- Position Title
- CBP Technician
- Agency
- Customs and Border Protection
- Announcement Number
- CBPT 23-2 Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, September 11, 2023 to Monday, September 25, 2023
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 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.
- Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, AND
- Copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency? If yes, confirm:
- you occupy (or have been separated from) a position located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy;
- 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
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent
- Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice, AND
- Copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
1.
The following duty locations are most likely to have CBP Tech vacancies at the time of your final offer. Offers are made based on operational needs and requirements and are determined by the CBP Office of Field Operations. Although the locations listed below will most likely be available, the duty location offered in your final offer letter may include any geographic location within the United States that meets agency mission critical needs.
Select your preferred duty location from the list below.
Select your preferred duty location from the list below.
2.
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:
- Be written 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)
- Current or former Federal employees please include your salary, pay scale and pay grade
Do you agree to provide a resume that contains the necessary requirements listed above?
Your resume must:
- Be written 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)
- Current or former Federal employees please include your salary, pay scale and pay grade
Do you agree to provide a resume that contains the necessary requirements listed above?
3.
Are you willing to undergo a background investigation for this position?
4.
Have you used (including injecting, snorting, inhaling, swallowing, etc.), experimented with, received, purchased, transferred, or distributed THC (e.g., marijuana, weed, pot, hashish, edibles, gummies, etc.), synthetic marijuana (e.g., K2, Spice, etc.), or medicinal marijuana? Drug usage information will be taken into consideration during the background investigation.
5.
Have you used (including injecting, snorting, inhaling, swallowing, etc.) or experimented with illegal steroids (e.g., the clear, juice, etc.), ever taken your prescription medication(s) recreationally (e.g., Adderall, Ritalin, Vicodin, etc.)? Drug usage information will be taken into consideration during the background investigation.
6.
Have you used (including injecting, snorting, inhaling, swallowing, etc.), experimented with, received, purchased, transferred, or distributed other Schedule I-V controlled substance (those not listed in previous question)? Examples of controlled substances include cocaine or crack cocaine (e.g, rock, freebase, etc.), hallucinogenics (e.g, LSD, PCP, mushrooms, peyote, mescaline, etc.), ketamine (e.g., special K, jet, etc.), narcotics (e.g., opium, heroin, etc.), stimulants (e.g., speed, crystal meth, ecstasy, etc.), or inhalants (e.g., toluene, amyl nitrate, whippets, etc.). Drug usage information will be taken into consideration during the background investigation.
7.
How did you first hear about this position?
Assessment 1
1.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a residency requirement that applies to all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three (3) of the last five (5) years, before completing an application for CBP employment. Primary residence is defined as the place where an individual physically resides and the place from which he or she commutes to an official duty station. An individual may have more than one residence (including but not limited to a second home, a vacation home, or an investment property), but can establish only one primary residence. If hired for this position, you will be required to maintain your primary residence in the United States.
If you do not meet the residency requirement as stated above and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two (2) of the last five (5) years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency wavier by meeting one or more of the following conditions:
1. Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military
2. A dependent of a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. Government
3. Working as a contractor employee, a volunteer, consultant or an intern for the U.S. Government
4. Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university
If selected for a position, you must provide documentation to support a request for an exception to the residency requirement.
Do you meet the U.S. Customs and Border Protection residency requirement?
If you do not meet the residency requirement as stated above and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two (2) of the last five (5) years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency wavier by meeting one or more of the following conditions:
1. Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military
2. A dependent of a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. Government
3. Working as a contractor employee, a volunteer, consultant or an intern for the U.S. Government
4. Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university
If selected for a position, you must provide documentation to support a request for an exception to the residency requirement.
Do you meet the U.S. Customs and Border Protection residency requirement?
2.
All CBP applicants are required to successfully complete a background investigation. You may be given an opportunity to start your career with CBP earlier, if you elect to enter on duty (EOD) with a provisional clear. A provisional clear is based on the successful completion of certain pre-employment investigation checks. The decision to enter on duty with a provisional clear, if made available, is your decision to make. Should you choose not to enter on duty in a provisional clear status, your application and eligibility for this position will not be negatively affected; however, your EOD date may be delayed. For more information, please click here. If you EOD with a provisional clear and your full background investigation is not successfully completed, you will be removed from the position with CBP.
If offered a position, do you elect to enter on duty (EOD) under a provisional clear status?
If offered a position, do you elect to enter on duty (EOD) under a provisional clear status?
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.
3.
Which of the following best describes your experience to qualify for the GS-06 grade level?
4.
Which of the following best describes your experience to qualify for the GS-07 grade level?
The following questions will be used to rate applicants who meet the minimum eligibility and qualification requirements.
5.
Select all the options from the list below that describe your experience receiving and processing incoming documents and data.
6.
Select all of the options from the list below that describe your experience with physical records and automated systems.
7.
Do you have experience searching Federal, state, and local law enforcement information systems in response to search requests from law enforcement officials?
8.
Select all of the options from the list below that describe your experience assisting with law enforcement activities.
9.
Select the option that best describes your experience searching persons, conveyances, and personal items/belongings for contraband or weapons incidental to detention or arrest.
10.
Select the option that best describes your experience screening incoming entry information for regulatory and legal requirements.
11.
Select the option that best describes your experience applying search and seizure procedures.
12.
Select the option that best describes your knowledge of the concepts, principles, and methodologies for conducting criminal investigations.
13.
Do you have experience supporting the inspection of vessels, aircraft, conveyances, passengers, and pedestrians for the presence of restricted or prohibited agriculture commodities, by-products, contaminates, and pests?
14.
Select the option that best describes your experience communicating technical and non-technical information to others within and outside your organization.
15.
Select all of the options from the list below that describe your experience interfacing with the public and other law enforcement organizations in support of law enforcement and administrative processes.
16.
Select the option that best describes your experience developing and maintaining effective working relationships with individuals internal and external to your work group, office, or organization.
17.
Select the option that best describes your experience receiving and screening telephone calls or visitors and routing them to the appropriate person.
18.
Select the option that best describes your experience inspecting various documents to determine and verify the identity of persons. For example, driver's license, passport, birth certificate.
19.
Select all of the options from the list below that describe your experience supporting law enforcement officials in inspection, examination and law enforcement activities.