Entry-Level Border Security Officer

Jobtome; Town of Willsboro (NY); On-site; USD 42,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks a Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO) at GS-5/7/9 levels, supporting border security and enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws. This federal role offers competitive base pay, overtime eligibility, and robust benefits and retirement plans.

Duties include inspections of people and conveyances, determining admissibility, and preventing illegal entry. Incentives may be offered for prioritized locations under multi-year contracts.

Qualifications

• Experience: A minimum of 3 years of general experience, 1 year of which was equivalent to at least GS-4, performing duties that required the ability to meet and deal with people and the ability to learn and be able to apply a body of facts
• Education Substitution: 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
• Combination of Experience and Education: A combination of general experience AND successfully completed college education.

Responsibilities

• Enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture law and regulations;
• Enforcing the flow of legitimate trade and travel;
• Conducting inspections of individuals and conveyances;
• Determining the admissibility of individuals for entry into the United States;
• Preventing the illegal entry of individuals and prohibited goods and the smuggling of illegal drugs and other contraband

Skills

Decision making

Observation skills

Interviews

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

U.S. Customs and Border Protection seeks a Customs and Border Protection Officer (CBPO) at GS-5/7/9 levels, supporting border security and enforcing customs, immigration, and agriculture laws. This federal role offers competitive base pay, overtime eligibility, and robust benefits and retirement plans.

Duties include inspections of people and conveyances, determining admissibility, and preventing illegal entry. Incentives may be offered for prioritized locations under multi-year contracts.