Port of Philadelphia & Baltimore- Customs and Border Protection Officer
CBP is Hiring Officers to Serve at the Port of Philadelphia and Baltimore, Starting June 1 to 30, 2019. This is a very rare opportunity so don't miss out!!!
CBP is a premier law enforcement agency that safeguards America’s borders. Every day, CBP protects the public from dangerous people and materials attempting to cross the border, while enhancing the Nation’s global economic competitiveness by enabling legitimate trade and travel at ports of entry. On a typical day, CBP makes 900+ apprehensions and seizes 9,000+ pounds of illegal drugs. CBP Officers work in a fast-paced environment at 328 ports of entry throughout the United States. They are responsible for border security, including counterterrorism, customs, immigration, trade, and agriculture.
Typical assignments include:
- Detecting and preventing terrorists and terrorist weapons from entering the United States
- Enforcing customs, immigration, and agricultural laws and regulations at U.S. ports of entry and preclearance locations worldwide
- Preventing the illegal trafficking of people, narcotics, and contraband into the United States
- Performing inspection, intelligence analysis, examination, and law enforcement activities including apprehension, detention and arrest relative to arrival and departure of persons, conveyances and merchandise at ports of entry
- Conducting developmental level officer duties to protect the U.S. homeland, enforce federal laws, and efficiently facilitate legitimate trade and travel
- Developing, planning, and participating in tactical operations
- Interacting with carriers, other agencies and foreign entities to exchange information and provide guidance on admissibility/compliance
Being a CBP Officer opens up many opportunities as your career advances. In your career, you may have the opportunity to do the following:
- Work internationally
- Become a K-9 Officer: Dogs are used to detect drugs, weapons, cash, and explosives
- Join the Special Response Team, the tactical and special response arm of the Office of Field Operations
- Join the Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team (A-TCET), a specialized unit of the Office of Field Operations to seize drugs, weapons, currency, and illicit contraband
The following are some of our key requirements:
• A U.S. citizen and a resident for the past three years
• Between the ages of 18 and 40 (waiver for qualified veterans)
• Have a valid state driver’s license
• It is not necessary to have a college degree or specific work experience to apply you only need 3 years of work experience to apply.
• Willing to pass a thorough background investigation, polygraph test, medical examination, fitness test and drug test.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to the Baltimore Recruiter in Charge (RIC)
Phone: 443-326-0283
Email: Baltimore-recruitment@cbp.dhs.gov
One of my roles as a recruiter is to help demystify the hiring process and make it as smooth as possible for applicants. Before you apply, I strongly encourage you to give a recruiter the opportunity to review your resume in an effort to avoid any setbacks. I’m sure you already have a resume that is great for the public sector, but our agency has specific requirements and we want to help you navigate our application process.
If you have ever been inspired to have a career serving your country or wanted to become a Federal Law Enforcement Officer but not go to the Southwest border to do it, now is your opportunity.
Should you want to venture out to some of our hard to fill locations, I would like to highlight that if you select one of the duty locations below you may be able to receive up to an additional 33% of your salary each year for the first 3 years of employment, pending a signed service agreement prior to entering on duty. This incentive applies to new federal employees only and is dependent upon available funds. This type of pay incentive can go a long way toward college loan repayment, catching up on bills or taking that dream vacation.
33% for •Douglas, Lukeville, Nogales and San Luis, AZ •Calexico, CA
25% •Pembina, ND •Coburn Gore and Jackman, MA •San Francisco, CA
15% •Portal, ND •Laredo, TX •Beecher Falls and Norton, VT
****Note: Amount and locations are subject to change based on availability at the time of offer*****
If you are willing to go to CA, AZ or TX please contact a recruiter about our Fast Track announcement.
We hope to hear from you soon.
Kayla