Supervisory Probation Administrator (Firearms & Safety Branch Chief)

Supervisory Probion Administror (Firearms & Safety Branch Chief) Judicial Branch Administrive Office of the U.S. Courts Department of Program Services - Probion and Pretrial Services Office Summary This position is in the Administrive Office of the U.S. Courts, Probion and Pretrial Services Office, Training and Safety Division. The Training and Safety Division provides nional training programs and sets professional requirements for U.S. probion and pretrial services officers. This position is designed as a secondary law enforcement position and is eligible for law enforcement officer (LEO) retirement coverage. Non-LEOs are eligible to apply for this position. Learn more about this agency Summary This position is in the Administrive Office of the U.S. Courts, Probion and Pretrial Services Office, Training and Safety Division. The Training and Safety Division provides nional training programs and sets professional requirements for U.S. probion and pretrial services officers. This position is designed as a secondary law enforcement position and is eligible for law enforcement officer (LEO) retirement coverage. Non-LEOs are eligible to apply for this position. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/27/2026 Salary $106,437 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade AD 00 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Charleston, SC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 00 Job family (Series) 0101 Social Science Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Not Required Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Yes Bargaining unit stus No Announcement number 26-DPS-12941922 Control number 868024400 This job is open to Help Internal to an agency Current federal employees of the hiring agency th posted the job announcement. Clarificion from the agency This vacancy announcement is open to current employees of the federal judiciary (AO or U.S. Courts) nionwide. Non-LEOs are eligible to apply for this position. This position is not a fully remote position, but is eligible for telework per AO policy. The incumbent of this position is subject to random drug screening and upded background investigions every five years. Duties Help The Administrive Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Probion and Pretrial Services Office (PPSO), Training and Safety Division is seeking a skilled and self-motived Supervisory Probion Administror (Firearms and Safety Branch Chief) to manage and lead the Firearms and Safety Branch (FSB). This position reports to the Training and Safety Division Chief. The Supervisory Probion Administror (Firearms and Safety Branch Chief) position is designed as a secondary law enforcement position responsible for providing supervision and oversight of mission-critical policies, procedures, and practices reled to training, firearms, safety, and search and seizure for officers the Federal Probion and Pretrial Academy (FPPA) loced the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). This position works in collaborion with other division and branch chiefs to advance projects and activities in support of PPSO's mission. Specialized duties include, but are not limited to: Managing the daily operions and administrive activities of the FSB. Supporting the Federal Law Enforcement Training Accredition (FLETA) for the FPPA and its associed programs. Providing expert consultion and advisory services regarding the federal probion and pretrial services system's nional firearms and safety policies and procedures to the Training and Safety Division Chief, PPSO Chief and Deputy Chief, other AO executives, the Committee on Criminal Law of the Judicial Conference of the United Stes (JCUS), other JCUS committees, court unit executives, and court staff. Developing and implementing research-based nional firearms, safety, search and seizure, and training programs consistent with the AO Director's authority. This includes addressing use of force, restraints, officer and instructor certificions, training, policies, procedures, and practices reled to the daily duties of officers. Generalized duties include, but are not limited to: Managing all aspects of staff supervision, including assigning and reviewing work, and completing a full range of personnel actions, such as tracking time and tendance, training and professional development, conducting performance appraisals, and fostering a collaborive team environment. Overseeing the development, implemention, and evaluion of firearms, safety, and search and seizure-reled curricula. Serving as a subject mter expert and providing oversight for all firearms and safety-reled policies and procedures. This includes analyzing Safety and Informion Reporting System (SIRS) da, overseeing firearms and safety office reviews, and providing policy guidance to AO and district court staff. Conducting comprehensive research and trend analysis to provide da-driven recommendions for the enhancement of nional programs such as adult educion and stregic curriculum design. Establishing and managing both short- and long-term goals for the FSB and ensuring the integrion of branch initiives with broader PPSO objectives. Providing fiscal oversight for FSB expenditures, including the development, justificion, and execution of the branch's budget. Serving as a liaison between PPSO and FLETC. Collaboring with the Training and Skills Branch Chief to optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of the FPPA operions. Representing the interests of the AO and PPSO in high-level engagements with senior leadership across federal law enforcement agencies. Cultiving and maintaining stregic partnerships with other U.S. probion and pretrial services offices to ensure requests for assistance from other districts are consistently applied. Requirements Help Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

