Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Training & Development, Field Office Canine Academy, located in Front Royal, VA.

Duties

Joining U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Training and Development, will allow you to utilize your experience in animal caretaking to act as a technical supervisor of kennel support staff in order to care for the daily health and welfare of CBP canines. This position starts at a salary of $32.32 (WS-05, Step 01) to $37.71 (WS-05, Step 10) with promotion potential to $37.71 (WS-5, Step 10). In this Animal Caretaker Supervisor position, you will become a key member of a team of Homeland Security professionals tasked with the day-to-day care of Customs and Border Protection owned dogs. Typical work assignments include: Preparing weekly and monthly work schedules and sequence of operations; establishing deadlines and priorities. Organizing subordinates into an effective working unit; assigning tasks, reviewing progress, and adjusting assignments to correspond with shifting priorities. Instructing subordinates on difficult or unusual work operations; reviews work in progress and/or upon completion and changes priorities and work assignments as necessary. Planning, ordering, controlling, and otherwise maintaining a necessary stock level of canine food, handling equipment, kennel equipment, and other required equipment or supplies. Controlling and providing for the shipment or receipt of animals in transit and coordinating with airlines, ensuring compliance with airline, state, and local health requirements.

Requirements

Qualifications

Although a specific length of time and experience is not required for most trade and labor occupations, you must show through experience and training that you possess the quality level of knowledge and skill necessary to perform the duties of the position at the level for which you are applying. Qualification requirements emphasis is on quality of experience, not necessarily the length of time. To minimally qualify for the WS-05 grade level, you must meet the Screen Out Element: Ability to serve as a technical supervisor of the kennel support staff. To meet the screen out element, you should have experience performing the following duties: Administering supervision over employees; addressing training needs and providing training to employees Directing the functions of a canine kennel facility; assisting in the daily care of canines Interpreting and adapting guidelines regarding kennel operations Determining work assignments of subordinates Establishing deadlines and priorities NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the "Required Documents" section below for additional resume requirements. In addition to the experience described above, you will also be evaluated on the basis of your overall level of competency (knowledge, skills, and abilities) in the following areas: Ability to work independently and uses judgment in interpreting and adapting guidelines such as agency policies, regulations, and work directions for application to specific cases or problems as they pertain to kennel operations. Ability to organize, distribute, instructing on and checking work in progress, assuring that proper procedures are utilized and overall standard of adequacy is met. Extensive knowledge of the operation of a kennel facility, to include the health and care of canine housed in facility. Ability to recognize the observable signs of illness, common disease, discontent, general condition, or abnormalities. Knowledge of policies and regulations for procurement of necessary equipment and supplies for kennel and maintenance operations. Knowledge of domestic and international air shipping regulations as it pertains to the shipment of canines. 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. You must meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process by 11/27/2023. 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. Background Investigation: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information, review the following links: Background investigation and the e-QIP process. Residency: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions: Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Education

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

Contacts

• Address Office of Training and Development Please read entire announcement Please apply online Washington, DC 20229 US
• Name: CBP Hiring Center
• Phone: 952-857-2932
• Email: [email protected]