Supervisory Border Patrol Agent (Reemployed Annuitant)
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use
for prose. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info.
We need to parse the posting.
Key sections:
- Summary: includes organizational location, salary info, no recruitment incentive. We can maybe combine into "About the role" or "Summary". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can map.
We have:
- About the role: maybe summary of mission, call back retired agents, etc.
- Responsibilities: duties list.
- Benefits: benefits of returning as reemployed annuitant: salary offset waiver, expedited pre-employment, accelerated re-entry training.
- Requirements: eligibility criteria (US citizen, selective service, residency, background investigation, drug testing, age /, no markdown fences.
We'll produce something like:
About the role
...
Then Responsibilities
with - ... duties.
Then
Benefits
with - ... benefits.
Then
Requirements
with - ... requirements.
Then
Qualifications
with - ... qualifications.
Then
Pay
with ... salary range.
Then
Schedule
with ... shift work, overtime, travel.
Then
Location
with ... location preference and list of sectors.
We need to ensure we don't duplicate content.
Let's extract substantive content.
From posting:
Summary Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, throughout all USBP Sectors listed in the announcement.
Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection. There is no recruitment incentive associated with this job announcement.
Duties: paragraphs about mission, call back retired agents, benefits of returning, etc. Then list of duties: "This position will allow you to use your expertise to prevent illegal entry of aliens into the United States by land, water, or air; enforce criminal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Laws; and seek out and apprehend smugglers or aliens who are in the United States illegally." Then "Apply for this exciting opportunity..." (that's application instruction, we should remove). Then "This position starts at a salary of $109,383.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $142,199.00 (GS-13, Step 10)." That's pay.
Location Preference: You may select only two (2) locations where you would be willing to work. As a re-employed annuitant CBP may allow a waiver of Salary Offset (Dual Compensation Waiver). Reemployed annuitants with a dual compensation waiver receive both their full basic annuity and full salary. Being a Border Patrol Agent makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession. Typical assignments include: list of duties (detecting and questioning persons..., preventing and apprehending..., interpreting and following tracks..., performing farm checks..., patrolling the international boundary...). Duty Locations: list of sectors.
Then note about placement.
Then "Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring for law enforcement jobs that have an exciting opportunity! Once onboarded, you'll first be assigned for up to one year to support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force...." That's more about assignment.
Then Requirements section: list of requirements (citizenship, selective service, residency, background investigation, drug testing, age <59, etc). Also "Who May Apply: Retired Border Patrol Agents: Former Border Patrol Agents, who have retired from USBP within the past Five (5) years. Must meet eligibility for reinstatement as defined by 5 CFR 315.401. Must have passed the Border Patrol Academy and post-Academy prior to leaving CBP. Must have successfully completed the requirements of a probationary or trial period. Must have satisfactory or pass performance appraisals during the last three years of federal employment. Must have been separated at the applicant's choice with no disciplinary action taken within the last three years of CBP employment and with no disciplinary proceeding pending. Must have held a competitive permanent position with the Full Performance Level of GS-13. Retired applicants must have been retired one (1) year before the closing date of this announcement. At the time of application, you must be able to able to complete pre-employment and hold an appointment for a minimum of 1 year. TERM Appointment: To meet agency needs, this position will be filled on a term basis not-to-exceed (NTE) 1/20/2029 or your 60th Birthday, whichever occurs first. The minimum time in this appointment is one year. If you turn 60 within one year, you are not eligible for this position. Candidates may be contacted prior to the JOA close date to initiate the hiring process."
Qualifications: Individual Occupational Requirement: Specialized Experience... etc. Then language requirement Spanish, firearms requirement, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence disqualifier, shift work/overtime, travel, uniform/grooming, motor vehicle operation.
Also mention volunteer experience credit.
Also Time in Grade requirements.
Also OPM authorization for political appointees.
We need to include all substantive info but not repeat.