All informion is subject to verificion. Applicants are advised th false answers or omissions of informion on applicion merials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declarion of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive stus positions or conversion to a competitive stus position with the Administrive Office of the US Courts. In instances where non-citizens are considered for hire into temporary or any other position with non competitive stus or when it is confirmed by the AO's Human Resources Office th there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive stus position (unless prohibited by a law or stue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorizion to work in the United Stes and proof of entitlement to receive compension. Additional informion on the employment of non-citizens can be found http://ww.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/non-citizens . For a list of documents th may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorizion to work in the United Stes, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verificion . All new AO employees required to complete a FBI fingerprint-based nional criminal dabase and records check and pass a public trust suitability check. All new AO employees must identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment. You required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in terminion of employment. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocion. Relocion expenses may be provided, but only if authorized by the Director of the AO. Qualificions Applicants must have demonstred experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classificion, Compension, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Opering Manual for Qualificion Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience :

Applicants must have least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience in each of the following: Developing policy, procedures, or training for firearms, safety, or search and seizure programs. Providing leadership and administrive oversight of personnel. Educion The basic qualificions can be met in one of three ways: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Combinion of educion and experience th provides the applicant with knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Four years of approprie experience th demonstres th the applicant has acquired knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field. Additional informion The AO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . 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 evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. We will review your resume and supporting documention and compare this informion to your responses on the occupional questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualificions for this job. If you meet the minimum qualificions for this job, we will evalue your applicion package, to assess the quality, depth, and complexity of your accomplishments, experience, and educion as they rele to the requirements listed in this vacancy announcement. You should be aware th your rings are subject to evaluion and verificion. If a determinion is made th you have red yourself higher than is supported by your resume and/or narrive responses, you assigned a ring commensure to your described experience. Failure to submit the mandory narrive responses will result in not receiving full considerion and/or ring credit. Delibere tempts to falsify informion may be grounds for not selecting you, withdrawing an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed. Benefits Help 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 Learn more about federal benefits . 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 Required Documents Help For this job announcement the following documents and/or informion are required: Resume - Any written form you choose to describe your job-reled qualificions (two page limit). Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your lest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment stus. Veterans Preference documention - Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official stement, ded 1991 or ler, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compension. 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 05/27/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Click the following link to view and print the occupional questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12941922 Agency contact informion Heher Tyndall-Best Phone (202) 502-3800 heher_best@ao.uscourts.gov Address Department of Program Services One Columbus Circle, NE Washington, DC 20544 US Next steps After a review of your complete applicion is made, you notified of your ring and referral to the hiring official if determined qualified. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help For this job announcement the following documents and/or informion are required: Resume - Any written form you choose to describe your job-reled qualificions (two page limit). Notificion of Personnel Action (SF-50) - All applicants outside of the AO must submit a copy of your lest SF-50 to verify current or former Federal employment stus. Veterans Preference documention - Certifice of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214), if applicable Applicion for 10-Point Veteran Preference (SF-15) and an official stement, ded 1991 or ler, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying to the veteran's present receipt of compension. 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 schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . 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 Help To apply for this position, you must complete the online applicion and submit the documention specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete applicion package must be submitted by 05/27/2026 to receive considerion. To begin, click Apply Online to access an online applicion. Follow the prompts to select your USAJOBS resume and/or other supporting documents. You will need to be logged into your USAJOBS account or you may need to cree a new account. You taken to an online applicion. Complete the online applicion, verify the required documention, and submit the applicion. You will receive an email notificion when your applicion has been received for the announcement. To verify the stus of your applicion, log into your USAJOBS account, https://my.usajobs.gov/Account/Login , select the Applicion Stus link and then select the More Informion link for this position. The Applicion Stus page will display the stus of your applicion, the documention received and processed, and your responses submitted to the online applicion. Your uploaded documents may take several hours to clear the virus scan process. Click the following link to view and print the occupional questionnaire https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/12941922 Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Heher Tyndall-Best Phone (202) 502-3800 heher_best@ao.uscourts.gov Address Department of Program Services One Columbus Circle, NE Washington, DC 20544 US Next steps After a review of your complete applicion is made, you notified of your ring and referral to the hiring official if determined qualified. If further evaluion or interviews are required, you contacted. Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/06/2026 to 05/27/2026 Salary $106,437 - $197,200 per year Pay scale & grade AD 00 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Charleston, SC Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—as determined by the agency policy. Travel Required Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position. Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time Service Excepted Promotion potential 00 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus Yes Security clearance Drug test Yes Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number 26-DPS-12941922 Control number 868024400