Senior Laboratory Evidence Control Specialist

For more information on eligibility requirements see: DEA Employment Eligibility Applicants must meet the required qualification requirements described below by the closing date of the announcement. If you are qualifying based on education or if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcripts with your application. Basic Qualification Requirements: Applicants applying for the GS-11 must meet one of the following requirements: A. Have at least one full year of specialized experience that is at least equivalent to work performed at the GS-9 grade level. Specialized 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. Qualifying experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Assisting with oversight, receipt, maintenance, safekeeping, and disposition of seized evidence from cradle to grave; 2) Utilizing an evidence or inventory automated system to appropriately document and update evidence or inventory processed through or withdrawn from custody; 3) Assisting with the development and distributing evidence inventory management policies and procedures; 4) Conducting training on evidence processes and procedures, gathering information, assisting with preparing seized evidence reports, and assisting with troubleshooting problems relating to basic evidence management systems/applications, and resolving other evidence related issues as they arise. OR B. Have completed three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. OR C. A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages. Additional information on the position qualification requirements are located in the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Qualifications Standards Handbook. Time-In-Grade Requirement: Applicants must meet time-in-grade and time after competitive appointment requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

As a your typical work assignments may include: Receiving, inspecting, cataloging, and organizing all evidence as well as legal document submissions. Creating records in accordance with DEA and the Office of Forensic Science office. Providing operational assistance to customers, both domestic and international, in the area of evidence handling and submission. Conducting evidence storage and handling in compliance with all laboratory accreditation requirements. Organizing the vault in preparation for major events including bulk and non-bulk evidence destructions, inventories, and audits and inspections.