Immigration Assistant

公務員事務局; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 286,000 - 401,000; Full time

Job summary

Immigration Department in Hong Kong seeks an Immigration Assistant to support enforcement tasks including search, guard, escort, patrol, and reception duties, with duties extending to births, deaths, and marriage law administration.

The role requires language proficiency in Chinese and English at Level 2 or higher, the ability to pass a physical fitness test, and passing the Basic Law and National Security Law Test. New recruits are probationary for three years.

Qualifications

• HKDSEE Level 2 or above in five subjects or equivalent.
• HKCEE Level 2 / Grade E or above in five subjects or equivalent.
• Language proficiency in Chinese and English at Level 2 or above.
• Able to speak Cantonese and English.
• Pass a physical fitness test.
• Pass Basic Law and National Security Law Test.

Responsibilities

• Immigration Assistant duties include general search, guard, escort, patrol, reception, driving and operational tasks in enforcing immigration, registration of persons, births, deaths and marriage laws in Hong Kong, including detection of forged documents.
• Subject to discipline, induction training, wearing a uniform, working shifts, and possibly driving government vehicles or working outside the HK SAR.

Skills

Language proficiency

Education

HKDSEE Level 2+ in five subjects

HKCEE Level 2/Grade E+ in five subjects

Job description

Salary:

Disciplined Services (Rank and File) Pay Scale Point 4a (HK$25,620) to Disciplined Services (Rank and File) Pay Scale Point 15 (HK$35,960) per month

Entry Requirements:

(a)
(i) have Level 2 or equivalent [Note (1)] or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSEE) [Note (2)], or equivalent; or
(ii) have Level 2 [Note (3)] / Grade E or above in five subjects in the Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) [Note (2)], or equivalent; and
(b) have met the language proficiency requirements of Level 2 [Note (3)] or above in Chinese Language and English Language in the HKDSEE or HKCEE, or equivalent; and be able to speak Cantonese and English; and
(c) be able to pass a physical fitness test; and
(d) have a pass result in the Basic Law and National Security Law Test [Note (4)].

Duties:

An Immigration Assistant is mainly deployed on general search, guard, escort, patrol, reception, driving and operational duties in connection with the enforcement of the immigration, registration of persons, births, deaths and marriage laws of Hong Kong, which include but not limited to the detection of forged documents. (Note: Subject to discipline, required to undergo a full-time induction training, wear uniform, work shifts and may be required to drive government vehicles and work in an area outside the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.)

Terms of Appointment:

New recruits will be appointed on civil service probationary terms for three years, and may be considered for appointment on the prevailing permanent terms upon satisfactory completion of the probationary period.

General Notes:

(a) Candidates must be permanent residents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the time of appointment unless specified otherwise.
(b) As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the Government is committed to eliminating discrimination in employment. The vacancy advertised is open to all applicants meeting the basic entry requirement irrespective of their disability, sex, marital status, pregnancy, age, family status, sexual orientation and race.
(c) Civil service vacancies are posts on the civil service establishment. Candidates selected for these vacancies will be appointed on civil service terms of appointment and conditions of service and will become civil servants on appointment.
(d) The entry pay, terms of appointment and conditions of service to be offered are subject to the provisions prevailing at the time the offer of appointment is made.
(e) The information on the maximum pay point is for reference only and may be subject to changes.
(f) Fringe benefits include paid leave, medical and dental benefits, and where appropriate, assistance in housing.
(g) Where a large number of candidates meet the specified entry requirements, the recruiting department may devise shortlisting criteria to select the better qualified candidates for further processing. In these circumstances, only shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend recruitment examination and/or interview.
(h) It is Government policy to place people with a disability in appropriate jobs wherever possible. If a disabled candidate meets the entry requirements, he/she will be invited to attend the selection interview/written examination without being subject to further shortlisting. Applicants who have declared disabilities found suitable for appointment may be given an appropriate degree of preference over other applicants whose suitability for appointment is considered comparable to that of the former. The Government policy and other related measures on employment of persons with disabilities are set out in the booklet “Employ People Based on Their Abilities – Application for Government Jobs by Persons with Disabilities” which is available for reference on the Civil Service Bureaus website at https://www.csb.gov.hk under “Administration of the Civil Service – Appointments”.
(i) Holders of academic qualifications other than those obtained from Hong Kong institutions/Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority may also apply but their qualifications will be subject to assessments on equivalence with the required entry qualifications.
(j) Towards the application deadline, our on-line system would likely be overloaded due to large volume of applications. To ensure timely completion of your on-line application, it is advisable to submit the application as early as possible.

Contact Address:

Recruitment and Training Research Section, Immigration Department, UG/F, Immigration Service Institute of Training and Development, 82 Castle Peak Road, Castle Peak Bay, Tuen Mun, N.T.

Enquiry Telephone:

3693 8166

Closing Date(dd/mm/yyyy):

Applications are accepted all year round until further notice.