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Senior Immigrations Services Officer (Training Instructor)
Citizenship and Immigration Services · Posted 13 days ago
Hybrid Charleston, SC $106K – $138K Apply by Sep 14, 2026 General Inspection, Investigation, Enforcement, And Compliance Series ENFJENFPESFJINFJ Education
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Protect your homeland and defend your culture. Join USCIS, America's frontline defense against illegal foreign infiltration and fraud. As a Senior Immigrations Services Officer (Training Instructor), you will conduct and develop training courses on immigration law, policy, and practice for USCIS employees. Please see the Conditions of Employment and Qualifications sections for specific details on the rotational (2-4 year) position with relocation benefits
What You'll Do
- →Instruct BASIC and advanced immigration courses.
- →Design, develop, and revise course content.
- →Maintain and assure specific course content is current, technically accurate, sound and consistent with established agency goals and operational policies.
- →Conduct independent research on immigration policy or procedural changes mandated by recent legislation and/or precedent decisions in order to update assigned course modules and maintain subject matter expertise.
- →Modify and prepare lectures, exercises, and job aids using adult learning methodologies that correspond with the abilities and demonstrated progression of the student to ensure instruction is adequately understood.
- →Coordinate classroom activities by providing technical and program guidance to students and instructors in such areas as attendance, academic issues, scheduling, special accommodations and ceremonies
Requirements
- ✓Conditions of Employment: You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen or U.S.
- ✓Residency Requirement: There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by U.S.
- ✓Citizenship and Immigration Services.
- ✓This residency requirement states that candidates must have, for three of the last five years immediately prior to applying for this position; (1) resided in the United States; OR (2) worked for the United States Government as an employee overseas in a Federal or Military capacity, OR (3) been a dependent of a U.S.
- ✓Federal or Military employee serving overseas.
- ✓Probationary Period: You may be required to serve a probationary period of 1 year.
- ✓Appointment type: Permanent - This rotation position is open to FOD and SCOPS employees.
- ✓Selectees are placed into a permanent position but must sign a rotational agreement as a condition of employment.
- ✓Relocation expenses are reimbursed through Permanent Change of Station (PCS) allowances in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations (FTR).
- ✓Additionally, a financial relocation incentive in the form of a bi-weekly pay increase is available with a service agreement.
- ✓EDUCATIONAL SUBSTITUTION: There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
- ✓Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S.
- ✓Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S.
Benefits
- ★DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.
- ★Other benefits may include flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers.
- ★DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.
- ★For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service- connected disability rating of 30 percent or more.
- ★The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment.
- ★In accordance with 5 U.S.
- ★Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act.
- ★Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to our Staffing Helpdesk.
Personality Fit
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