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Securing Travel, Protecting People - At the Transportation Security Administration, you will serve in a high-stakes environment to safeguard the American way of life. In cities across the country, you would secure airports, seaports, railroads, highways, and/or public transit systems, thus protecting America's transportation infrastructure and ensuring freedom of movement for people and commerce. For additional information about our agency please Click Here.
Learn more about this agency02/11/2019 to 02/25/2019
$90,018 - $138,151 per year
SV K
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
50% or less - FREQUENT TRAVEL (GREATER THAN 50%) IS REQUIRED. •THIS IS AN EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL POSITION AND YOU WILL BE SUBJECT TO 24 HOUR ON CALL DUTY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. MUST BE ABLE TO RELOCATE TO EMBERGENCY SITES WITH LITTLE ADVICE NOTICE AND FUNCTION UNDER INTENSE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STRESS.
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
Excepted
K - THIS POSITION IS AN EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL AND MAYBE BE SUBJECT TO 24 HOUR ON CALL DUTY IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY.
Yes
Yes
HQ-INV-18-531683-G
523977500
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Current and former permanent civilian Federal employees. Applications also accepted from Veterans' Preference eligibles OR Veterans who were or will be honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least 3 years of continuous active duty by the closing date of this announcement. Such applicants will compete under TSA's Merit Promotion procedures for which Veterans' Preference is not a factor in the selection process. Salary range listed DOES NOT include locality pay.
This Supervisory Criminal Investigator position is located in Investigations (INV), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If selected for this position, you will serve as the Assistant Director with full responsibility for supervising a team that conducts, monitors, and coordinates complex criminal and administrative investigations and inspections.
As a Supervisory Criminal Investigator, SV-1811-K, your typical work assignments may include:
Supervisory/managerial duties include: strategic planning; communicating the organization's vision and objectives; setting priorities; assigning tasks and responsibilities; monitoring and evaluating performance of organizational units, managers, and employees; coaching and developing staff and organizational capabilities; approving leave; and taking or approving corrective and disciplinary actions as appropriate.
AGE REQUIREMENT: It is the policy of the Department of Homeland Security to recognize the need to maintain a young and vigorous work force in physically arduous law enforcement positions. In keeping with that policy, the Department determined that in order for an individual to be initially appointed to a law enforcement position covered by the special retirement provisions of Title 5, USC, the individual must be under the age of 37. (Exceptions to the maximum entry age policy are allowed in rare situations).
The selectee will be required to carry a firearm and conduct full law enforcement activities. In addition, selectee must be proficient in the use of hand weapons and be knowledgeable in unarmed combat. Screeners, uniformed law enforcement officers, Federal Air Marshals (FAMS) and criminal investigators are required to serve a new probationary period whether or not they have completed a prior Federal probationary, except that FAMs who enter service for the TSA directly from a FAM position with the FAA and have begun or completed a probationary period as a FAM will be given credit for FAM probationary time served. LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT: This position authorized the incumbent to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime or domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(g) (9)). A “misdemeanor crime of domestic violence” is generally defined under the statute as any offense involving the use of attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by the victim’s current or former domestic partner, parent, or guardian. The term “convicted”, as defined in the statute, excludes any person whose conviction has been expunged, set-aside, or pardoned or any person whose civil rights have been restored unless the pardon, expungement or restoration of civil rights expressly prohibits the possession of firearms or ammunition. Candidates who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence within the meaning of the referenced statute are not qualified for this position. Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense. False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1001).
You must meet the qualification requirements for this position no later than the closing date of the vacancy announcement.
Appointment to this position is contingent on successful completion of Law Enforcement Pre-Employment Test (LEPET).
Veterans and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the documentation that is required, click on the links above or contact the Servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement.
Supervisory/Managerial Probationary Period Requirements: Unless previously completed, you must satisfactorily complete a one-year supervisory probationary period to continue in this supervisory/managerial position.
TSA policy requires verification of Selective Service registration for male applicants born after 12/31/59. For more information click here.
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In addition to the requirements above, to qualify for the SV-K Pay Band (equivalent to GS-15) you must have one year of specialized experience at the SV-J Pay Band or GS-14 in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that has equipped you with particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position, and is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. For this position, specialized experience is further defined as follow:
Note: Credit for experience is given based on a 40-hour work week. Part-time experience is credited on a part-time ratio, i.e., working 20 hours per week for two months' equals one month of experience. No additional credit is given for overtime. 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.
Selectee must have successfully completed Basic Training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) or equivalent.
This is a sensitive position and the tentative selectee must undergo and successfully complete a background investigation and polygraph as a condition of placement/retention in the position.
