Training Technician

Summary

Organizational

Location:

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Training and Development, U.S. Border Patrol Academy, located in Artesia, NM. Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

This position starts at a salary of $50,460.00 (GS-07, Step
1) to $80,243.00 (GS-09, Step 10) with promotion potential to $80,243 (GS-9 Step 10). GS Salary:
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Major

Duties include:

• Supporting training operations by scheduling attendees for classes and coordinating and managing attendee affairs.
• Ensuring all student administrative requirements have been met to include travel, lodging, transportation, and classroom requirements.
• Verifying all travel authorizations and vouchers for compliance and accuracy, assisting academy staff and students with resolving issues related to travel authorizations, travel vouchers, and personnel.
• Coordinating and/or preparing award letters, plaques, and awards; generating graduation notes and programs for ceremonies; securing badges/credentials for issuance and ensures all other administrative requirements for graduations are completed.
• Maintaining training records, files, and databases through the use of the Agency's learning management system for each class to include, (but not limited to) rosters, schedules, departure information, and grade reports.

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 (additional details below). All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English. CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures. As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards.

Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes. Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.

Please review further details via the following link. 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. Bargaining Unit:
This is a bargaining unit covered position, represented under the National Treasury Employees Unions - NTEU. For local chapter contact information see Chapter Websites - National Treasury Employees Union - NTEU.

Experience:

GS-07 grade level:

You qualify for the GS-07 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Preparing and coordinating travel plans and requests.
• Collecting, assembling, and preparing administrative reports.
• Preparing, organizing, and facilitating logistics for sizeable events and ceremonies.
• Coordinating with personnel at all levels of an organization to ensure that program requirements and organizational objectives are met.

GS-09 grade level:

You qualify for the GS-09 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Reviewing and improving existing training procedures.
• Troubleshooting, operating, and maintaining training software systems.
• Establishing and maintaining training class schedules.
• Monitoring travel requests and maintaining travel and training related budgets.

NOTE:

Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements.

GS-07:
Successful completion of one year of full-time graduate education from an accredited college or university may substitute for the experience required at this level. This education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. Check with your school to determine how many credit hours comprise a year of graduate education. If that information is not available, use 18 semester or 27…