Criminal Investigator Position Available In Glynn, Georgia

Criminal Investigor Department of Homeland Security U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Investigion Service (CGIS) Field Offices Summary This vacancy is for a GS-1811-13, Criminal Investigor loced in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Investigion Service (CGIS) Field Offices. Position(s) loced in the following duty locions: Charleston, SC Honolulu, HI Glynco, GA Duty locion and salary determined upon selection. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/22/2025 to 05/28/2025 Salary $105,383 – $156,755 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locions Glynco, GA 1 vacancy Honolulu, HI 1 vacancy Charleston, SC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 20250423-93014-PW-IMP Control number 837502100 This job is open to Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Clarificion from the agency Open to internal Coast Guard Investigion Service (CGIS) employees only.

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//dhsconnect.dhs.gov/org/comp/mgmt/dhshr/hr/Documents/JOA_Common_Definitions.pdf Duties You will serve as a Criminal Investigor conducting complex and highly sensitive criminal investigions into mters involving felony violions to the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ); performing internal affairs investigions into alleged misconduct by CGIS personnel; carrying out investigions into violions of federal laws and stutes under the maritime jurisdiction of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG); and conducting investigions into mters referred by the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Inspector General to CGIS Headquarters. Being a CG civilian makes you a valuable member of the CG team.

Typical work assignments include:

Performing the investigive, intelligence, security and law enforcement missions of CGIS. Establishing contacts, maintaining effective work relionships, and gaining the confidence and cooperion of others. Respond to requests for investigive assistance from Coast Guard commands and other law enforcement authorities. Manage assigned projects in a wide range of law enforcement and administrive mters. As a “rigorous/primary” position, this position is covered by the Law Enforcement Retirement System. In accordance with Public Law 100-328 and Departmental Personnel Management Letter 338-2, candides for law enforcement positions cannot have reached their 37th birthday prior to the de of referral on a Certifice of eligible for a federal civilian law enforcement position. In unusual situions, a waiver may be authorized by the USCG Commandant up to age 39. An individual who has passed the maximum entry age limit, but previously served in a covered position, may be eligible for considerion and reinstement of coverage if he able to complete a total of 20 years of covered law enforcement service by the time he reaches the mandory retirement day of 57. See OPM Retirement Handbook for further details. The Maximum Entry Age requirement may be waived for applicants eligible for veterans’ preference. (See .) This position requires a mobility agreement. The selectee required to sign a mobility agreement indicing their willingness to accept reassignment to positions in other duty locions as determined by and based on the needs of the Coast Guard Investigive Service. The mobility agreement must be signed during pre-appointment and will remain as a condition of employment. The incumbent must carry firearms and maintain proficiency in their care and use. Therefore, the position is subject to the Lautenberg Amendment, 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g)(9) and selectee required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. False or fraudulent informion provided by candides is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (Title 18, USC., Section 1001). This position requires successful completion of a pre-employment physical which certifies th you are physically and medically qualified to perform the full duties of the position. Please see the . Results of a recent (up to one-year old) physical examinion must be provided prior to appointment. Determinion as to sufficiency of medical record made time of appointment. Requirements Conditions of Employment All qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of the announcement.

Key Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Citizen or Nional. Must be registered or exempt from the Selective Service. See www.sss.gov Selectee must provide a valid ste driver’s license and safe driving record. Suitable for Federal employment determined by background investigion. This position requires a Top Secret clearance. Selectee subject to successful completion of pre-employment medical exam. Time in Grade requirement must be met by the closing de of the vacancy. Mobility agreement is required. Drug/Alcohol Testing required. A pre-employment polygraph is required. This position requires the ability to carry a firearm and the approprie criminal investigive training and experience.

Qualificions Basic Requirements:

Individual Occupional Requirements/Medical Requirements The duties of positions in this series require modere to arduous physical exertion involving walking and standing, use of firearms, and exposure to inclement weher. Manual dexterity with comparively free motion of finger, wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, and knee joints is required. Arms, hands, legs, and feet must be sufficiently intact and functioning in order th applicants may perform the duties sisfactorily. Sufficiently good vision in each eye, with or without correction, is required to perform the duties sisfactorily. Near vision, corrective lenses permitted, must be sufficient to read printed merial the size of typewritten characters. Hearing loss, as measured by an audiometer, must not exceed 35 decibels 1000, 2000, and 3000 Hz levels. Since the duties of these positions are exacting and responsible, and involve activities under trying conditions, applicants must possess emotional and mental stability. Any physical condition th would cause the applicant to be a hazard to himself/herself, or others is disqualifying. AND To qualify the GS- 13 grade level, applicants must have least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to least the GS-12 grade level in the federal sector. Specialized experience is experience th has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or reled to this line of work.

