Mission Support Assistant

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This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, Swanton Sector, Mission Readiness Operations, located in Swanton, VT. Additional selections may be made for other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.

As a Mission Support Assistant, you will become a key team member of Homeland Security individuals involved in providing clerical support and assistance in applying technical procedures, methods, and techniques in support of the missions and functions of the agency. Duties and responsibilities include:
Assisting higher graded staff in providing direct support to employees and managers on various policy and procedural tasks. Assisting in the coordination and monitoring of organizational property; maintain an inventory of office supplies for the team to ensure availability. Coordinating with other employees on basic matters, reports and a variety of entry-level actions using appropriate automated systems. Monitoring, coordinating and maintaining a variety of records and generating various management reports;

assisting users in the organization with basic software, hardware and automation issues. This position starts at a salary of $51,490.00 (GS-7, Step
1) to $66,939.00 (GS-7, Step 10) GS Salary:
Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area. If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table. Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position. Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts. CBP employees demonstrate the highest level of commitment to protect and serve the United States of America and to exemplify the CBP Core Values of Vigilance, Service to Country and Integrity.

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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 You may be required to pass a background investigation 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 Border Patrol Council - NBPC. For local chapter contact information see  This vacancy has a local commuting area requirement, as defined below:
The area surrounding the duty station by which people reasonably travel back and forth from home to work;
Or The employee's permanent duty station is located within the reasonable travel area surrounding the duty station of this vacancy;
Or if applicable For employees who are detailed or temporarily promoted for more than 1 year to another duty location, the detailed or temporary duty location is considered to be the duty location of record for commuting area purposes. For employees detailed or temporarily promoted for less than one year, the permanent duty location is considered the duty location of record for commuting area purposes.

Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.

Additional Hiring and Special Appointing Authorities:
See "THIS JOB IS OPEN TO" section above for what additional Appointing Authorities may apply. Veterans, military spouses, Peace Corps/VISTA volunteers, and people 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.

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