Mission Support Assistant

U.S. Customs and Border Protection; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seeking a qualified candidate for an administrative support role in the San Diego Field Office. The position requires experience in general clerical tasks across mission support, budgeting, procurement, payroll coordination, and reporting.

Applicants should be prepared for an online assessment as part of the hiring process and must meet residency and background requirements. Location options include San Ysidro and Otay Mesa, CA.

Qualifications

• 1 year of specialized experience or equivalent to the next lower grade level.
• Administrative support to managers and staff in mission support.
• Experience budgeting, procurement, payroll coordination, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to managers and staff in mission support.
• Assist in receiving and apportioning budget allocations and tracking transactions.
• Coordinate property management and space utilization; assist with procurements and purchase orders.
• Advise management on payroll changes and resolve payroll issues with payroll staff.
• Develop, maintain, and prepare office reports and statistics on administrative services.

Job description

Organizational Location:

This position is with the Department of Homeland Security, within U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations - San Diego Field Office, CA. Vacancies located in the following locations:

• San Ysidro, CA - 6 vacancies
• Otay Mesa, CA - 1 vacancies

The open period for this job opportunity announcement may be extended to allow for a sufficient applicant pool.

NOTE: Your resume must explicitly indicate how you meet this requirement, otherwise you will be found ineligible. Please see the \"Required Documents\" section below for additional resume requirements.

Experience:

You qualify for the GS-07 grade level if you possess 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, performing duties such as:

• Providing administrative support to managers and staff and providing general clerical support to the organization in all areas of mission support.
• Assisting in receiving and apportioning budget allocations for the organization following established criteria and tracking budget transactions.
• Coordinating and monitoring the organization's property management and space utilization programs and assisting with routine procurements by preparing purchase orders and supporting documents, as required.
• Advising management of payroll changes, and resolving payroll problems with the national payroll staff.
• Developing, maintaining, and preparing a variety reports and office records and statistical data regarding the administrative services provided.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (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 that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

You must meet all qualification requirements, including education if applicable to this position, subject to verification at any stage of the application process by 09/22/2026.

In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position requires an online assessment. The online assessment measures critical general competencies required to perform the job.

The USA Hire Assessments includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on the online assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

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 information to the Human Resources Office.

Background Investigation:

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is a federal law enforcement agency that requires all applicants to undergo a thorough background investigation prior to employment in order to promote the agency's core values of vigilance, service to country, and integrity. During the screening and/or background investigation process, you will be asked questions regarding any felony criminal convictions or current felony charges, the use of illegal drugs (e.g., marijuana, cocaine, heroin, LSD, methamphetamines, ecstasy), and the use of non-prescribed controlled substances including any experimentation, possession, sale, receipt, manufacture, cultivation, production, transfer, shipping, trafficking, or distribution of controlled substances. For additional information on the preemployment process, review the following link: Applicant Resources | CBP Careers

Residency:

There is a residency requirement for all applicants not currently employed by CBP. Individuals are required to have physically resided in the United States or its protectorates (as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. If you do not meet the residency requirement and you have been physically located in a foreign location for more than two of the last five years, you may request an exception to determine if you are eligible for a residency waiver by meeting one or more of the following conditions:

• Working for the U.S. Government as a federal civilian or as a member of the military
• A dependent who was authorized to accompany a federal civilian or member of the military who was working for the U.S. government
• Participation in a study abroad program sponsored by a U.S. affiliated college or university
• Working as a contractor, intern, consultant or volunteer supporting the U.S. government

Probationary Period:

All employees new to the federal government must serve a one year probationary period during the first year of his/her initial permanent federal appointment to determine fitness for continued employment. Current and former federal employees may be required to serve or complete a probationary period.

Agency Career Transition Assistance Program (CTAP) or the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles:

If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not CTAP/ICTAP eligible. View information about CTAP/ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under CTAP/ICTAP, you must be placed in the Well-Qualified category for this position, as described within this announcement. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the Required Documents section of this job announcement.