower grade, that included providing technical advice on import and export of cargo and merchandise; analyzing a variety of agriculture-related material, pests or diseases including the very difficult, complex & unusual finds submitted by other agriculture inspection personnel; serving as a consultant identifying a range of insects & related pests associated with the inspection of conveyances/ passengers; & serving as a troubleshooter, handling the most unusual agriculture commodity or pest problems.

B. I do not possess the experience described above.

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