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Job Field: Government Jobs
Location: Tampa, FL
Salary: $81,823.00 - $106,369.00 / Per Year
Job Type: Full Time - Permanent
Phone: (802)660-1145

JOB SUMMARY:

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Do you desire to protect American interests and secure our Nation while building a meaningful and rewarding career? If so, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is calling. DHS components work collectively to prevent terrorism, secure borders, enforce and administer immigration laws, safeguard cyberspace and ensure resilience to disasters. The vitality and magnitude of this mission is achieved by a diverse workforce spanning hundreds of occupations. Make an impact; join DHS.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services secures America's promise as a nation of immigrants by providing accurate and useful information to our customers, granting immigration and citizenship benefits, promoting an awareness and understanding of citizenship, and ensuring the integrity of our immigration system. Visit us at www.uscis.gov.

Every day our Specialist Assistant GS-13 serves as confidential assistant to a high level manager of a program; recommends long-range program plans, goals, objectives and milestones which serves as the basis for substantive changes in the organization and administration of programs, and provides advice and guidance on undefined issues and elements for programs essential to the agency’s mission, such as major agency programs of national scope and impact.

 

This position of SPECIAL ASSISTANT starts at a salary of $81,823.00 (GS-13 step 1), with promotion potential to $106,369.00 (GS-13 step 10).  Apply for this exciting opportunity to become a member of the District 10, Tampa, FL office within DHS US Citizenship and Immigration Services.

 

Who May Apply

Status Candidates which include:

• LOCAL COMMUTING AREA: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) employees with competitive status.
• For definitions of terms found in this announcement, please click here

USCIS will not pay your relocation expenses.
This position is not in the bargaining unit.
This position is not considered "essential" for purposes of reporting to work when the facility might otherwise be closed.

Relocation expenses are authorized if you are assigned to the RAIO program and have been approved for rotation from an overseas assignment. Relocation expenses for employees assigned to an OCONUS location will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Note: USCIS may fill one or more positions using this vacancy.

KEY REQUIREMENTS:

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You must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. National to apply for this position

Successfully pass a background investigation including financial disclosure

You must pass drug screening

Meet relevant experience and/or education requirements.

Current Federal employees must meet Time-in-Grade requirements

You must submit resume and supporting documentation