DHS TSA employees may be subject to 24-hour on call duty in the event of an emergency. This service may require irregular working hours, working at locations other than the official duty stations, and may include duties other than those specified in the position description. Selectee must be able to relocate to emergency sites where little advance notice and function under intense physical and mental stress.
Conditions of Employment:
Eligibility to apply for other Federal positions: TSA is an Excepted Service agency exempt from most of Title 5 United States Code, including regulations which apply to displaced Federal employees (CTAP/ICTAP) of other agencies, and employment with TSA does not confer "Competitive Status" that generally results from selection and service in Competitive Service agencies. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has established an Interchange Agreement, which allows most permanent TSA employees to apply and be considered for vacancies in Competitive Service agencies. Information from OPM on this or other Interchange Agreements is available at: http://www.opm.gov.
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation as a condition of placement into this position.
DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you will be required to complete an Optional Form 306, Declaration for Federal Employment, and to sign and certify the accuracy of all information in your application, prior to entry on duty. False statements on any part of the application may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment.
TSA employees who are absent for the purpose of performing military duty may apply for any vacancies announced in their absence.
It is the policy of the Government not to deny employment simply because an individual has been unemployed or has had financial difficulties that have arisen through no fault of the individual. Information about an individual’s employment experience will be used only to determine the person’s qualifications and to assess his or her relative level of knowledge, skills, and abilities. Although an individual’s personal conduct may be relevant in any employment decision, including conduct during periods of unemployment or evidence of dishonesty in handling financial matters, financial difficulty that has arisen through no fault of the individual will generally not itself be the basis of an unfavorable suitability or fitness determination. For more information, click here.
Payment of relocation expenses (Permanent Change of Station) is not authorized. More than one position may be filled from this announcement.
If you are entering TSA employment on an appointment without time limitations, you must serve a basic trial period unless you have already met the requirement.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on a comparison of the position requirements against the quality and extent of the experience and/or related education as reflected in your resume and supporting documentation. You are encouraged to ensure work experiences clearly show possession of the competencies required for this position. We will compare your resume and supporting documentation to your responses on the assessment questionnaire. If, after reviewing your resume and any supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your category placement may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job.
Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Grouping procedures. Under Category Grouping, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:
Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position;
Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceed the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job; and
Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
In addition to a resume and the assessment questions, you must submit copies of any of the following documents if you are applying based on current or former Federal government status, Veterans' Preference or Veterans' Service (Veterans honorably discharged from the Armed Forces after completing at least 3 years of continuous active duty service), education or a combination of experience and education:
SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action: Current TSA employees are not required to submit an SF-50 to support eligibility for Status consideration.
If you are not a TSA employee, you must submit your most recent SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action (or equivalent document) to support your eligibility for Status consideration.
Note: An award SF-50 (i.e. cash or time-off award) does not indicate grade or level (i.e. pay band) or tenure to determine your eligibility for this position and will not be accepted.
DD-214 - If you are claiming Veterans' Preference or eligible Veterans’ Service, provide a copy of your DD-214 (Member Copy 4), Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, or other appropriate documentation to prove your entitlement and to provide verification of an Honorable Discharge.
SF-15 and VA Letter - If you are claiming Veterans' Preference based upon a Compensable Disability, Widow or Spouse Entitlement, or as a Purple Heart recipient, you must submit your DD-214 or other proof of entitlement; an SF-15, and the required proof of disability, i.e., Department of Veterans Affairs letter dated 1991 or later.
If you do not submit required documentation described in this job opportunity announcement, your application will be deemed incomplete and you will be ineligible for further consideration for this vacancy.
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.
Please Note: All of the following must be received in our office by 11:59 PM EST (Eastern Standard Time) on the closing date of this announcement. If we do not receive all required information by the closing date, your application may not be considered.
Your application must include:
1. Resume
2. Self-Assessment Questionnaire for this position
3. Applicable supporting documents (see Required Documents Section)
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We strongly encourage you to apply online. If you are unable to apply online, please contact the TSA HRAccess Help Desk before the closing of this announcement for alternative options on how to apply. The Help Desk is available by phone at 1-877-872-7990 between the hours of: 7:00AM - 8:00PM ET Monday - Friday, 10:00AM - 3:00PM ET Saturday, or 11:00AM - 4:00PM ET Sunday. If outside these hours, please email your question or concern to Helpdesk@mailserver-hraccess.tsa.dhs.gov or fax 1-877-872-7993.
When contacting the Help Desk please provide your contact information, the Job Announcement Number of the position you are interested in, and your questions or concerns.
The questionnaire will assess your qualifications for the job, and will be used to identify the best qualified applicants to be referred to the hiring manager for further consideration and possible interview. We will notify you of the outcome of these steps when they have been completed. You may also check your application status by visiting the Candidate Dashboard.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/523977500. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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