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Summary

These positions are located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS), Merrifield, VA.

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Responsibilities

This position is a GS-1811 position and requires the ability to carry a firearm and the appropriate criminal investigative training and experience.

This position meets the conditions outlined for a "Secondary" position in accordance with 5 CFR 842.802 and applicable OPM retirement policies due to the preponderance of time spent in managerial and case oversight duties. Special conditions: Subject to work unscheduled duty hours and must be available for unscheduled duty based upon the needs of the USCG. Therefore, eligible for Law Enforcement Availability Pay (LEAP) of an additional 25% and is subject to the provisions of the LEAP Act of 1994. Selectee must have completed basic criminal investigator training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center or equivalent prior to application. This is a "Secondary" position covered under the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS), 5 USC 8336(c) or Federal Employee's Retirement System (FERS) special retirement provision 5 USC 8412(d). Coverage is extended only if appointment to this position immediately follows service in a law enforcement covered position. FERS applicants for this position must have completed 3 years of continuous service in a "Primary/Rigorous" position in order to continue coverage upon selection. As a condition of employment, the selectee will remain subject to a mobility agreement which requires acceptance of relocation/reassignment to a position within a different geographic area if required by the Agency. A mobility agreement must be signed prior to appointment. The incumbent must carry firearms and maintain proficiency in their care and use. Therefore, the position is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment, 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(9) and selectee will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (Title 18, USC., Section 1001). Results of a recent (up to one-year old) physical examination must be provided prior to appointment. Determination as to sufficiency of medical record will be made at time of appointment. Please see GS-1811 Medical Requirements

You will serve as Group Supervisor and a senior level manager, under the direction of the Assistant Director (TOC), responsible for all administrative and operational activities within their Area of Responsibility, to include distribution of work to be accomplished by other employees, relaying priorities, and reviewing investigative products for content, clarity and timeliness. As a senior level manager, responsible for all CGIS operations conducted within the maritime jurisdiction of the Coast Guard, to include criminal investigations (internal and external), protective service operations, and law enforcement liaison.

Being a CG Civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team. Typical work assignments include:

• Setting priorities, preparing schedules, giving advice, counseling, or instructing subordinates on both operational and administrative matters; interviewing candidates to fill key positions; making recommendations for appointments, promotions or reassignments of personnel; evaluating subordinates and reviewing evaluations made by supervisors on other employees
• Directing complex and sensitive investigations including but are not limited to: undercover assignments, surveillance, developing and using informants, making arrests, interviewing or interrogating suspect/sources of information and conducting search and seizures
• Using the Uniform Code of Military Justice and other Federal statutes and regulations to investigate cases, involving but not limited to: arson, assault, bribery, burglary, child abuse, criminal fraud, customs violations, forgery, homicide, larceny, loss or unauthorized disclosure of classified matter, narcotic violations, rape, smuggling, sabotage or subversive activity
• Providing personal briefings to senior Coast Guard and federal law enforcement officials, and providing written reports to CGIS management relative to investigations of actual or potential significant adverse impact to the Coast Guard's good order and discipline and/or national security
• Providing input to CGIS strategic and tactical investigative planning and program administration, to include workload trends, measurements and allocation of resources to ensure CGIS functions and requirements are met.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - 6 to 10 nights per month.

Supervisory status
Yes

Promotion Potential
14

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Pre-appointment Polygraph test required.
• Applicant is required to meet the medical requirements of the position.
• The position requires a valid state driver's license.
• This position requires travel.
• A mobility agreement is required.
• The applicant is subject to pre-appointment and random drug testing.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. This includes Time-In-Grade requirements for current status employees applying through merit promotion procedures. Status applicants applying for a promotion must have 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade.

Qualifications

GS-14: To qualify for this position at the GS-14 level, applicants must have 1 full year of specialized experience (equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the federal service) that demonstrates possession of specialized experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Examples include serving as a senior Special Agent or Resident Agent-in-Charge responsible for planning and conducting extensive and highly complex investigations; preparing clear and concise investigative reports; training others in investigative and administrative matters/procedures; coordinating case assignments and reviews; and preparing information for presentation to high-level agency officials as well as officials of other federal law enforcement agencies; experience which has equipped you with comprehensive knowledge of Federal statutes and regulations, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice (Title 10, US Code), rules of evidence, court decisions, constitutional rights, search and seizure, methods of interview and interrogation, admissibility of confessions and national security directives; experience in making contact, maintaining effective working relationships and gaining the confidence and cooperation of others.

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work.

National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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.

The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

This position does not have a positive education requirement.

Additional information

Applicants will be required to complete questions contained on the Declaration for Federal Employment (OF-306) at the time a tentative job offer is made. At the time of appointment, selectees will be required to update the OF-306. Certain responses on the form could pose a problem with suitability for employment determinations.

If you are selected for this position, you will be subject to a determination of your suitability for Federal employment. All selectees are subject to an appropriate investigation as a condition of placement into this position. Certain investigation levels may automatically require a credit check after initial job qualifications have been met. For those positions that do not automatically require a credit check, it may later be required if the initial investigation surfaces a potential issue. Visit: OPM Mythbuster

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Recruitment incentives may be authorized.

Moving expenses will be paid in accordance with appropriate regulations.

Pre-appointment Polygraph test required.

This is a supervisory position, under provisions of the Civil Service Reform Act, first time supervisors and/or managers will be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit.

