OTHER INFORMATION:

When promotion potential is shown, the agency is not making a commitment and is not obligated to provide future promotions to you if you are selected.  Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.

The materials you send with your application will not be returned.

You will be required to serve a probationary period of one year.

You must submit your application so that it will be received no later than 11:59 PM EST on the closing date of the announcement.  If materials are not received, your application will be evaluated solely on the information available and you may not receive full consideration or may not be considered eligible.

Applicants must either fax or email their application in by the closing date for this position.  Please submit your application via fax at 202-514-6603 or by email to crd.vacancies@usdoj.gov.  If you are submitting your application via email, please indicate the Vacancy Announcement number and position title in the subject line.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:

Required Documents:  (are permissible w/ initial application only if specified in announcement.)

• Resume showing relevant experience (cover letter preferred but not required).
• SF-50, Notification of Personnel Action, which shows career or career-conditional tenure. 
• Veteran preference documentation, if applicable.
• CTAP/ICTAP documentation, if applicable.
• An unofficial college transcript (Note: If you are selected for this position and receive credit for your education for the purpose of meeting minimum qualification requirements or if your grade point average is being used to determine superior academic achievement, your official transcript(s) will be required prior to your first day.)
• Applicants must identify the grade level(s) they wish to be considered for.  If no grade level is specified, then we will only consider you for the highest grade you would qualify for.
• All current Federal employees must provide a copy of their current Performance Appraisal (must be within 15 months from the closing date of the announcement).
• Applicants unable to provide their most recent performance appraisal must provide written justification for its absence.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP). The 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 rate equivalent to the Highly Qualified or better category using established rating criteria. You must provide proof of eligibility with your application to receive selection priority.  Such proof may include a copy of your written notification of ICTAP eligibility or a copy of your separation personnel action form.  Additional information about ICTAP eligibility is at: http://www.opm.gov/ctap/index.asp.

Veteran Preference: If you are entitled to veteran preference, you should indicate the type of veteran preference you are claiming on your résumé.

·         In order to verify your veteran preference entitlement, please submit a copy of the Member Copy 4 of your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); official statement of service from your command if you are currently on active duty; or other official documentation (e.g., documentation of receipt of a campaign badge or expeditionary medal) that shows your military service was performed under honorable conditions.

·         In addition, if you are a disabled veteran, a Purple Heart recipient, or widow/widower of a veteran, the spouse of a disabled veteran or the natural mother of a disabled or deceased veteran, you must submit a Standard Form (SF) 15, “Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference,” and the other required documentation identified on the reverse side of the SF-15 to support your preference claim.

·         Although veteran preference points are not assigned under the category rating procedures described under “How You Will Be Evaluated,” veteran preference eligibles are listed ahead of non-veterans within each category for which they are qualified.  In addition, qualified veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more are placed at the top of the highest quality category (i.e. Best Qualified)

Selective Service:  If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, you must certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System, or are exempt from having to do so under the Selective Service Law.  See www.sss.gov.

Application delivered using government mail or postage will not be accepted.

AGENCY CONTACT INFO:

WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:

We will notify you of the outcome after each step of the recruitment process has been completed. After making a tentative job offer, we will conduct a suitability/security background investigation.  We expect to make a final job offer within 80 days after the closing date of the announcement.