We must be careful not to include boilerplate like "Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience..." that's substantive? It's about volunteer work counting; we should keep.
We must not include application instructions.
We must not include legal/EEO etc.
Now craft sections.
About the role: combine summary and mission call back.
Paragraph: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, throughout all USBP Sectors listed in the announcement. Salary reflects the rest of U.S. scale and will be adjusted for locality pay or cost of living upon selection; there is no recruitment incentive. As a retired Border Patrol Agent, you are being called back to the frontlines to protect America's citizens, borders, and economic prosperity, using your expertise to prevent illegal entry, enforce immigration laws, and apprehend smugglers.
Maybe also mention D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force assignment? That's part of role after onboarding. Could be included in About the role or Responsibilities. Probably About the role.
Responsibilities: list of duties (detecting and questioning persons, preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers, interpreting and following tracks, performing farm/building/traffic/city/transportation checks, patrolling international boundary and coastal waterways using various assets). Also mention using expertise to prevent illegal entry by land, water, or air; enforce criminal provisions of Immigration and Nationality Laws; seek out and apprehend smugglers or aliens illegally present.
Benefits: list: availability of a salary offset waiver allowing you to retain full retirement annuity and full salary while re-employed; expedited pre-employment process; accelerated re-entry training conducted at the sector; as a re-employed annuitant CBP may allow a waiver of Salary Offset (Dual Compensation Waiver); reemployed annuitants with a dual compensation waiver receive both their full basic annuity and full salary.
Requirements: list: Must be a U.S. Citizen; Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service; Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years; All pre-employment processes conducted in English; May be required to pass a background investigation; CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures; Must be under the age of 59 to be considered; Law enforcement positions in GS-1800 occupational groups are covered by mandatory separation provisions at 5 U.S.C. 8335(b)(1), requiring automatic separation without exception for individuals age 60 or older; Who May Apply: Retired Border Patrol Agents: Former Border Patrol Agents who have retired from USBP within the past five (5) years; Must meet eligibility for reinstatement as defined by 5 CFR 315.401; Must have passed the Border Patrol Academy and post-Academy prior to leaving CBP; Must have successfully completed the requirements of a probationary or trial period; Must have satisfactory or pass performance appraisals during the last three years of federal employment; Must have been separated at the applicant's choice with no disciplinary action taken within the last three years of CBP employment and with no disciplinary proceeding pending; Must have held a competitive permanent position with the Full Performance Level of GS-13; Retired applicants must have been retired one (1) year before the closing date of this announcement; At the time of application, you must be able to complete pre-employment and hold an appointment for a minimum of 1 year; TERM Appointment: position filled on a term basis not-to-exceed (NTE) 1/20/2029 or your 60th Birthday, whichever occurs first; minimum time in this appointment is one year; If you turn 60 within one year, you are not eligible for this position; Candidates may be contacted prior to the JOA close date to initiate the hiring process.
Qualifications: list: Individual Occupational Requirement: Specialized Experience in law enforcement or other responsible work that demonstrated ability to: make arrests and exercise sound judgment in use of firearms; deal effectively with individuals or groups in courteous, tactful manner; analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions or take prompt appropriate law enforcement action; develop and maintain contact with a network of informants. AND you qualify for GS-13 if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: interpreting and enforcing immigration or comparable laws, rules, and regulations; gathering and analyzing intelligence from a variety of sources; developing case work pertaining to criminal prosecutions and investigations; identifying and investigating smuggling operations; devising and recommending solutions to operational problems, apprising management of identified deficiencies and solutions; ensuring compliance with enforcement and operational practices. Language Requirement: Must be proficient in Spanish (able to speak and read). Firearms Requirement: Must meet initial and continuing qualifications in use of firearms as outlined in Gun Control Act of 1968, amended by Lautenberg Amendment of 1996. Disqualifiers: convicted
for prose. Remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: - Summary: includes organizational location, salary info, no recruitment incentive. We can maybe combine into "About the role" or "Summary". The instruction says use headings like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can map. We have: - About the role: maybe summary of mission, call back retired agents, etc. - Responsibilities: duties list. - Benefits: benefits of returning as reemployed annuitant: salary offset waiver, expedited pre-employment, accelerated re-entry training. - Requirements: eligibility criteria (US citizen, selective service, residency, background investigation, drug testing, age /, no markdown fences. We'll produce something like:
About the role
...
