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SUPERVISORY MISSION SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Customs and Border Protection · Posted 41 days ago
On-site McAllen, TX $90K – $116K Apply by Aug 11, 2026 Miscellaneous Administration And Program ENTJESFJESTJISTJ Operations
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Organizational Location: This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Border Patrol, Rio Grande Valley Sector, Law Enforcement Operations Division at McAllen Station in McAllen, TX. Additional selections may be made to include other organizational divisions and/or units within the duty location(s) listed above.
What You'll Do
- →In this position, you will supervise a team of administrative personnel who coordinate and perform a wide variety of management and support services essential to United States Border Patrol (USBP) operations.
- →Your work directly supports and significantly affects the organization's operations and objectives by ensuring efficient and effective administrative services for a client population comparable to a major portion of a small city or rural county.
- →This position starts at a salary of $89,508.00 (GS-12, Step 1) to $116,362.00 (GS-12, Step 10).
- →As a Supervisory Mission Support Specialist, you will be responsible for leading a team that delivers comprehensive administrative and management support to United States Border Patrol operations.
- →Typical duties will include: Supervising Mission Support Specialists and Assistants, providing mentorship, training, and constructive feedback to ensure effective performance.
- →Serving as a subject matter expert reviewing payroll, travel, inventory, and other station administrative processes to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- →Maintaining staffing records and preparing updated workforce reports for station leadership.
- →Processing and submitting personnel actions related to promotions, reassignments, transfers, and awards.
- →Providing travel guidance and support and acting as liaison between the station and Sector Workforce Management and Finance on staffing and budget questions and issues.
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Requirements
- ✓You must be a U.S.
- ✓Citizen to apply for this position 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 (additional details below) All pre-employment processes will be conducted in English You may be required to pass a background investigation CBP follows the DHS Drug-Free Workplace Plan for drug testing procedures.
- ✓As an employee of CBP, you will be joining a workforce that is dedicated to accomplishing our mission while maintaining the trust of our Nation by strictly adhering to all government ethics standards.
- ✓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.
- ✓Please see the Qualifications and Required Documents sections for more information if education is applicable to this position.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 1577390e-ffc5-4443-85dc-e83877b9efec
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