Supervisory Asylum Officer

This position is located in Refugee, Asylum and International Operations, Asylum Division, Los Angeles Asylum Office, Tustin, CA.

As a Supervisory Asylum Officer, you will adjudicate complex applications to make determinations regarding benefits, whether an individual qualifies for asylum, statutory withholding of removal, or withholding or deferral or removal under the CAT and works with FDNS to identify and to detect those who are seeking immigration benefits via fraudulent means.

• Provide technical and administrative direction to groups of Asylum Officers and support positions whose work involves adjudication of asylum and related applications under jurisdiction of Asylum Offices.
• Observe workers' performance; demonstrate and conduct work performance critiques and provide informal feedback and periodically evaluate employee performance.
• Issue instructions designed to improve efficiency of operations, promote development and utilization of skills and techniques, and provide standards for determining scope and extent of adjudications production required to ensure program objectives.
• Assure subordinates are trained in all aspects of duties including substantive law, procedure, and administrative responsibilities, and fully comply with provisions of security and safety regulations.
• Interpret and apply appropriate policy, regulations, and precedent decisions to make final determinations on complex, questionable cases regarding eligibility under Title 8 CFR, Convention Against Torture (CAT), and Immigration and Nationality Act.