Information Technology For Development Jobs in Richfield, MN

At Open Access Technology International, Inc. (OATI), your career is always on the move. Our employees have expertise across diverse verticals and technology platforms. OATI combines the agility of a small company with the stability of a large company, where we have built a nurturing and rewarding culture diligently over the last 30 years. Our work culture is collaborative and we encourage every Team Member to go beyond their defined roles and learn more. If you are looking for an energetic, challenging, and rewarding career, then OATI is the place to be! To learn more, please visit our website at a dynamic sales team as an Account Executive supporting both new sales to current and future customers. A successful candidate will identify, strategize and execute plans to advance the use of OATI products with current customers. The starting salary range for the role ranges from $100,000.00 - $200,000.

Key focus areas include:

• Energy Trading and Risk Management
• Electric Reliability
• Power Transmission
• Bulk Power transaction management

OATI is seeking a highly motivated Account Executive for Software Sales. This is a sales role that will focus on identifying new market segment opportunities, new customers, growing existing accounts and driving the expansion of OATI solution sales. The Account Executive participates in a team-selling environment, providing the customer with a primary point of contact within OATI. Responsibilities include facilitating successful relations with customers, all sales activities, including: industry analysis, identifying new customers and new opportunities, building customer relationships, sales presentations and demonstrations, customer consultation, and proposal responsibility.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Have a minimum of five years of experience in at least one of the following areas:
• Energy Trading
• Energy Scheduling
• Risk management
• System Operations
• Transmission Management
• A BS/BA degree from an accredited 4 year university is required
• Software Sales Experience desired but not required
• Customer Sales and Support
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Acceptable background investigation report
• U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
• Ability to travel (travel required)

About PCS Residential:

PCS Residential is a trusted restoration contractor who has worked with thousands of property owners to restore their windows, roofing, and siding while delivering value, safety & peace of mind. Founded in 2006, we are headquartered in Eagan, Minnesota with operations near Denver, Colorado. We take pride in our employees by providing an environment that values their development and growth. PCS understands that its employees are the backbone of our success.

Position Overview:

PCS Residential is looking for a Director of Construction to join our team. The Director of Construction is responsible for leading and scaling PCS Residential’s construction operations across all service lines including single-family, multi-family, commercial, restoration, and service work.

This role provides leadership and operational oversight of the production organization, including project managers, field supervisors, and subcontractor partners. The Director of Construction ensures projects are executed efficiently, profitably, and in alignment with PCS installation standards and quality expectations.

This position focuses on operational performance, production planning, subcontractor management, installation quality, and margin protection while supporting the company’s continued growth across multiple markets.

Primary Responsibilities:

Operational Leadership

• Lead construction operations across all PCS production divisions.

• Establish operational standards, procedures, and performance expectations for production teams.

• Drive accountability for production schedules, installation quality, and project profitability.

• Monitor operational KPIs including job cycle time, job cost variance, warranty issues, and margin performance.

• Partner with executive leadership to forecast production capacity and staffing needs.

Production & Project Oversight

• Oversee execution of construction projects across national markets.

• Ensure projects are delivered on schedule, within budget, and according to company quality standards.

• Provide operational oversight to project managers and field supervisors.

• Identify operational risks and resolve issues that impact timelines, budgets, or quality.

• Ensure installation practices meet manufacturer specifications, building codes, and industry best practices.

Subcontractor & Vendor Management

• Develop and manage PCS subcontractor qualification standards.

• Establish and maintain strong subcontractor relationships across markets.

• Monitor subcontractor performance and ensure compliance with company standards.

• Negotiate vendor pricing and maintain strong relationships with material suppliers.

• Maximize vendor rebates, discounts, and purchasing efficiencies.

Financial & Job Cost Management

• Ensure projects are executed according to established budgets and job cost targets.

• Protect and improve production margins through operational efficiencies and cost controls.

• Partner with sales and estimating teams to ensure accurate pricing and scopes.

• Monitor job costing and identify trends affecting profitability.

Process Improvement & Systems

• Develop and implement systems to improve production efficiency and job cost accuracy.

• Implement operational best practices for scheduling, quality control, and safety compliance.

• Utilize construction management platforms (AccuLynx or similar systems) to monitor project progress and operational metrics.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop project managers, field supervisors, and production staff.

• Conduct performance reviews and provide coaching to improve operational effectiveness.

• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, and operational excellence.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in construction operations or production leadership

• Experience managing multi-project construction teams across multiple locations

• Strong knowledge of exterior restoration including roofing, siding, and window installation

• Experience with insurance restoration or storm-related reconstruction preferred

• Proven experience managing job costing, production schedules, and subcontractor networks

• Experience with construction management software systems (AccuLynx or similar platforms preferred)

• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills

• Ability to travel nationwide as required

Come join our awesome team as Director of Healthcare Services at Elder Homestead. Elder Homestead (51 apartments- Assisted Living and Memory Care) is located in the beautiful Minnetonka, MN and is part of Volunteers of America National Services, serving as the Housing and Healthcare subsidiary of the Volunteers of America parent organization and is a welcoming senior living community that provides assisted living and memory care. They make our residents feel protected and cared for at home with their unwavering kindness and shining attitudes. We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package and retirement plan so they know that we support them and their lives, inside and outside of work!

The Director of Healthcare Services provides direction, coordination, supervision and implementation of professional and supportive services to residents/clients using nursing theory and process in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.  The Director of Healthcare Services assures the residents/clients are treated with respect and dignity, recognizing individual needs and encouraging independence. Perform initial and ongoing assessment of physical & psychosocial needs, coordinate with other departments, agencies and care providers as needed.

Salary: $94,000-$115,000 annually, commensurate with experience

Schedule: Monday- Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM (Occasional Weekends)

Director of Healthcare Services Job Highlights:

Employer/Employee Benefits:

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• Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
  
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
  
• Flexible Saving Account (FSA) 
  
• 403(b) - with discretionary contribution 
  
• Paid Vacation/Sick Time
  

Benefits with minimal to no cost to employees: 

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• Scholarships
  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  
• Wellness program
  
• Life insurance (with an option to purchase additional)
  
• Short term disability 
  
• Loan program
  
• Ministry Program
  

About the job: Assist in the development and oversight of resident services, including planning and coordinating opportunities for residents that promote a level of health, well-being, engagement, and growth.

The warm and caring atmosphere of our communities is created by nurses, environmental specialists, certified nursing assistants and other team members who love to help older adults feel healthy and at home.

When you join our team of exceptional professionals, we’ll trust you to do your best each day, and to show compassion and caring for our residents and your fellow team members. You’ll be rewarded with a generous array of industry-leading benefits and workplace considerations.

Essentials:

Administration

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• Participates in the organizations strategic planning activities.
  
• Assists in plan and development of agency structure.
  
• Clinical and administrative policies & procedures and the annual operating and capital budgets.
  Implements systems to assure compliance with all state and federal and local laws.
  
• Provides leadership to clinical and managerial staff.
  
• Assure compliance with the requirements of state licensure through policy and procedure development. Staff education and ongoing monitoring activities.
  
• Recommends new resident policy and procedure and/or changes current policies to improve quality of care and to meet state recommendations, efficiency and effectiveness of services.
  
• Reviews and updates client care procedures annually.
  
• Assists in planning and development of annual budgets.
  
• Assist in overall organizational evaluation.
  
• Risk management/incident reports.
  
• Assist with reviewing Abuse/Neglect claims and aid with abuse prevention investigations as necessary.
  
• Provide support to the facility by working on call.
  
• Communicate effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary team.
  
• Provide staff direction through general meetings, timely personnel evaluations and productivity expectations
  

Coordination of Services:

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• Introduce health services to new clients and families.
  
• Perform initial and ongoing assessment of physical & psychosocial needs, coordinate with other departments, agencies and care providers as needed.
  
• Maintain ongoing communication with families, MDs and other care providers regarding status and condition changes.
  
• Develop a plan of care/service plan for resident/client that promotes independence.
  
• Ensure/coordinate ancillary services and appointment scheduling to ensure that needs are met.
  
• Assures in-house ancillary medical services such as podiatrist, doctor visits, dentist visits, psyche visits, lab, X-ray, ambulance, etc. are scheduled and followed through.
  
• Ensure that residents/clients are involved in care planning to gain cooperation, understanding, to alleviate apprehension and facilitate continuity of care.
  
• Maintain continuity of care.
  
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care, and determine the need for changes.
  
• Implement plan of care/service plan changes as needed.
  
• Assure residents are treated with respect and dignity, recognizing individual needs and encouraging independence.
  
• Observes residents; records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies resident director and physician of resident’s condition and reaction to drugs, treatments and significant incidents.
  
• Performs ongoing assessments of resident’s physical and psychosocial needs and coordinates with other departments to assure quality, proactive care.
  
• Initiates a resident care plan according to the individualized needs of the resident, as prescribed by Physician and/or residence policy. Provides resident and family instruction.
  