ThenResponsibilities
with- ... duties.
Then
Benefits
with- ... benefits.
Then
Requirements
with- ... requirements.
Then
Qualifications
with- ... qualifications.
Then
Pay
with... salary range. Then
Schedule
with... shift work, overtime, travel. Then
Location
with... location preference and list of sectors. We need to ensure we don't duplicate content. Let's extract substantive content. From posting: Summary Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, throughout all USBP Sectors listed in the announcement. Salary: Salary listed reflects the rest of U.S. scale and, if applicable, will be adjusted to meet the locality pay or cost of living expenses of the duty location upon selection. There is no recruitment incentive associated with this job announcement. Duties: paragraphs about mission, call back retired agents, benefits of returning, etc. Then list of duties: "This position will allow you to use your expertise to prevent illegal entry of aliens into the United States by land, water, or air; enforce criminal provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Laws; and seek out and apprehend smugglers or aliens who are in the United States illegally." Then "Apply for this exciting opportunity..." (that's application instruction, we should remove). Then "This position starts at a salary of $109,383.00 (GS-13, Step 1) to $142,199.00 (GS-13, Step 10)." That's pay. Location Preference: You may select only two (2) locations where you would be willing to work. As a re-employed annuitant CBP may allow a waiver of Salary Offset (Dual Compensation Waiver). Reemployed annuitants with a dual compensation waiver receive both their full basic annuity and full salary. Being a Border Patrol Agent makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession. Typical assignments include: list of duties (detecting and questioning persons..., preventing and apprehending..., interpreting and following tracks..., performing farm checks..., patrolling the international boundary...). Duty Locations: list of sectors. Then note about placement. Then "Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is hiring for law enforcement jobs that have an exciting opportunity! Once onboarded, you'll first be assigned for up to one year to support the D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force...." That's more about assignment. Then Requirements section: list of requirements (citizenship, selective service, residency, background investigation, drug testing, age <59, etc). Also "Who May Apply: Retired Border Patrol Agents: Former Border Patrol Agents, who have retired from USBP within the past Five (5) years. Must meet eligibility for reinstatement as defined by 5 CFR 315.401. Must have passed the Border Patrol Academy and post-Academy prior to leaving CBP. Must have successfully completed the requirements of a probationary or trial period. Must have satisfactory or pass performance appraisals during the last three years of federal employment. Must have been separated at the applicant's choice with no disciplinary action taken within the last three years of CBP employment and with no disciplinary proceeding pending. Must have held a competitive permanent position with the Full Performance Level of GS-13. Retired applicants must have been retired one (1) year before the closing date of this announcement. At the time of application, you must be able to able to complete pre-employment and hold an appointment for a minimum of 1 year. TERM Appointment: To meet agency needs, this position will be filled on a term basis not-to-exceed (NTE) 1/20/2029 or your 60th Birthday, whichever occurs first. The minimum time in this appointment is one year. If you turn 60 within one year, you are not eligible for this position. Candidates may be contacted prior to the JOA close date to initiate the hiring process." Qualifications: Individual Occupational Requirement: Specialized Experience... etc. Then language requirement Spanish, firearms requirement, misdemeanor crime of domestic violence disqualifier, shift work/overtime, travel, uniform/grooming, motor vehicle operation. Also mention volunteer experience credit. Also Time in Grade requirements. Also OPM authorization for political appointees. We need to include all substantive info but not repeat. We must be careful not to include boilerplate like "Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience..." that's substantive? It's about volunteer work counting; we should keep. We must not include application instructions. We must not include legal/EEO etc. Now craft sections. About the role: combine summary and mission call back. Paragraph: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, throughout all USBP Sectors listed in the announcement. Salary