This position is located within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), United States Coast Guard (USCG), Commandant, Vice Commandant, Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS), in Alameda, CA.

Duties

This position is a GS-1811 position and requires the ability to carry a firearm and the appropriate criminal investigative training and experience.

Requirements

• Pre-appointment Polygraph test required.
• Applicant is required to meet the medical requirements of the position.
• Age Restriction is required (37).
• This position requires travel.
• A mobility agreement is required.
• The applicant is subject to pre-appointment and random drug testing.

Qualifications

GS-15: To qualify for this position at the GS-15 level, applicants must have 1 full year of specialized experience (equivalent to at least the GS-14 level in the federal service) that demonstrates possession of specialized experience that has equipped you with the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to perform the duties of this position. Examples include serving as a senior Special Agent or Assistant Special Agent-in-Charge responsible for planning and conducting extensive and highly complex investigations; preparing clear and concise investigative reports; training others in investigative and administrative matters/procedures; coordinating case assignments and reviews; and preparing information for presentation to high-level agency officials as well as officials of other federal law enforcement agencies; experience which has equipped you with comprehensive knowledge of Federal statutes and regulations, including the Uniform Code of Military Justice (Title 10, US Code), rules of evidence, court decisions, constitutional rights, search and seizure, methods of interview and interrogation, admissibility of confessions and national security directives; experience in making contact, maintaining effective working relationships and gaining the confidence and cooperation of others. Quality Ranking Factor for this position: Completion the Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP) at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA OR its equivalent.  Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. National Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): 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. 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

This position does not have a positive education requirement. If you are including education on your resume, report only attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. See Required Documents section for detail.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet Federal qualification requirements if you can show that your foreign education is comparable to education received in accredited educational institutions in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence with your application. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications click here

Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000. Receipt of this incentive will require a three-year service agreement.

Contacts

• Address United States Coast Guard 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE STOP 7120 Washington, District of Columbia 20593-7120 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]