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Mission Support Specialist
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 7 days ago
On-site Seattle, WA $69K – $109K Apply by Sep 14, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Chief Counsel (OCC), located in Seattle, WA. Additional selections may be made beyond the total number of vacancies specified using this vacancy announcement. Further selections may also be made for additional organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →You will provide administrative and program support for an assigned Office of Chief Counsel (OCC) office by assisting higher-graded specialists with daily office operations, information management, reporting, and project coordination, ensuring efficient and compliant legal and administrative activities in support of the OCC.
- →This position starts at a salary of $69,373.00 (GS-9, Step 1) to $109,122.00 (GS-11, Step 10) with promotion potential to $109,122.00 (GS-11 Step 10).
- →GS Salary: Visit this link to view the locality pay tables by geographic area.
- →If you do not see your geographic area listed, select the "Rest of United States" pay table.
- →Some positions fall under a special pay rate depending on the series, grade level and location of the position.
- →Please visit this link to view special pay rate charts.
- →Typical duties include: Independently coordinate and execute a wide range of administrative, workforce management, and property management functions for the assigned OCC office, ensuring operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and effective resource management in support of the OCC's mission.
- →Coordinating with OCC regional mission support specialists to gather and verify information for personnel actions, ensuring compliance with OCC and CBP regulations and policies.
- →Independently developing and recommending new procedures to address program administrative issues, analyzing data trends, and making recommendations to OCC management.
- →Applying knowledge of administrative principles and concepts to independently manage a variety of recurring and nonroutine office support assignments.
- →Serving as the local property official for their office and overseeing all property management activities in accordance with OCC policy and CBP directives.
- →CBP employees demonstrate the highest level of commitment to protect and serve the United States of America and to exemplify the CBP Core Values of Vigilance, Service to Country and Integrity.
- →Learn more about CBP's mission, core values and careers at https://www.cbp.gov/about
Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Your conduct will be subject to the ethics rules applicable to all Executive Branch employees, and to CBP employees specifically, as well as the criminal conflict of interest statutes.
- ✓Once you enter on duty, these rules include obtaining approval for outside employment or business activity, to ensure such employment or business activity is not prohibited and does not interfere or conflict with performance of your official duties.
- ✓Please review further details via the following link.
- ✓DHS uses E-Verify, an internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United States.
- ✓Learn more about E-Verify including your rights and responsibilities.
- ✓Bargaining Unit: This position is not covered under the bargaining unit.
- ✓Probationary Period: All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment.
- ✓Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.
- ✓Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible.
- ✓View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website.
- ✓To be considered eligible under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be placed in the Well-Qualified category for this position, as described within this announcement.
- ✓In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this job announcement.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 91eb29fa-5696-490d-907d-093220185648
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