• Conducts pre-admission screening of prospective residents
  

Coordination of Services (Home Care):

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• Participate in hospital care conferences to provide home health care expertise for resident discharges as needed.
  
• Introduce home health care services to clients and families for all new referrals.
  
• Interface with nurse clinicians/resident educators and social workers to provide resident care continuity, between hospital and home.
  
• Coordinate services to meet resident needs from the time of the new referral through the initial at home intake visit.
  
• Provide consultation to agency staff regarding new home care nursing treatments.
  
• Maintain liaison with attending physicians.
  
• Establish and implement priorities for services when resource limitations require.
  
• Coordinate referrals to other community agencies as appropriate.
  

Quality Improvement:

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• Establishes Quality Improvement planning teams.
  
• Identifies data collection requirements and reports to evaluate the effectiveness of the programs and to ensure quality of client/resident care.
  
• Identifies systems to recognize resident needs, respond to resident needs, and to measure the outcomes of agency interventions.
  
• Utilizes this data to provide direction for improvements.
  
• Services on the Professional Advisory Board, if needed.
  
• Provides training, supervision and monitoring of staff in the administration of medications, to include frequently auditing medication sheets.
  
• Supervises the maintenance of resident charts, review documentation performed by care giving staff.
  
  

Human Resources:

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• Make health care staff hiring decisions.
  
• Participates in the hiring and orientation of personnel.
  
• Ensure staff development and in-service education programs to ensure competency of staff and to meet regulatory requirements.
  
• Provides staff direction through general meetings, timely personnel evaluations and identified performance expectations.
  
• Provides leadership to the clinical staff.
  
• Builds a strong team with complimentary skills.
  
• Communicates effectively with all members of the interdisciplinary team.
  
• Provides training, supervision and monitoring of staff in the administration of medications, QA (auditing med sheets).
  
• Provides situation specific training.
  
• Provides counseling/disciplinary action to clinical staff to promote quality care.
  
• Makes recommendations for employee dismissal.
  
• Assist with coordination of staffing patterns.
  
• Ensure that disciplinary action is administered fairly and without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion or disability.
  
• Ensures current licensure/certification of all staff.
  
• Attends required in-services & completes assignments online modules.
  

Required Qualifications: 

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• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing program with a current license as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment.
  
• Current license as a RN in the state(s) of practice.
  
• Minimum of two (2) years of nursing experience, with a combination of long-term care dementia care or acute care. Home care experience preferred.
  
• Previous supervisory/management experience in a health care setting.
  
• CPR certified.
  
• Knowledge of Home Health regulatory and reimbursement requirements.
  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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Live your purpose.  Grow your career. Thrive through teamwork. Create meaningful, personalized experiences.

At Lifespace, team members are at the center of delivering a purpose driven experience for our residents! We provide an environment where each team member can live their aspirations, developing in their career, making a difference, and being a part of a meaningful mission. Join our talented Licensed Practical Nurse team today!

A few details about the role:

• Participate with members of the interdisciplinary team to review, plan, coordinate and evaluate resident’s care.
• Document the resident condition and nursing needs accurately and in a timely manner. Reports pertinent observations and reactions regarding residents in a timely manner.
• Develop, direct, and monitor nursing assistant assignments and adjust based on census and level of care required.
• Execute treatments as necessary and document reactions to medications and treatments.
• Generate, prepare, administrate, and chart all medications.
• Initiate physician orders
• Facilitate communication with families regarding change in medications and/or changes in the resident.
• Establish protocol to ensure care plans are continually reviewed for updated and accurate data that represents the individuality of the resident.
• Coordinate admissions, discharges, and transfers in order to deliver quality customer service.

And here’s what you need to apply:

• Licensed Practical Nurse graduate from an accredited nursing program.
• Certifications and Licensed Practical Nurse license and other licensure required by state regulations.

Lifespace has enjoyed over 40 years of success, and this is just the beginning. With new opportunities, continued growth, and the support from your Lifespace family get ready to ignite your life and experience Living Lifespace.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Lifespace Communities headquartered in West Des Moines, Iowa and Dallas, Texas, is one of the nation's largest Senior Living providers of non-profit retirement communities. Lifespace employs over 4,500 team members and servers over 5,100 residents. The organization is committed to creating communities where people are empowered to live their aspirations.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• Compensation is based on experience and qualifications.

• Pay is commensurate with experience.

• Starting pay will be determined by skills, experience, and internal equity.

• Pay determined by level of experience and position-related competencies.

