Enforcement and Removal Assistant (OA)

Summary Organizational Location

These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), in multiple locations specified in this announcement.

The salary range indicated in this announcement will be adjusted to include locality payment for selected duty location. General Schedule locality pay tables may be found under Salaries & Wages .

As an Enforcement and Removal Assistant (OA), at the full performance level you will perform a variety of duties, such as:

• Researching detainee history using multiple sources to establish identity/citizenship and manage detained and non-detained dockets.
• Providing administrative support to managers, supervisors, or staff members by assisting in the day‑day management of the office's activities.
• Summarizing and tabulating detainee information from various reports and utilizing a variety of databases and automated systems.
• Generating and verifying detainee reports, encounters, charging documents, studies, data quality and create and revise spreadsheets charts, graphs, and presentations.
• Exercising quality control over bond paperwork.

• You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this position.
• You must successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a credit check, a review of financial issues, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs.
• Selective Service:
  Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service (see http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).
• One‑year probationary period may be required.
• A pre‑employment drug test will be required.
• 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.
• DHS uses e‑Verify, an Internet‑based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
• All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.
• Incentives may be authorized; however, this is contingent upon funds availability.
• License required:
  No
• Pre‑employment physical required:
  No
• Bargaining Unit Position:
  No
• Requirements by Closing Date:
  Unless otherwise noted, you must meet all requirements by the closing date of the announcement.
• Complete the initial online assessments and USA Hire Assessment, if required.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You must demonstrate you meet the Minimum Qualification Requirements and the Typing Requirement as noted below.

Specialized

Experience:

You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the Federal service that included the following experience:

• Performing recordkeeping and reporting;
• Compiling, maintaining, and updating automated records; and,
• Responding to requests for procedural information.

Education substitution: You must have successfully completed four years of education above high school in any field for which high school graduation or the equivalent is the normal prerequisite. This education was obtained in an accredited business, secretarial or technical school, junior college, college, or university. One year of full‑time academic study is defined as 30 semester hours, 45 quarter hours, or the equivalent in a college or university, or at least 20 hours of classroom instruction per week for approximately 36 weeks in a business, secretarial, or technical school.

Combination of

Education and Experience:

You must have an appropriate combination of successfully completed post‑high school education and experience to meet the total qualification requirements for the GS‑05…