Border Patrol Agent - Experienced

Border Patrol Agent (BPA) - Experienced (GL-9 GS-11)

Check out these higher-salaried federal law enforcement

opportunities with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Your

current or prior law enforcement experience may qualify you for

this career opportunity with the nation's premier federal agency

charged with securing our borders and protecting our country.

You may qualify for these higher-graded Border

Patrol Agent (BPA) employment opportunities if you have current or

prior law enforcement experience. This experience could have been

gained as part of a military police assignment or as a member of a

state or local law enforcement organization. Look at the duties and

responsibilities section below to see if you are interested in

these federal law enforcement opportunities and review the

qualifications section below to see if you are qualified.

IMPORTANT NOTICE : Duty assignments

available at the time of offer may include the Southwest Border,

including prioritized locations.

U.S.

Border Patrol determines duty assignments at the time of offer

based on operational needs, which may or may not align with

candidates’ first-choice preferences. Relocation may be required.

EARN UP TO $30,000 IN RECRUITMENT

INCENTIVES — Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents

will be offered a $20,000 incentive. The first $10,000 to be paid

upon successfully completing training at the Border Patrol Academy,

and the remainder to be paid in full after completing a three-year

service agreement. New BPAs accepting a prioritized

location (Sierra Blanca, Presidio, Sanderson,

Comstock, Freer, and Hebbronville, TX; Lordsburg, NM; or Ajo, AZ)

will be eligible for an additional $10,000.

The

U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) offers those interested in a career in

law enforcement an opportunity to work with an elite team of highly

trained professionals whose camaraderie, pride, and purpose are

hallmarks of their daily mission of protecting America.

If you seek an exciting and rewarding job that

provides excellent pay and exceptional federal benefits, now is the

time to make your move. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is

hiring immediately for these full-time, career Law Enforcement

Officer (LEO) opportunities.

Salary and Benefits :

Salary for newly appointed law

enforcement Border Patrol Agents varies from :

Base Salary : GL-9 / GS-11 $63,148 - $120,145 per

year

Locality Pay : Varies by duty location.

Overtime Pay : Up to

25%

Duty location impacts pay rates; locality

pay for federal law enforcement is higher in some locations than

others. A fully trained BPA may be eligible for up to an additional

25% of base pay per the BPA Pay Reform Act of 2014. This is a

career ladder position with a grade level progression from GL-9 to

GS-11 to GS-12. You will be eligible for a promotion to the next

higher grade level (without re-applying) once you successfully

complete 52 weeks in the lower grade level.

All

Border Patrol Agents may select from an array of federal employment

benefits that include health and insurance plans, a generous annual

and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings

Plan, a retirement plan that is similar to traditional and ROTH

401(k) offerings.

Duties and

Responsibilities : As a BPA, you

will be part of our 60,000+ workforce that strives to protect the

American people by safeguarding our borders, deterring illicit

activity, and enhancing the nation’s economic prosperity. Being a

BPA makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement

Officer (LEO) profession.

Typical assignments

include :

Detecting and questioning people

suspected of violating immigration and customs laws and inspecting

documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations.

Preventing and apprehending aliens and

smugglers of aliens at or near the borders by maintaining

surveillance from covert positions to include using infrared scopes

during night operations.

Interpreting and

following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal

entry of persons or contraband.

Performing

farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and

transportation checks.

Patrolling the

international boundary and coastal waterways using a variety of

government assets such as vehicles, horses, vessels, watercraft,

off-road vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and motorcycles for the

accomplishment of the USBP Mission.

Qualifications :

GL-9 : You qualify for the GL-9

grade level if you possess one (1) year of specialized experience,

equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing

duties such as :

Performing physical searches of

detained individuals, their vehicles, and their immediate

surroundings for weapons, contraband, currency, and other evidence.

Apprehending, physically restraining, or

working with law enforcement officials to identify or apprehend

violators of state, federal, or immigration laws.

Proficient in the use of firearms, preparing

investigative reports, serving court orders (e.g., warrants,

subpoenas, etc.), and gathering evidence for criminal cases

prosecuted through the court system.

If you have previous or current

law enforcement or military law enforcement experience, you may

qualify at the GS-11 grade level.

GS-11 : You qualify for the GS-11

grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience

equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, with the

authority granted by the state or government to enforce laws, make

arrests, and investigate crimes, performing primary duties in an

official law enforcement capacity such as :

Utilizing intelligence information to track

illegal operations, criminal activity, threats to our nation,

and / or contraband while serving as a state, federal, or military

law enforcement official.

Leading

investigations of fraud, contraband, criminal activity, threats to

our nation, and / or illegal operations to determine sources and

patterns while serving as a state, federal, or military law

enforcement official.

Apprehending violators

of state, federal, or immigration laws by utilizing various forms

of complex technology that include surveillance, detection,

situation awareness systems, and / or communications equipment.

The above experience will be applied in

connection with the following : Make arrests and exercise sound

judgment in the use of firearms; deal effectively with people in a

• courteous manner in connection with law enforcement matters;

analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions; or develop

and maintain contact with a network of informants.

There are no education substitutions for the

GL-9 or GS-11 grade-level Border Patrol Agent opportunities.

Other Requirements :

Citizenship : You must be a U.S.

Citizen to apply for this position.

Residency : You

must have had primary U.S. residency (including protectorates as

declared under international law) for at least three of the last

five years.

Age Restriction :

In accordance with Public Law 100-238, this

position is covered under law enforcement retirement provisions.

Candidates must be referred for selection to the Border Patrol

Agent position before reaching their 40th birthday in accordance

with Department of Homeland Security Directive 251-03. The age

restriction may not apply if you are currently serving or have

previously served in a federal civilian law enforcement

(non-military) position covered by Title 5 U.S.C. 8336(c) or Title

5 U.S.C. 8412(d).

Veterans’

Preference : You may also be eligible for an

excepted service Veterans’ Recruitment Appointment (VRA). The age

restriction does not apply if you are Veterans' Preference

eligible.

Formal Training :

After you are hired, you will be detailed to the

U.S. Border Patrol Academy in Artesia, New Mexico, for

approximately six (6) months of intensive instruction in

immigration and nationality laws, law enforcement, and

USBP-specific operations, driver training, physical techniques,

firearms, and other courses. Border Patrol work requires the

ability to speak and read Spanish, as well as English. Border

Patrol Agents will be provided training to become proficient in the

Spanish language at the Academy.