This position is located in DHS/USCG, National Maritime Center, Mariner Evaluation Services Division (NMC 5), in Martinsburg, WV.

Duties

This position is located at the USCG National Maritime Center (NMC), Martinsburg, WV, an independent Headquarters Field Command. The incumbent is a Section Chief within the Mariner Evaluation Division and serves as the MCP expert on the safety and suitability vetting processes. Responsible for the supervision of the processes involved in the background investigations of all MMC applicants, including comprehensive criminal record reviews, referral of positive drug test results for action, national driver registry search results, immigration documentation, and the review of applicants' disclosure of all such items on the applications.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.
• This position requires occasional travel.
• You may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.
• This position requires a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

To qualify for the GS-11 grade level:  Applicants must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal service. Specialized experience is the experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of the position and is typically in or related to this line of work.  Examples of specialized experience include: Extensive practical experience in the application of numerous laws, statutes and policy. Proven ability to resolve discrepancies and irregularities. ORCompleted a Ph.D., or at least 54 semester hours toward a Ph.D., in a field that is directly related to the duties of this positionORCombination of directly related work experience and graduate level education. An applicant who has less than one year of specialized experience as described above may combine successfully completed graduate-level education with experience to meet the total qualification requirements. GS-11 applicants must have completed more than 2 full years of graduate level education in order to use this option to qualify. 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

Student Loan Incentive: Job Announcement Verbiage, 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 7912 Washington, District of Columbia 20593 United States
• Name: USCG Applicant Support
• Phone: 866-656-6830
• Email: [email protected]