More than 1 selection may be made from this announcement if additional identical vacancies in the same title, series, grade, and unit occur within 90 days from the date the certificate was issued.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application and hiring process, please contact 202-795-6262. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Reasonable Accommodation

How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

We will review your résumé and supporting documentation to ensure you meet the basic qualification requirements. If you meet the minimum qualifications, your experience, education and training will be rated using the on-line self assessment questions that are based on the following competencies or knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to perform this job:

Extensive knowledge of investigations, intelligence, security and law enforcement programs, in sufficient detail to direct investigative operations, providing administrative and technical supervision to numerous subordinates, some at remote locations

Extensive knowledge of Federal statutes, Federal regulations, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, rules of evidence, court decisions regarding evidence and criminal procedures, constitutional rights, search and seizure, methods of interview and interrogations, admissibility of confessions and national security in order to direct and oversee investigative, intelligence, security, and law enforcement missions

Extensive knowledge of internal affairs and professional standards, investigation of misconduct and issues surrounding the case law of Brady v. Maryland, to include interplay between administrative and criminal investigations in the law enforcement context and experience in the use of deadly force and use of force investigations

Extensive knowledge of a wide range of policies, concepts, principles, and practices in law enforcement as well as familiarity with the operations and scope of law in foreign countries as they relate to protective services, current internal security problems and policy, court rules and operations

Your resume and responses to the self-assessment questions are an integral part of the process for determining your qualifications for the position. Therefore, you must support your responses to the self-assessment questions by providing examples of past and present experience in your resume.

If you are best qualified, you may be referred to the hiring manager for consideration and may be called for an interview.

Consideration will be given to performance appraisals and incentive awards as an indicator of quality of prior experience; no points will be assigned.

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Background checks and security clearance

Security clearance
Sensitive Compartmented Information

Drug test required
Yes

Position sensitivity and risk
Special-Sensitive (SS)/High Risk

Trust determination process
Credentialing , Suitability/Fitness , National security

Required Documents

1. Your resume
2. Your responses to the online questionnaire
3. Current or former federal employees, submit a copy of your most recent SF-50, Notice of Personnel Action, that demonstrates your eligibility for consideration, e.g., length of time you have been in your current/highest grade. Examples of appropriate SF-50s include promotions, with-in grade increases. Performance award are not acceptable.
4. If you are qualifying based on education, submit a legible copy of your unofficial college transcript from an accredited college/university. The transcript must reflect the college/university name and/or logo. Applicants are highly encouraged to proactively order a copy of their official transcripts to be delivered to their home address so transcripts will be readily available if selected. If selected, official transcripts are required prior to establishing your start date. Foreign education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet education requirements if you can show that it is comparable to education received in U.S. accredited institutions. Provide proof with your application. Please see click here.
5. If you are claiming special priority selection rights under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP), you must submit a copy of your agency notice, most recent performance rating and most recent SF-50, noting your current position, grade level and duty location. If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. To be considered eligible, you must be placed in the well-qualified category for this position. Please see ICTAP eligibility.
6. If you are claiming veterans' preference, submit the following documents. Please see Feds Hire Vets for detail.
a. Veterans claiming 5 point veterans' preference must submit legible Member 4 Copy DD214(s) indicating Character of Service. 5-point preference will not be granted if appropriate documentation is not submitted.
b. 30% Disabled Veterans must submit their Member Copy 4 DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, and VA Disability Letter with percentage of disability OR documentation of disability determination from a branch of the Armed Forces which reflects a compensable service-connected disability of 30% or more.
c. Other 10 point Preference Eligibles must submit applicable Member Copy 4 DD-214(s), which includes Character of Service, and provide documentation of your other 10 point preference. If claiming 10 point preference, you must provide required documentation described on the back of the SF-15 . 10-point preference will not be granted if appropriate documentation is not submitted with your application.
d. If you are a current active duty military member who does not have a DD214 and is claiming preference under the Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act, you must submit certification from the Armed Forces indicating that you will be discharged or released under honorable conditions from active duty within 120 days from the date on the certification. Certifications must be on letterhead from the appropriate military branch and include: military dates of service and expected discharge or release date, character of service, military rank, type of discharge and date when terminal leave will begin. Certifications must be signed by, or by direction of military members' military personnel offices, unit commanders or higher headquarters.
7. If you are requesting consideration under Executive Order 13473 , you must submit proof of eligibility. At a minimum to confirm eligibility for purposes of appointment based on relocation under these provisions a spouse of a service member must provide a copy of the marriage certificate or other documentation verifying marriage and a copy of the military PCS orders assigning the service member to a certain post. The PCS orders must state the member's spouse was authorized on the military orders. Proof of eligibility based on disability and deaths resulting from active duty service is outlined here.
8. OPM must authorize employment offers for former or current Political Appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C or Non-Career SES employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information. Submit proof of your former or current status, such as your SF-50. Please see here.

All documentation as outlined above must be received by the closing date of the announcement. If you are unable to submit your documents electronically, you may fax or mail the documents. A fax cover sheet will be provided to you from the system with fax number and instructions. Required documents will also be accepted by mail and must be received by the closing date of the announcement. The mailing address is COMMANDANT (CG-123HQ), ATTN OFFICE OF CIVILIAN HUMAN RESOURCES (JOBS), US COAST GUARD, 2703 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR AVE SE STOP 7912, WASHINGTON, DC 20593-7912.

If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:

Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education .

Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.