Clarification from the agency

Students currently enrolled in accredited educational institutions from high school to graduate level may apply to receive consideration.

Operations Support (OS) brings together skills, functions, and specialized capabilities that directly support CBP's operational and law enforcement organizations to further enable their ability to successfully fulfill the CBP mission. The creation and construct of OS affords CBP a platform for enhanced integration across these functions, while also providing comprehensive support to the agency's frontline operators.

OS integrates operational offices through functional areas including medical support, international affairs, planning, requirements development, significant incident coordination, scientific services, policy, and use of force, which is essential to carrying out CBP's mission. By promoting a collaborative culture, OS provides comprehensive and effective support to enhance mission execution.

As a Student Volunteer, you will be provided with on the job training and assignments to commensurate with your education. You will participate in duties that will be associated with your major and the Program Office (PO). The duties will be assigned with the intention to provide you with good working knowledge of the department/agency. Specific functional areas and assignments will be discussed individually with prospective students in an attempt to match their interests and capabilities. These duties may include:

• Working with department/agency programs to gain a working knowledge of policy, regulations and legislation.
• Assisting Supervisor(s), and/or higher-graded professional(s) in a training capacity.
• Providing support in appropriate functional areas.

Conditions of employment

• You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service
• Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years
• Must be at least 18 years old
• You may be required to pass a background investigation
• CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures

Qualifications

• You MUST submit academic transcripts demonstrating that you meet the eligibility requirements.
• If you do not submit sufficient academic documentation necessary to demonstrate that you meet the eligibility requirements described in this announcement, your application will be deemed incomplete, and you will be ineligible. Electronic transcripts are accepted.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated based on your major, any relevant experience, and the needs of the program office.