Supervisory Paralegal Specialist (FOIA/PA)

Full Job Description

This position is located in the Department of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA) Office, Washington, District of Columbia.

IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You must demonstrate you meet the Specialized Experience Qualification requirements as noted below.

Specialized Experience, GS-14: You must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-13 level in the Federal service that included at least 3 of the 4 duties such as: Assisting with formalizing program objectives to meet the goals and requirements of the FOIA/PA program.

Reviewing FOIA/PA record requests to determine whether they should be released in full, in part, or withheld.

Developing (or revising) methods and approaches in planning, integrating or evaluating the overall FOIA/PA program.

Formulating drafts for consideration by the supervisor regarding the development of policies, procedures, and rules.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures, any individual who is currently holding, or who has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet "time-in-grade" requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of the grade for which you are applying).

Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to current employees applying for a Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment.

NOTE: All current or former Federal employees must provide a copy of their SF-50 (you may need to submit more than one), "Notice of Personnel Action" that indicates proof of status and time-in-grade eligibility.

The SF-50 must include your position, title, series, grade, step, tenure (1 or 2), and type of service (Competitive or Excepted).

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Qualification claims will be subject to verification.

NOTE: 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. Major Duties:

As a Supervisory Paralegal Specialist (FOIA/PA), you will perform the following duties: Act as the Deputy FOIA Officer or the FOIA Officer in their absence.

Maintain awareness of FOIA/PA issues affecting ICE. Designate authority to grant or deny requests submitted pursuant to the FOIA/PA program.

Participate with agency attorneys in any litigation which challenges the initial or appeal determination with respect to FOIA/PA requests.