SUPERVISORY ASYLUM OFFICER

Duties

As a SUPERVISORY ASYLUM OFFICER, you will:

• Supervise individuals who make determinations on applications for asylum, applications for suspension of deportation, cancellation of removal, refugee status, and motions to reopen and reconsider.
• Oversee the screening and adjudications of individuals who indicate a fear during the expedited removal process or other forms of removal without a hearing, to determine whether they will be allowed to present their asylum claims and/or claims to withholding of removal and protection under the Torture Convention before an immigration judge.
• Conduct management and supervisory reviews aimed at ensuring that applications for asylum benefits and other services are being granted appropriately and that an appropriate level of quality in interviewing, case write-ups, and out-processing is achieved and maintained.
• Prepare plans, reports, and analyses of the immigration benefits operation, to include, reviewing individual and program performance, and taking action to ensure compliance with established requirements, goals, standards, and objectives.
• Advise and plan the work to be accomplished by subordinates, based on priorities and difficulty of work assignments.

Qualifications

GS-13: You qualify at the GS-13 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. You must have experience performing the following duties:

• Making final determinations on or preparing legal briefs or other written memoranda that advocate for complex and sensitive immigration benefits cases that are discretionary and potentially precedent-setting;
• Reviewing asylum and/or immigration benefit decisions to ensure proper application of all relevant guidance;
• Providing technical guidance to individuals who adjudicate immigration benefits cases or who prepare legal briefs or other written memoranda that advocate for complex and sensitive immigration benefits cases; and,
• Preparing reports, analyses, and field guides in support of program management objectives.

Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application:

It is your responsibility to ensure your responses and appropriate documentation is submitted prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please be clear and specific when describing your work history as we cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Your application will also be rated and ranked among others based on your responses to the online questions.

Please ensure EACH work history includes ALL of the following information:

• Job Title (include series and grade if Federal Job)
• Duties (be specific in describing your duties)
• Employer's name and address
• Supervisor name and phone number
• Start and end dates including month, day and year (e.g. June 18 2007 to April 05 2008)
• Start and end dates for each grade/pay level if you've held a federal position.
• Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week)
• Salary

Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information and failure to provide the above information may result in a finding of ineligible.

Federal Experience
If you are using current or prior federal experience as a basis for qualifying for this position, the grade levels and length of employment (mm/dd/year) at each grade level must be listed in your work history. This information will be further validated if selected for this position.

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 criteria 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 service. Please provide the dates and amount of time/hours worked earning this experience.

Paid Internship Experience
Applicant's work as part of a paid internship, for which course credit is not received, may be evaluated as work experience. It is the applicant's responsibility to clearly identify in their resume any paid internship that would qualify for consideration. The applicant must provide their transcript for verification purposes.

Education

EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.

Training: If you have not already done so, you will be required to attend the residential, paid RAIO Combined Training Program and the Division-specific course(s), that relate to this position, at a USCIS training facility. Depending on the position, the courses may last up to nine weeks, including six weeks of residential training and three weeks of online training. In addition, if you have not already done so, you will be required to attend the residential, paid BASIC Immigration Officer training program, lasting six weeks, at a USCIS training facility. The trainings must be completed successfully according to the standards of the agency. Failure to do so will be grounds for mandatory removal from the position. Such failure will result in either reassignment to a different position, demotion, or separation by appropriate procedures.