Inspector's Field Manual - Gani

Inspector's Field Manual
ppendix 3-2 Sample Position Description: Supervisory Immigration
Inspector
I. Introduction:
This position is located at _____________. The incumbent provides both technical and administrative
supervision to various subordinates including: Senior Immigration Inspectors, GS-11; Immigration Inspectors
(Special Operations) GS-11; and Immigration Inspectors, GS-5, 7 and 9).
II. Major Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Plans work distribution, making assignments and designating posts of duty to meet expected workloads.
Makes adjustments in assignments, as required, to meet fluctuations in workload and make the best possible use
of abilities of personnel and to insure well-rounded training in all phases of work to be performed. Incumbent
must work in close cooperation with other supervisory personnel to coordinate functions and make efficient use
of available resources.
2. Makes frequent inspections of operations to observe and evaluate the effectiveness of officers. Initiates
changes in methods and procedures to effect more efficient operations. Takes corrective action when necessary
to effect compliance with established policies and procedures. Determines need for and takes steps to provide
training when deemed necessary to keep staff informed of current policies, procedures, and regulations.
3. Establishes production standards and prepares performance ratings, performance evaluation reports, and
appraisal reports. While the incumbent does not select his own staff, recommendations and evaluation reports
form the basis for the decision at a higher level to promote, reassign, or dismiss personnel under the incumbent's
supervision. Makes recommendations for changes in staffing requirements to meet workloads.
4. Resolves complaints and grievances not requiring referral to higher authority and makes recommendations
to the next higher organizational level regarding those complaints and grievances which must be referred.
5. Makes decisions on and resolves problems involving complex phases of the law or unusual situations
requiring the interpretation and application of Service policy. Where problems require a policy decision of a
precedential nature or where they involve approval of actions which might establish a precedent, incumbent
refers matters to superiors for prior approval.
6. Maintains or directs maintenance of appropriate reports and production records. Oversees and insures that
intelligence information developed in the course of normal operations is properly recorded and promptly
refered to the appropriate office for action.
7. Maintains liaison with representatives of other Government agencies, officials of transportation lines, local
law enforcement officials and representatives of civic organizations, cooperating with them and obtaining their
cooperation in the enforcement and administration of laws, rules, and regulations governing their area of
operations.
8. Supervises the adjudication of various types of applications and petitions which are processed on-site by
immigration inspectors during periods of time when such officers are not performing other inspectional duties.
Maintains control through frequent discussion of the effect of current judicial and administrative decisions,
changes in laws, regulations, policies, and procedures. Insures decisions by immigration inspectors are based
on valid premises and principles and are in accord with Service policy.
9. Maintains and establishes operating procedures to best identify excludable aliens by insuring that officers
under the incumbent's supervision are proficient in the use of available Service and non-Service computer data
bases for the betterment of the enforcement posture of the Inspections program.
10. Exercises supervision over the GS-11 senior immigration inspectors assigned to the port-of-entry. Conducts
interim discussions with senior immigration inspectors during the course of investigations, prosecutions, and