NOTE:

All experience stements (i.e., duties, specialized experience, or occupional assessment questionnaire) copied from this announcement and pasted into your resume will not be considered as a demonstrion of your qualificions for this position. Specialized experience must include the following: Developing and maintaining professional liaison with law enforcement, other agencies, customers, and the media. Ghering and development of criminal informion and human intelligence (HUMINT) to further law enforcement or analytical actions. Methods of proper law enforcement action. Responsible for staff work assignments, setting priorities, preparing work schedules/instructions to subordine on both operional and administrive mters.

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Educion cannot be substituted for experience this grade level. Nional Service Experience (i.e., volunteer experience): Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Office of Personnel management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule, C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this informion to the Human Resources Office. Educion This position does not have a positive educion requirement. Additional informion Any Offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change. E-Verify DHS uses E-Verify, an Internet-based system, to confirm the eligibility of all newly hired employees to work in the United Stes. Learn more about , including your rights and responsibilities. Fair Chance Act 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 th individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with and certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violion of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to Pamela.

D.Witherspoon@uscg.mil. PCS is authorized. Recruitment Incentive Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent position are authorized to receive a one-time recruitment incentive of 10% of the salary, including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12-month service agreement. “Newly appointed” refers to the first appointment (regardless of tenure) as an employee of the Federal Government, an appointment following a break in service of least 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government, or, in certain cases, an appointment following a break in service of less than 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government. “Newly appointed” refers to the first appointment (regardless of tenure) as an employee of the Federal Government, an appointment following a break in service of least 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government, or, in certain cases, an appointment following a break in service of less than 90 days from a previous appointment as an employee of the Federal Government. Relocion Incentive Selectee(s) for this position who are current federal employees on permanent appointments and moving outside of the current commuting area of their current position to accept this position are authorized to receive a one-time relocion incentive of 10% of the salary including locality for this position. Receipt of the bonus will require a 12-month service agreement. The employee must establish a residence in the new geographic area prior to payment. Student Loan Selectee(s) for this position who are newly appointed to a permanent or term position may be eligible for student loan repayment up to $10,000 (pre-tax) for one calendar year. More than one loan may be repaid if the combined repayments do not exceed $10,000. Receipt of this incentive will require a three-year service agreement. Moving expenses paid in accordance with approprie regulions. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . If you need a reasonable accommodion for the applicion and hiring process, please contact Pamela.

D.Witherspoon@uscg.mil. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How You Will Be Evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documention reviewed to determine if you meet the minimum qualificions for the position. If you meet the minimum qualificions sted in the job opportunity announcement, we will compare your resume, optional cover letter and supporting documention to your responses on the scored occupional questionnaire (True/False, Yes/No, Multiple Choice questions). Your resume and/or optional cover letter must support your responses to the scored occupional questionnaire, or your score may be lowered. The best qualified candides identified for referral to the hiring manager and may be invited for an interview. The assessment questionnaire is designed to measure your ability in the following competencies/Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs): Developing Others Criminal Law Administrive Law Do NOT include the following types of informion in your resume: Social Security Number (SSN) De of Birth (DOB) Photos of yourself (if included on your resume you will not be considered for this position) Personal informion: such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Due Weight Due weight given to performance appraisals and incentive awards in merit promotion selection decisions in accordance with 5 CFR 335.103(b)(3). Considerion given to performance appraisals and incentive awards as an indicor of quality of prior experience; no points assigned. Quality Ranking Factor for this position: Candides who Completed the Criminal Investigor Training Program (CITP) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA OR its equivalent ranked above those who do not. Benefits A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window . If you need a reasonable accommodion for the applicion and hiring process, please contact Pamela.

D.Witherspoon@uscg.mil. Decisions on granting reasonable accommodion made on a case-by-case basis. Visit Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required Documents As a new or existing federal employee, you and your family may have access to a range of benefits. Your benefits depend on the type of position you have – whether you’re a permanent, part-time, temporary or an intermittent employee. You may be eligible for the following benefits, however, check with your agency to make sure you’re eligible under their policies. Resume showing relevant work/volunteer experience, educion, and training. Include the start and end des ( from month/de/year to month/de/year ) and the number of hours per week worked/volunteered. SF-50 , Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility): Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old.

