Asylum Officer

Summary

This position is located in Refugee, Asylum & International Operations, Asylum Division.

Every day, our Asylum Officers (Training) identify, design, coordinate, and deliver training services to meet the training requirements of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) local offices.

Duties

• Provide guidance as the subject matter expert on asylum policy, procedures and law, on the duties and responsibilities of asylum officers including country condition information and analysis, and on USCIS and US government immigration procedures.
• Develop and provide local trainings to the officer and supervisory officer staff on asylum policy, procedures, and law, on the duties and responsibilities of asylum officers.
• Conduct local asylum officer training relevant to asylum, credible and reasonable fear, and NACARA adjudications.
• Support the RAIO and asylum officer training program by reviewing and providing feedback on course material, reviewing and grading coursework, and administering and evaluating graded practical exercises.
• Provide ongoing coaching, monitoring, and mentoring to local asylum officers that require additional support including officers who are not meeting asylum officer performance standards.

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