If you are excited to learn and grow, be excellent, thrive with your team and deliver personalized experiences you'll enjoy your career with us!

What began as an idea between two brothers to open a Mexican restaurant has since grown into one of the largest, privately held Taco Bell franchisees in America. At Border Foods, we work with a people-first mantra. From cooks to cashiers to restaurant managers and beyond, we work together to bring to life the Core Values of Border Foods. Welcome to our family where you will continue to learn, evolve, and shape what comes next on our mission of making lives better.

As an Assistant Manager your mission is to reinforce the Border Foods CORE values, to include Accountability, Integrity, Family, Excellence, Teamwork, and Empowerment.

At Border Foods, we will unlock the full potential of our employees and guest’s restaurant experience by creating safe welcoming and supportive environments where everyone can thrive.

The purpose of the Assistant Manager is to make the lives of the employees and the guests better by creating opportunities to positively impact life experiences. You are responsible for the operation of the entire restaurant and building a strong team that consistently provides customers with great food and a friendly experience.

What’s in it for you? 

-Flexible scheduling 

-Top pay in the industry 

-Bonus program! Assistant General Managers have the potential to make up to an extra $20,000 annually in bonus alone! 

-Education programs, including GED and Tuition Reimbursement offerings  

-Scholarship opportunities 

-Medical/Dental/Vision benefits offered for all positions – even part-time! 

-Free food! 

-Vacation Time (Paid Time Off), Sick, and Holiday Pay 

-Vacation Donation Program 

-An incredible culture that encourages career growth and support

Assistant Manager Core Values:

Accountability & Integrity:

• Consistently demonstrates integrity in actions and expectations
• Guides team members and Shift Leaders, ensuring they complete all assigned duties and serve safe, quality food in a friendly manner
• Scheduling and deploying the Team correctly monitors the performance of each Team Member and hold them accountable for standards and expectations.
• Ensures a quality customer experience by driving fast and friendly service
• Maintains point of sale system by reporting all system failures and verifies download accuracy (e.g. pricing updates, menu changes).
• Ensure health and safety standards are met    
• Adheres to all local, state, and federal laws and guidelines.

Family & Teamwork:

• Creates unity in the team by building cross functional relationships     
• Respond to Team Member questions and resolves employee issues in a timely manner.
• Provide a restaurant that is a safe place for team members to work and customers to visit
• Able to navigate challenging situations and provide appropriate guidance
• Motivates and supports the team through active listening and the ability to communicate to a wide variety of audiences  
• Represents Border Foods in handling customer complaints and/or issues; demonstrating a sincere approach and desire to find an effective solution.
• Instills a recognition culture that creates a positive work environment

Excellence:

• Strategic planner creates short term and long-term strategies for restaurant success  
• Delivers profit by utilizing and interpreting the P&L in order to make the appropriate financial adjustments     
• Sourcing, hiring, and developing excellent Team Members
• Conducting New Hire orientation and developing the training plan for each new hire   
• Minimizes loss through strict observance of cash handling policies, proper training of Team Members, and complying with all accounting/banking requirements.
• Demonstrates efficient labor control, inventory control, and waste management.

Empowerment:

• Builds the capabilities of their team
• Provides learning and development opportunities for all Team Members.     
• Offers guidance to Team Members     
• Consistently demonstrates active and timely coaching capabilities.   
• Bringing others along, operationally, through use of tools.

Required or Preferred Experience:

• Minimum of one years restaurant or retail experience, or combined experience and education.    
• Experience with sales building, P&L statements, recruiting, and training.   
• Proven track record of successful hiring and retention.  
• Required when needed, the ability to work early morning, evenings, late night, weekends, and some holidays. Schedule demands may change.      
• ServeSafe Certified    
• Must be at least 18 years of age.   
• Valid Driver’s license and vehicle insurance.
• High school diploma or equivalent.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands for this position are sits, stands, bends, lifts, and moves intermittently during working hours. These physical requirements may be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Border Foods reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Border Foods or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive.

Border Foods is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans, and individuals with Disabilities and does not discriminate based on gender identity or sexual orientation. 

“You are applying for work with a franchisee of Taco Bell, not Taco Bell Corp. or any of its affiliates. If hired, the franchisee will be your only employer. Franchisees are independent business owners who set their own wage and benefit programs that can vary among franchisees.”

