Supervisory Border Patrol Agent (Assistant Chief Patrol Agent)

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, New Mexico. 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.

In this Supervisory Border Patrol Agent (Assistant Chief Patrol Agent) position you will be instrumental in strategically developing, administering, and overseeing comprehensive training programs and policies that equip CBP Managers with the essential tools and leadership capabilities. Apply for this exciting opportunity to strengthen the Department's ability to protect the homeland. This position starts at a salary of $129,258.00 (GS-14, Step 1) to $168,040.00 (GS-14, Step 10). Major duties: Serving as an Assistant Chief Patrol Agent at the Border Patrol Academy managing, planning and administering the development and delivery of basic and advanced training. Participating in the development and evaluation of exercises, policies, procedures and techniques to manage and maintain effective training programs and communicating policies, procedures, and regulations to subordinate supervisors, instructors, and trainees, to ensure appropriate implementation. Reviewing current policies to ensure relevance and effectiveness, creating and implementing new policies as necessary, creating, reviewing and analyzing training and budgetary requirements for basic and advanced programs. Establishing guidelines and performance expectations; planning, organizing and directing work to include setting priorities and deadlines to accomplish training and organizational requirements; valuating performance, reviewing and approving leave, recommending disciplinary actions and advising on other administrative matters. Representing the Agency or its components in meetings and negotiations with officials from other units, CBP, DHS and other federal, state and local agencies.

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 and/or polygraph CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures You must be able to meet job-related medical and/or fitness standards Temporary/Rotational Assignment: To meet agency needs, this position will be filled on a temporary basis not-to-exceed (NTE) 3 year(s), with possible extension(s) for an additional 2 year(s). You may be returned, at any time, to the position from which temporarily promoted, or to a different position of equivalent grade and pay, and the return is not subject to the procedures found in 5 C.F.R. §§ 351, 432, 752, and 771. If you are currently at the grade level of the position announced, this action will result in a reassignment, and you may be returned at any time to a same or similar position held prior to this temporary assignment. If you currently hold a grade level higher than the grade being announced, this action will result in a change to lower grade, and you may be returned at any time to the position held prior to this temporary assignment or to the same or similar position at the lower grade level. Return to your original location will be prioritized, but is not guaranteed. See the USBP Rotation Process Internal Operating Procedures (IOP) by visiting here (this is only viewable from a CBP computer). The USBP Rotation Program IOP dictates the terms of rotating out of the NTE assignment once the assignment has concluded.