reflects the rest of U.S. scale and will be adjusted for locality pay or cost of living upon selection; there is no recruitment incentive. As a retired Border Patrol Agent, you are being called back to the frontlines to protect America's citizens, borders, and economic prosperity, using your expertise to prevent illegal entry, enforce immigration laws, and apprehend smugglers. Maybe also mention D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force assignment? That's part of role after onboarding. Could be included in About the role or Responsibilities. Probably About the role. Responsibilities: list of duties (detecting and questioning persons, preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers, interpreting and following tracks, performing farm/building/traffic/city/transportation checks, patrolling international boundary and coastal waterways using various assets). Also mention using expertise to prevent illegal entry by land, water, or air; enforce criminal provisions of Immigration and Nationality Laws; seek out and apprehend smugglers or aliens illegally present. Benefits: list: availability of a salary offset waiver allowing you to retain full retirement annuity and full salary while re-employed; expedited pre-employment process; accelerated re-entry training conducted at the sector; as a re-employed annuitant CBP may allow a waiver of Salary Offset (Dual Compensation Waiver); reemployed annuitants with a dual compensation waiver receive both their full basic annuity and full salary. Requirements: list: Must be a U.S. Citizen; Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered with Selective Service; Primary U.S. residency for at least three of the last five years; All pre-employment processes conducted in English; May be required to pass a background investigation; CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures; Must be under the age of 59 to be considered; Law enforcement positions in GS-1800 occupational groups are covered by mandatory separation provisions at 5 U.S.C. 8335(b)(1), requiring automatic separation without exception for individuals age 60 or older; Who May Apply: Retired Border Patrol Agents: Former Border Patrol Agents who have retired from USBP within the past five (5) years; Must meet eligibility for reinstatement as defined by 5 CFR 315.401; Must have passed the Border Patrol Academy and post-Academy prior to leaving CBP; Must have successfully completed the requirements of a probationary or trial period; Must have satisfactory or pass performance appraisals during the last three years of federal employment; Must have been separated at the applicant's choice with no disciplinary action taken within the last three years of CBP employment and with no disciplinary proceeding pending; Must have held a competitive permanent position with the Full Performance Level of GS-13; Retired applicants must have been retired one (1) year before the closing date of this announcement; At the time of application, you must be able to complete pre-employment and hold an appointment for a minimum of 1 year; TERM Appointment: position filled on a term basis not-to-exceed (NTE) 1/20/2029 or your 60th Birthday, whichever occurs first; minimum time in this appointment is one year; If you turn 60 within one year, you are not eligible for this position; Candidates may be contacted prior to the JOA close date to initiate the hiring process. Qualifications: list: Individual Occupational Requirement: Specialized Experience in law enforcement or other responsible work that demonstrated ability to: make arrests and exercise sound judgment in use of firearms; deal effectively with individuals or groups in courteous, tactful manner; analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions or take prompt appropriate law enforcement action; develop and maintain contact with a network of informants. AND you qualify for GS-13 if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as: interpreting and enforcing immigration or comparable laws, rules, and regulations; gathering and analyzing intelligence from a variety of sources; developing case work pertaining to criminal prosecutions and investigations; identifying and investigating smuggling operations; devising and recommending solutions to operational problems, apprising management of identified deficiencies and solutions; ensuring compliance with enforcement and operational practices. Language Requirement: Must be proficient in Spanish (able to speak and read). Firearms Requirement: Must meet initial and continuing qualifications in use of firearms as outlined in Gun Control Act of 1968, amended by Lautenberg Amendment of 1996. Disqualifiers: convicted
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