CTAP/ICTAP

documention, if applicable. Any other supporting documention required for verificion as described in the announcement. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply To begin your online applicion, click “Apply Online” to cree a USAJOBS account and follow the prompts or log in to your existing account. Your applicion packet must include a completed assessment questionnaire, a resume, and any applicable and or required supporting documention. Please see the “Required Documents” section below for additional informion. All applicion merials, including transcripts, must be in English. We encourage you to apply online. Applicions and supporting documention will not be accepted by mail or email. The address below is for inquiries only. You may apply more than once, but the most recent applicion is the only one th used. You must submit your resume, your online questionnaire, and any supporting documents by 11:59 PM eastern standard time only. It is your responsibility to verify th any informion entered or uploaded is received and is accure. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your applicion. Determining your eligibility and qualificions is dependent on the supporting documention and informion provided, which may impact your referral for further considerion. If a document is not legible, you will not be able to view it in your applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : . If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternive applicion which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact to obtain an alternive applicion. Special Employment Considerion The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. , , , and possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies th can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documention, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed the bottom of this announcement. Agency contact informion Pamela Witherspoon Next steps Once you submit your applicion, we will assess your experience and training, identify the best-qualified applicants, and refer those applicions to the hiring manager for further considerion and interviews. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. Your stus will also be upded on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your stus, log on to your USAJOBS account, click on “Applicion Stus,” and then click “More Informion.” We expect to make a job offer within 60 days after the deadline for applicions. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. View more informion on . Suitability Stement If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you required to complete an , and to sign and certify the accuracy of all informion in your applicion, prior to entry on duty. False stements on any part of the applicion may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. d Certifices Stement Applying to this announcement certifies th you give permission for DHS to share your applicion with others in DHS for similar positions. Fair and Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Required Documents Resume showing relevant work/volunteer experience, educion, and training. Include the start and end des ( from month/de/year to month/de/year ) and the number of hours per week worked/volunteered. SF-50 , Notificion of Personnel Action (if applicable for Time in Grade and/or Eligibility): Most recent SF-50 if you are a current or former Federal employee An SF-50 showing your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your applicion merials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective de within the past year, it may not clearly demonstre you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. Award 50’s do not provide sufficient informion. Examples of approprie SF-50’s include: Within grade increases the highest grade held; Promotions with an effective de more than one year old; or SF-50’s the highest grade held with an effective de more than one year old.

CTAP/ICTAP

documention, if applicable. Any other supporting documention required for verificion as described in the announcement. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply To begin your online applicion, click “Apply Online” to cree a USAJOBS account and follow the prompts or log in to your existing account. Your applicion packet must include a completed assessment questionnaire, a resume, and any applicable and or required supporting documention. Please see the “Required Documents” section below for additional informion. All applicion merials, including transcripts, must be in English. We encourage you to apply online. Applicions and supporting documention will not be accepted by mail or email. The address below is for inquiries only. You may apply more than once, but the most recent applicion is the only one th used. You must submit your resume, your online questionnaire, and any supporting documents by 11:59 PM eastern standard time only. It is your responsibility to verify th any informion entered or uploaded is received and is accure. Human Resources will not modify or change any part of your applicion. Determining your eligibility and qualificions is dependent on the supporting documention and informion provided, which may impact your referral for further considerion. If a document is not legible, you will not be able to view it in your applicion. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account ( ), all of your applicions will appear on the Welcome screen. The Applicion Stus will appear along with the de your applicion was last upded. For informion on wh each Applicion Stus means, : . If you are unable to apply online, you must request an alternive applicion which is available from the Human Resources Office. Please contact to obtain an alternive applicion. Special Employment Considerion The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. , , , and possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies th can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documention, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed the bottom of this announcement. Agency contact informion Pamela Witherspoon Next steps Once you submit your applicion, we will assess your experience and training, identify the best-qualified applicants, and refer those applicions to the hiring manager for further considerion and interviews. We will notify you by email after each of these steps has been completed. Your stus will also be upded on USAJOBS throughout the process. To check your stus, log on to your USAJOBS account, click on “Applicion Stus,” and then click “More Informion.” We expect to make a job offer within 60 days after the deadline for applicions. If you are selected, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigion. View more informion on . Suitability Stement If you receive a conditional offer of employment for this position, you required to complete an , and to sign and certify the accuracy of all informion in your applicion, prior to entry on duty. False stements on any part of the applicion may result in withdrawal of offer of employment, dismissal after beginning work, fine, or imprisonment. d Certifices Stement Applying to this announcement certifies th you give permission for DHS to share your applicion with others in DHS for similar positions. Fair & Transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Overview Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/22/2025 to 05/28/2025 Salary $105,383 – $156,755 per year Pay scale & grade GS 13 Locions Glynco, GA 1 vacancy Honolulu, HI 1 vacancy Charleston, SC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible No Travel Required 50% or less – You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed Yes—You may qualify for reimbursement of relocion expenses in accordance with agency policy. Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Competitive Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test Yes Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 20250423-93014-PW-IMP Control number 837502100 ., .