Prisoner Transportation Assistant

U.S. Marshals Service (DOJ)

Kansas City (MO)

On-site

USD 50,000 - 67,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Job summary

The US Marshals Service (USMS) JPATS Division in Kansas City, MO or Oklahoma City, OK seeks a Prisoner Transportation Assistant at the GS-0303-7 level. This full-time, permanent role coordinates the transportation of sentenced and unsentenced federal prisoners, arranges flights, and handles related paperwork.

It requires working in a JPATS environment with potential union representation and a background check.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience: 1 year at GS-06 or equivalent to qualify for GS-07.
Typing Requirement: typing speed of at least 40 words per minute.
Must meet education and experience requirements by the closing date of the announcement.

Responsibilities

Coordinate movement of detainees and resources.
Maintain and organize a variety of files and records.
Perform data entry and information retrieval tasks.
Use office automation software to prepare reports and paperwork.

Skills

Analyzing detainee movement requests

Maintaining files & records

Data entry & retrieval

Office automation software

Typing speed 40 wpm

Job description

Summary

The selectee of this position serves as a Prisoner Transportation Assistant responsible for coordinating the transportation and movement of sentenced and un‑sentenced federal prisoners in the custody of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) District offices located throughout the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

This position is located in the U.S. Marshalls Service (USMS), JPATS Division / Kansas City, Missouri or Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Salary

$50,460 – $66,670 per year. The salary range listed is an approximation and subject to locality adjustment.

Pay scale & grade

GS 7

Promotion potential

None – This position is at the full performance level.

Work schedule

Full‑time

Travel Required

Not required

Appointment type

Permanent

Occupations and job series

0303 Miscellaneous Clerk And Assistant

Supervisory status

Federal service type

This job is in the Competitive Service

Represented by a union

Yes

Drug test

Security clearance

Not Required

Position sensitivity and risk

Non‑sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.

Background check type

Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness

Financial disclosure required

This job is open to

Federal employees – Competitive service

Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management’s hiring rules and pay scales.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)

Federal employees whose job, agency or department was eliminated and are eligible for priority over other applicants.

Land and base management

Current or former employees of a base management agency.

Veterans

Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference.

Military spouses

Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty.

Individuals with disabilities

Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A.

Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista

Individuals who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA.

Special authorities

Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring path.

Clarification from the agency

You may apply if you are a Status Candidate and/or are eligible for a non‑competitive hiring authority.

Duties

As a Prisoner Transportation Assistant at the GS‑0303‑7 grade level, some of your typical work assignments may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Use office automation equipment and various software packages to create reports, correspondence, or spreadsheets.
Coordinate events and activities to ensure use of the most efficient, safe, and secure means of travel.
Arrange commercial air flights for transportation through a travel agency.
Research databases or files to find information related to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or similar requests.
Prepare necessary paperwork for reimbursements of costs.

Conditions of employment

Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
Must pass a pre‑employment drug screening and background investigation.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a favorable determination of suitability for a Public Trust position.
May be required to successfully complete a trial/probationary period.
This is a bargaining unit position.
Status Candidates must meet time‑in‑grade requirements (52 weeks at the next lower grade level).
Applicants must meet all qualifications requirements by the closing date of this announcement.
Males born after 12‑31‑59 must be registered or exempt from Selective Service. Verify Registration at https://www.sss.gov/verify/.

Qualifications

TIME‑IN‑GRADE REQUIREMENTS: Merit Promotion and Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) Status applicants must provide an SF50 Notice of Personnel Action that indicates proof of status and time‑in‑grade eligibility. The SF50 must include the position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, type of service (Competitive or Excepted) and career status (career or career‑conditional). No award SF50 will be accepted as proof of status and time‑in‑grade eligibility.

One year at the GS‑06 grade level is required to meet the time‑in‑grade requirements for the GS‑07 grade level.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered minimally qualified for this position, you must demonstrate that you have the education and/or experience required for the grade level(s) to which you apply.

To qualify at the GS‑7 grade level, you must meet the following:

Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. You must have at least one year (12 months) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS‑6 grade level in the Federal service performing the following duties:

Analyzing requests for assistance with the movement of detainees or resources;
Maintaining a variety of files and records;
Completing administrative duties such as data entry and retrieval; and
Using office automation equipment and various software packages.

AND

Typing Requirement: To qualify for this position, you must have a typing speed of at least 40 words per minute. Words per minute are based on a 5‑minute sample with three or fewer errors. You must self‑certify your typing speed.

When citing your education and/or experience, be clear and specific. We cannot make assumptions about your education and/or experience. If your transcripts and/or resume do not support your application questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

Physical Demands: The work is primarily sedentary with some slight physical effort required the work is highly stressful and entails working under constant pressures of deadlines, problems, disagreements, and disputes. Crisis management is a daily routing due to the constant changes in prisoner movement operations resulting from aircraft failure, bus and van breakdowns, controversies, special requests, etc. Incumbent may be called upon to work during off duty hours.