$16 per hour - $35 per hour

• Providing religious ministry and support to those of your own faith
• Facilitating the religious requirements of those from all faiths
• Caring for all servicemembers and their families, including those subscribing to no specific faith
• Advising the command in ensuring the free exercise of religion

• Conduct worship services in a variety of settings
• Perform religious rites and ceremonies such as weddings, funeral services and baptisms
• Counsel individuals who seek guidance
• Oversee religious education programs, such as Sunday school and youth groups
• Visit and provide spiritual guidance and care to hospitalized personnel and/or their family members
• Train lay leaders who conduct religious education programs
• Promote attendance at religious services, retreats and conferences
• Advise leaders at all levels regarding morale, ethics and spiritual well-being

• Pursuing opportunities at institutions such as Naval Postgraduate School (NPS)
• Completing Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) at one of the various service colleges

• Have a bachelor's degree from a qualified four-year undergraduate educational institution
• Have a graduate degree in theological or related studies from an accredited educational institution. (Note that a qualifying degree program requires no fewer than 72 semester hours or 108 quarter hours of graduate-level work. Related studies may include graduate courses in pastoral counseling, social work, religious administration and similar disciplines when one-half of the earned credits include topics in general religion, world religions, the practice of religion, theology, religious philosophy, religious ethics and/or the foundational writings from the applicant's religious tradition.)
• Have two years of full-time religious leadership experience that's compatible with the duties of a Religious Ministry Professional (RMP) in their respective Religious Organizations (RO) and relevant to the settings of military chaplaincy
• Must be able to obtain an Ecclesiastical Endorsement from a religious faith organization registered with the Department of War

A MISSION WORTHY OF A CAREER!

If you’re looking for “just a job,” then stop reading right now. But, if you’re looking for a long-term federal law enforcement career, one that makes a difference every day to our country and its citizens, then the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) would like you to take the first step to becoming an entry level Border Patrol Agent. 

USBP is hiring immediately to fill full-time,entry-level, career positions in federal law enforcement where your prior experience in public safety, security, military police or law enforcement may qualify. Train and work with an elite team of professionals whose camaraderie, pride, and sense of purpose are hallmarks of their daily mission of protecting America. 

Now is the time to make your move because, along with excellent base pay, exceptional benefits, and job stability, USBP is offering up to $60,000 in additional incentives (see details below).

Salary and Benefits

Annual base salary for newly appointed BPAs varies per grade, as follows: GL-5/GL-7 $51,632 - $92,219 per year. Border Patrol Agents are eligible to select from an array of federal employment benefits that include health, dental and other insurance plans, a generous annual and sick leave program, and participation in the Thrift Savings Plan, a retirement plan akin to a traditional ROTH 401(k) offering.

*Recruitment Incentive* Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents (as defined in 5 CFR 575.102) will be eligible for up to $20,000 in incentives. The first $10,000 will be paid upon successful completion of the Border Patrol Academy, with the remaining $10,000 awarded for accepting a prioritized location such as Sierra Blanca, Presidio, Sanderson, Comstock, Freer or Hebbronville, TX; Lordsburg, NM; or Ajo, AZ.

*Retention Incentive* Newly appointed Border Patrol Agents may also qualify for up to $40,000 in additional incentives distributed over their first four years.

Duty Locations

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Duty assignments available at the time of offer may include the Southwest Border, including prioritized locations.

U.S. Border Patrol determines duty assignments at the time of offer based on operational needs, which may or may not align with candidates’ first-choice preferences. RELOCATION MAY BE REQUIRED. 

Duty location impacts pay rates; locality pay for federal law enforcement is higher in some locations than others. A fully trained BPA may be eligible for up to an additional 25% of base pay per the BPA Pay Reform Act of 2014. This is a career ladder position with a grade level progression of GL-5, GL-7, GL-9, GS-11, and GS-12. You will be eligible for a promotion to the next higher grade level (without reapplying) once you successfully complete 52 weeks in each grade level. 

Duty Locations: You will be asked to select your preferred location for one of the following mission critical locations:

• Big Bend Sector Stations - *Presidio, Van Horn, *Sanderson, Alpine, *Sierra Blanca, Marfa

• Buffalo Sector Stations - Wellesley Island

• Del Rio Sector Stations - Del Rio, Brackettville, *Comstock, Eagle Pass North, Eagle Pass South, Carrizo Springs, Uvalde

• El Paso Sector Stations - Alamogordo, Clint, Deming, El Paso, Fort Hancock, Las Cruces, *Lordsburg, Santa Teresa, Ysleta

