Border Patrol Agent

Location: Malta

Job Description Border Patrol Agent (BPA) With more than 69,000 employees, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is one of the world's largest law enforcement organizations and the largest federal law enforcement agency within the Department of Homeland Security. CBP protects the United States by preventing terrorists and their weapons from entering the country while facilitating lawful international travel and trade.

As a Border Patrol Agent (BPA) within CBP, you will be a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession. CBP is urgently hiring to fill full-time, entry and mid-level, career positions where your education OR prior general or experience in public safety, security, military police or law enforcement may qualify. Along with excellent base pay, exceptional federal employment benefits, and job stability, CBP is offering additional recruitment and retention incentives (see details below).

Duties  Typical assignments include:  Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and custom laws and inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations  Preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers of noncitizens at or near the borders by maintaining surveillance from covert positions to include using infrared scopes during night operations  Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry of persons or contraband  Performing farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and transportation checks  Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using a variety of government assets such as vehicles, horses, vessels, watercraft, off-road vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and motorcycles for the accomplishment of the USBP Mission.

Salary and Benefits Selections from this announcement will be at the GL-5, GL-7, GL-9 or GS-11 grade levels with promotion potential to the GS-12 grade level. Annual base salary for newly appointed BPAs varies per grade, from $51,632 - $124,717 per year. BPAs are eligible to select from an array of federal employment benefits that include health, dental and other insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan akin to a traditional ROTH 401(k) offering.

* Recruitment Incentive
* * Recruitment Incentive
* Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents will be offered up to a $20,000 incentive. The first $10,000 will be paid upon successful completion of the academy, with the remaining $10,000 awarded for accepting a prioritized location. See the Duty Location section below for a list of prioritized locations.
* Retention Incentive
* Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents may also qualify for up to $30,000 in additional incentives distributed over the next three years. Duty Locations  Big Bend Sector Stations - Alpine, Marfa, Presidio,
* Sanderson,
* Sierra Blanca  Blaine Sector Stations - Blaine, Bellingham, Port Angeles, Sumas  Buffalo Sector Stations  
* Oswego  Del Rio Sector Stations
- * Comstock  El Paso Sector Stations - Deming,
* Lordsburg  Grand Forks Sector Stations
- Bottineau, International Falls, Pembina, Portal, Warroad  Havre Sector Stations
- Malta, Plentywood, Scobey, Sweetgrass  Houlton Sector Stations
- Calais, Houlton, Rangeley, Van Buren  Laredo Sector Stations
- Laredo West,
* Hebbronville,
* Freer  New Orleans Sector Stations
- Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, New Orleans  San Diego Sector Stations
- Boulevard, Brownfield, Campo  Swanton Sector Stations
- Beecher Falls, Massena, Newport, Ogdensburg, Richford, Swanton  Tucson Sector Stations
- Douglas, Brian A Terry, Three Points Substation  Yuma Sector Stations  
* Blythe,
* Ajo

NOTE:

The above preference locations are expected to have vacancies available in the future, however, if the duty locations do not have vacancies at the time of your final offer, you may be offered a different duty location within the United States.
* Additional $10K Recruitment Incentive:
Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents who select a prioritized location at the time of their final offer will receive an additional $10,000 incentive (total of $20,000). Prioritized locations include Sierra Blanca, TX;
Presidio, TX;
Sanderson, TX;
Comstock, TX;
Lordsburg, NM;
Freer, TX;
Hebbronville, TX;
Ajo, AZ. Qualifications You qualify for the GL-5 grade level if you possess one of the following:

Experience:

One (1) year of general work experience that demonstrates the…