Work Environment: Work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate‑controlled office space.

The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) provides eligible displaced Federal competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency has notified you in writing that you are a displaced employee eligible for ICTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your ICTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well‑qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and have a final assessment score of 85 or better. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application. Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form. For additional information about ICTAP eligibility click here.

The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the agency with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your agency component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility; 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement; and 3) you are found well‑qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and have a final assessment score of 85 or better. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. For additional information about CTAP eligibility click here.

Note: Multiple selections may be made from this announcement. Expand Hide additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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 that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding.

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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 information on the specific benefits offered.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), and the responses you provide on the application questionnaire. If you rate yourself higher than is supported by your application materials, your responses may be adjusted and/or you may be excluded from consideration for this job. If you are found to be among the top candidates, you will be referred to the selecting official for employment consideration. If referred, all relevant documents including performance appraisals and incentive awards submitted in your application package will be available to the selecting official for review and consideration.

You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics):

Clerical
Planning and Evaluating
Technology Application

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 successful completion of additional assessments, including a Subject Matter Expert panel resume review. This assessment measures the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job.

If you fail to meet the conditions of employment or any other pre‑employment requirements, such as missing any of the scheduled appointments, the hiring agency may rescind their tentative offer of employment.

Next steps

We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process is complete. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation. We expect to make a final job offer within 120 days after the closing date of the announcement.

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 probationary period
Privacy Act Reasonable accommodation policy
Selective Service Signature and false statements
Social security number request

Required documents

To apply for this position, you must submit a complete Application Package which includes:

YourResume showing complete information for each job entry: company or agency name, beginning and ending dates of employment (month/year), total hours worked per week, position title, duties performed, and, if the position is/was Federal, pay plan-series-grade level; Cover Letter optional.
Other Supporting Documents, if applicable:

SF50 Notification of Personnel Action, if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service, that indicates proof of status and time‑in‑grade eligibility. The SF50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure, type of service (Competitive or Excepted) and career status (career or career‑conditional). No award SF50 will be accepted as proof of status and time‑in‑grade eligibility.
Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service, including supervisor’s signature and the official final rating of record. In cases where the performance appraisal is incomplete or unavailable, you may provide an explanation of the reasons.
Incentive Award(s), if applying as a status candidate with current or former Federal service.
Veterans’ Documentation, if you are claiming preference and/or special hiring authority for veterans eligibility, you must submit official documentation of service and separation from active duty under honorable conditions. The member 4 copy of your DD214 is preferred. If claiming preference and/or eligibility as a disabled veteran, you must also submit official documentation of service‑connected disability; and the Application for 10‑Point Veteran Preference, Standard Form 15.
Active Duty Service Members expecting to be discharged or released from active duty service in the armed forces under honorable conditions within 120 days may be granted tentative preference and/or special hiring authority for veterans eligibility by submitting a “certification” document in lieu of a DD214. This “certification” is any written document from the armed forces that certifies you are expected to be discharged or released from active duty service under honorable conditions not later than 120 days after the date of the submission of the certification. For more information on veterans’ preference and special hiring authorities for veterans click here.
Any other Supporting Documentation required for verification as described in the announcement.

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This position is open to Competitive Merit Promotion, Non‑Competitive and Special Hiring Authority eligibles. You must meet the requirements for one of the following eligibilities:

Current permanent competitive service employees; former Federal employees who achieved career status in the competitive service; or former Federal employees who served on a career conditional appointment without achieving career status in the competitive service who was separated less than 3 years ago, must submit an SF50 that indicates career or career‑conditional (Tenure field 1 or 2); AND status in the competitive service (Position Occupied field 1).
Veterans applying under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) must submit a copy of their latest DD214 indicating service performed under honorable conditions. To be eligible for a VEOA appointment, a veteran must be preference eligible OR have substantially completed 3 or more years of continuous active service. Current Federal employees applying under VEOA must submit an SF50 to show they meet time‑in‑grade requirements.
Current or former term or temporary employees of a Land Management agency who are within two years of their last term or temporary job and eligible for appointment under the Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act must submit SF50s and performance appraisals that demonstrate they meet all of the requirements outlined.
30% or more Disabled Veterans must submit a copy of their DD214 indicating service performed under honorable conditions, official documentation of service‑connected disability of 30% or more, and an SF15.
Military Spouses are eligible if they are the spouse of: an active duty member of the armed forces; a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service‑connected injury; or a service member killed while on active duty, provided they have not remarried. Military Spouses must submit an SF15 and supporting documents prescribed by the form.
Peace Corps & AmeriCorps VISTA Alumni must submit certification of service documents.
Other non‑competitive authorities See the “This job is open to” section.

Agency contact information

US Marshals Service

JPATS

ARLINGTON, VA 22202

Next steps

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