• El Centro Sector Stations - El Centro, Indio, Calexico

• Grand Forks Sector Stations - Pembina

• Havre Sector Stations - Havre, Malta, Plentywood, Scobey, Sweetgrass

• Houlton Sector Stations - Calais, Fort Fairfield, Jackman, Rangeley, Van Buren

• Laredo Sector Stations - Laredo South, Cotulla, *Hebbronville, Laredo West, *Freer, Laredo North, Zapata

• Rio Grande Valley Sector Stations - Rio Grande City, Fort Brown, McAllen, Brownsville, Falfurrias, Weslaco, Kingsville, Harlingen

• San Diego Sector Stations - Boulevard, Brownfield, Campo, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, Murrieta, San Clemente

• Spokane Sector Stations - Colville, Curlew, Metaline Falls, Oroville

• Swanton Sector Stations - Beecher Falls, Burke, Champlain, Newport, Richford

• Tucson Sector Stations - *Ajo, Tucson, Nogales, Douglas, Brian A Terry, Sonoita, Casa Grande, Three Points Substation, Willcox

• Yuma Sector Stations - Blythe, Yuma, Wellton

Duties and Responsibilities

As a BPA, you will be part of our 60,000+ workforce that strives to protect the American people by safeguarding our borders, deterring illicit activity, and enhancing the nation’s economic prosperity. Being a BPA makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) profession. 

Typical assignments include: 

• Detecting and questioning people suspected of violating immigration and custom laws and inspecting documents and possessions to determine citizenship or violations
• Preventing and apprehending undocumented noncitizens and smugglers of noncitizens at or near the borders by maintaining surveillance from covert positions to include using infrared scopes during night operations
• Interpreting and following tracks, marks, and other physical evidence of illegal entry of persons or contraband
• Performing farm checks, building checks, traffic checks, city patrols, and transportation checks
• Patrolling the international boundary and coastal waterways using a variety of government assets such as vehicles, horses, vessels, watercraft, off-road vehicles, ATVs, snowmobiles, and motorcycles for the accomplishment of the USBP Mission.

Qualifications

You qualify for the GL-5 grade level if you possess one of the following: 

Experience: One (1) year of general work experience that demonstrates the ability to take charge, make sound decisions, and maintain composure in stressful situations; to learn regulations, methods, and techniques through classroom training and/or on-the-job instruction; and the ability to gather concise information through questioning, observation, and examination of documents and records; OR 

Education Substitution: A bachelor's degree or successful completion of a full four-year course of study in any field leading to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; OR 

Combination of Experience and Education: A combination of general work experience AND successfully completed college education. This will be calculated using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application. 

You qualify for the GL-7 grade level if you possess one of the following: 

Experience: One year of specialized work experience that shows you have the skills necessary to: 

• Make sound judgments and decisions in the use of firearms.
• Deal effectively with people in a courteous and tactful manner in connection with law enforcement matters.
• Analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions where you will be expected to make arrests after the completion of required training and apply these skills in a law enforcement capacity such as criminal code enforcement, determining violations of laws, correctional or rehabilitation work involving criminal offenders, security, military, etc.

The above experience will be applied in connection with the following: Make arrests and exercise sound judgment in the use of firearms; deal effectively with people in a courteous manner in connection with law enforcement matters; analyze information rapidly and make prompt decisions; or develop and maintain contact with a network of informants.

Education Substitution for the GL-7 grade level: A bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement, which is based on (1) class standing, (2) grade-point average (i.e., GPA of 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0), or (3) honor society membership. Or will receive a bachelor's degree with Superior Academic Achievement. Or one full year of graduate-level education in a field of study related to law enforcement (e.g., criminal justice, homeland security, justice studies, law enforcement, courts and judicial systems, forensic technology, forensic psychology, or corrections and rehabilitation) from an accredited college or university; OR 

A Combination of Experience and Education: This will be calculated using your resume and official or unofficial transcripts submitted with your application. 

Note: If you have previous or current law enforcement or military law enforcement experience, you may qualify at the GL-9 and or GS-11 grade level. Please refer to the BPA GL-9 - 11 announcement.

Other Requirements

Citizenship: You must be a U.S. Citizen to apply for this position. 

Residency: You must have had primary U.S. residency (includes protectorates as declared under international law) for at least three of the last five years. 

Age Restriction: In accordance with Public Law 100-238, this position is covered under law enforcement retirement provisions. Candidates must be referred for selection to the Border Patrol Agent position before reaching their 40th birthday in accordance with Department of Homeland Security Directive 251-03. The age restriction may not apply if you are currently serving or have previously served in a federal civilian law enforcement (non-military)