Joining the Secret Service, Office of Investigations, Washington Field Office will allow you to receive, log, track and ensure the integrity of criminal evidence seized by the field office during criminal investigations is maintained. For more information on the Secret Service click here. 

Duties

The selectee will serve as Evidence and Property Controls Specialist in the Office of Investigations, Washington Field Office. Typical work assignments include:

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.

Qualifications

You qualify for the GS-7 level (starting salary $50,643) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 level performing duties such as: providing technical assistance and operational guidance to various officials and administrative staff regarding the proper receipt, handling, storage, packing, and shipping of evidence; maintaining and updating a variety of reports as requested; ensuring the accuracy of detailed inventory descriptions of evidence and being responsible for the physical receipt, issuance, tracking, and disposal of all accountable property. OR One full year of graduate level education; OR Bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement (S.A.A.) is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average, or (3) honor society membership. Class standing -- Applicants must be in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision, such as the College of Liberal Arts or the School of Business Administration, based on completed courses. Grade-point average (G.P.A.) -- Applicants must have a grade-point average of: 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) as recorded on their official transcript, or as computed based on 4 years of education, or as computed based on courses completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; or 3.5 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B+" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field or the required courses in the major field completed during the final 2 years of the curriculum; OR A combination of graduate education and experience. This will be calculated using your résumé and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application. You qualify for the GS-9 level (starting salary $64,957) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-7 level performing duties such as:  serving as custodian of criminal evidence; providing technical assistance and operational guidance to various officials and administrative staff regarding the proper receipt, handling, storage, packing, and shipping of evidence; maintaining, updating, and producing a variety of reports as requested; ensuring the accuracy of detailed inventory descriptions of evidence and being responsible for the physical receipt, issuance, tracking, and disposal of all accountable property. OR A master's or equivalent graduate degree; OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree; OR  LL.B. or J.D.,if related OR  A combination of graduate education and experience. This will be calculated using your résumé and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current competitive service employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50, "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility. The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted). You may need to submit more than one SF-50 to comply. Qualifications Must Be Met: The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

Education

See Qualification section.

Contacts

• Address United States Secret Service (DHS-USSS) Please read entire announcement Please apply online Washington, District of Columbia 20223 United States
• Name: ATM
• Phone: 202-406-6420
• Email: [email protected]