Border Patrol Agent - Experienced
Company: US Customs and Border Protection
Location: Idaho Falls
Posted on: July 31, 2022
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Job Description:
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is one of the world's
largest law enforcement organizations and is charged with keeping
terrorists and their weapons out of the U.S. while facilitating
lawful international travel and trade. CBP takes a comprehensive
approach to border management and control, combining customs,
immigration, border security, and agricultural protection into one
coordinated and supportive activity.
Duties and Responsibilities
As a Border Patrol Agent (BPA) you will be part of our
60,000-employee workforce that strives to protect the American
people, safeguard our borders, and enhance the nation's economic
prosperity. Being a Border Patrol Agent makes you a valuable member
of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession.
Select this site's Apply link to join CBP's Talent Network, you
will be provided the official GL-9 BPA announcement that appears on
USAJobs, the Federal Government's official employment site, where
you apply on-line.
You will begin your career as a GL-9 grade level BPA and make
$56,551 to $91,213 per year depending upon location and work
schedule, including overtime.
To ensure compliance with an applicable nationwide preliminary
injunction, which may be supplemented, modified, or vacated,
depending on the course of ongoing litigation, the federal
government will take no action to implement or enforce the COVID-19
vaccination requirement pursuant to Executive Order 14043 on
Requiring Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination for federal
employees. Therefore, to the extent a federal job announcement
includes the requirement that applicants must be fully vaccinated
against COVID-19 pursuant to Executive Order 14043, that
requirement does not currently apply. Federal agencies may request
information regarding the vaccination status of selected applicants
for the purposes of implementing other workplace safety protocols,
such as protocols related to masking, physical distancing, testing,
travel and quarantine.
Typical assignments include:
Detecting, preventing, and apprehending undocumented noncitizens
and smugglers of noncitizens at or near the land borders by
maintaining surveillance from covert positions
Responding to electronic sensor alarms
Interpreting and following tracks, marks and other physical
evidence
Using infrared scopes during night operations
Responding to aircraft sighting and other anti-smuggling
activities
Performing farm and ranch checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and
transportation checks
Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways and
using a variety of Government assets for the accomplishment of the
USBP Mission. These assets may include, but are not limited to:
vehicles, horses, vessels, watercrafts, off-road vehicles, ATVs,
snowmobiles, and motorcycles
Duty Locations: Job offers are made based on operational needs and
requirements and are determined by the U.S. Border Patrol. Although
the locations listed will most likely be available, the duty
location offered in your final offer letter may include any
location within the Southwest Border region as follows:
Big Bend Sector Texas - Presidio Station, Van Horn Station,
Sanderson Station, Alpine Station, Sierra Blanca Station, Marfa
Station
Del Rio Sector Texas - Abilene Station, Del Rio Station,
Brackettville Station, Comstock Station, Eagle Pass North Station,
Eagle Pass South Station, Carrizo Springs Station, Rocksprings
Station, San Angelo Station, Uvalde Station
El Paso Sector Texas - Alamogordo Station, Clint Station, Deming
Station, El Paso Station, Fort Hancock Station, Las Cruces Station,
Lordsburg Station, Santa Teresa Station, Truth or Consequences
Station, Ysleta Station
El Centro Sector California - El Centro Station, Indio Station,
Calexico Station
Laredo Sector Texas - Laredo South Station, Cotulla Station,
Hebbronville Station, Laredo West Station, Freer Station, Laredo
North Station, Zapata Station
Rio Grande Valley Sector Texas - Rio Grande City Station, Fort
Brown Station, McAllen Station, Brownsville Station, Falfurrias
Station, Weslaco Station, Kingsville Station, Harlingen Station
Yuma Sector Arizona - Blythe Station, Yuma Station, Wellton
Station
You qualify for the GL-9 grade level if you possess one of the
following:
Experience: One year of specialized work experience equivalent to
at least the GL-7 grade level that shows that you have the ability
to enforce local, state, and/or federal laws and regulations in a
law enforcement capacity and otherwise have the authority or
ability to do the following: plan and conduct investigations, plan
and make arrests, serve court orders (warrants), use firearms,
and/or deal with people in a persuasive, tactful, and resourceful
manner.
If you do not have previous or current law enforcement or military
law enforcement experience, you may qualify at the GL-7 grade
level. Please refer to the BPA GL-7 announcement.
Education Substitution for the GL-9 grade level: There is no
education substitution for this grade level.
Age Requirement: In accordance with Public Law 100-238, this
position is covered under law enforcement retirement provisions.
Candidates must be referred for selection to the Border Patrol
Agent position before reaching their 40th birthday in accordance
with Department of Homeland Security Directive 251-03. The age
restriction may not apply if you are currently serving or have
previously served in a federal civilian law enforcement
(non-military) position covered by Title 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) or Title
5 U.S.C. 8412(d). The age restriction does not apply if you are
Veterans' Preference eligible.
The age restriction does not apply if you are a Veterans'
Preference eligible.
You may also be eligible for an excepted service Veterans
Recruitment Appointment (VRA).
How to Apply
Click on this site's "APPLY" link/button. You will be taken to
CBP's Talent Network page and a Recruitment Application.
Immediately upon registration you will receive a link to the Border
Patrol Agent GL-9 announcement on USAJobs, the Federal Government's
official employment site. Note: You may be eligible for an excepted
service Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA), which you will also
be able to access from CBP's Careers page/Talent Network page.
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