Supervisory Detention and Deportation Officer (Officer in Charge)

Duties

As the Officer-In-Charge (OIC) for an ICE Detention Facility, you will manage and provide oversight to a staff of subordinate supervisors responsible for the full-range of detention facility operations.  Typical work assignments include:

• Coordinating matters pertaining to the Facility with Office of the Inspector General (OIG), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Department of Justice (DOJ), Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS), Office of the Principal Legal Advisor (OPLA), and ICE Health Service Corp (IHSC);
• Managing multi-million dollar law enforcement contracts for off-site detainee housing facilities through Inter-Governmental Service Agreements;
• Ensuring the care and maintenance of facilities and managing regional bed space to include the oversight of contract facilities;
• Overseeing all public relations activities for the Center to include foreign, other federal, state and local dignitaries, media, non-governmental organizations; and
• Performing the human resource functions relative to the staff supervised including performance management, training, effecting disciplinary actions, and other administrative matters.

Qualifications

You qualify for the GS-15 level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level in the Federal Service, performing duties such as:

• Serving as a supervisor, lead, or senior officer in activities involving detention, case management, foreign removals, transportation, food services, facility maintenance, health clinics, and other activities relative to detainees;
• Ensuring the health and welfare of detainees through various programs to include the spiritual needs of detainees, sexual abuse and prevention, medical services, dietary needs, recreational programs, etc.
• Participating in public relations activities for such groups as the media, non-governmental organizations, tours, and other groups both internal and external to the federal government;
• Serving as an expert or consultant to senior officials, both internal and external to the organization, pertaining to the resolution of extremely sensitive and complicated detention issues;
• Overseeing and managing the determination of bond amounts, notices to appear, warrants of arrest, subpoenas and warrants.

National Service Experience (i.e. volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including 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.

Current or Former Political Appointees: 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.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.  Qualification claims will be subject to verification.