Border Protection Officer — Law Enforcement, Overtime Pay

U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Ethridge (KY); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Thrift Savings Plan

Paid leave

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks a Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO) to join its Federal Law Enforcement Officer cadre. You will work at borders and ports, enforcing customs, immigration, and related laws to safeguard the nation.

The role includes conducting inspections, risk assessment, and interviews while applying federal regulations. New officers receive extensive training and may receive overtime opportunities and benefits.

Qualifications

• A conferred bachelor's degree or successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; This will be calculated using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application.
• A conferred bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement (SAA), which is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average (i.e., OR One full year of graduate level education from an accredited college or university; A combination of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level AND successfully completed graduate level education. This will be calculated using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application.
• A conferred master's (or higher) degree, or two or more years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, or an LL.A combination of specialized experience AND successfully completed graduate level education beyond the first 18 semester hours. This will be calculated using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture law and regulations.
• Enforcing the flow of legitimate trade and travel.
• Conducting inspections of individuals and conveyances.
• Performing inspections of persons, documents or goods for criminal activity, fraud, and/or illegal operations.
• Detaining suspected violators of Federal, State, or local laws and/or arresting violators using proper law enforcement methods.
• Enforcing the laws and regulations relating to importing, exporting, and/or international shipping to and from the United States.
• Utilizing intelligence techniques and behavior analysis to identify potential threats and perform risk assessments for violations of laws and threats to national security.
• Conducting interviews in a law enforcement capacity for the purposes of gaining information from suspected violators of laws to determine the appropriate course of action.

Education

Bachelor's degree (4-year) or equivalent

Master's degree or higher (for advanced qualifications)

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seeks a Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO) to join its Federal Law Enforcement Officer cadre. You will work at borders and ports, enforcing customs, immigration, and related laws to safeguard the nation.

The role includes conducting inspections, risk assessment, and interviews while applying federal regulations. New officers receive extensive training and may receive overtime opportunities and benefits.