Law Enforcement Officer (Instructor)

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This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, OJS, Indian Police Academy in Artesia New Mexico or Devils Lake North Dakota.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (OPM Operating Manual, Qualification Standards ).

GS-12: To qualify at the GS-12 level you must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GL-11 grade level: serving as a sworn law enforcement officer for a federal, state, county, local, or tribal law enforcement department; identifying training program needs and developing/revising training materials, student/instructor evaluations, class coordination, and curriculum reviews.

Provides day-to-day general administrative oversight of the Law Enforcement Instructor team.

FIREARMS REQUIREMENT: This position requires that the incumbent meet initial and continuing qualifications in the use of firearms as outlined in the Gun Control Act of 1968, amended by the Lautenberg Amendment of 1996.

An applicant whose background includes any of the following will be ineligible for consideration: 1) convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment exceeding one year; 2) has any outstanding warrants or is a fugitive from justice; 3) unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance; 4) adjudicated as a mental defective or has been committed to a mental institution; 5) illegally or unlawfully in the United States; 6) renounced U.

S. citizenship; 7) subject to a court-ordered restraining order from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner or child; or 8) convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

MAXIMUM ENTRY AGE LIMIT: The maximum entry-age for this position shall not exceed age 37, unless you have sufficient prior Federal civilian law enforcement [or firefighter, if applicable] experience or you are a preference eligible veteran.

If you are a preference eligible veteran, you may be eligible for this position after your 37th birthday.

You must supply a copy of your Defense Department Form 214 (DD-214) along with Standard Form 15 (if applicable) and any associated documentation in accordance with the instructions in this vacancy announcement.

Failure to provide this documentation with your application will result in the loss of eligibility to receive a waiver of the maximum entry age requirement.

If you have an approved age waiver, please submit that with your application.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Duties involve performing physically rigorous assignments, oftentimes in isolated outdoor environments, frequently while exposed to severe weather conditions.

Working conditions may be dangerous and pose the potential risk of loss of life or serious injury to the Incumbent.

Dangerous persons, many of whom are known to be combative and carry weapons, must be physically confronted, subdued, and apprehended, sometimes with no backup, far from assistance or help.

Prisoners must be kept under physical restraint during transport and processing.

Incumbent must be capable of engaging in maximum physical exertion without warning, pursuing perpetrators on foot, or responding to life threatening emergencies.

Incumbent must possess sufficient aerobic capacity and muscular strength to subdue perpetrators or participate in sustained emergency or rescue efforts.

Criminal investigations often must be conducted without regard to fixed work schedules, days off, or opportunities for proper rest or nutrition.

Long hours conducting surveillance, investigations, apprehension, transport of prisoners, etc. are required of the incumbent.

Carrying heavy objects and traversing long distances over difficult or hazardous terrain in extreme weather conditions are normal requirements for the position.

Incumbent is required to participate in the mandatory Bureau's physical fitness program that equips the incumbent for performance in all physical aspects of the position.

There is a high-stress component to much of the incumbent's work assignment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: While some work may be performed in an office setting, most of the work is performed outdoors in all kinds of weather and climatic conditions.

The work is performed at various hours of the day and night and for prolonged periods during emergency situations.

Long periods of surveillance work may be required in cramped or unpleasant locations and under unpleasant conditions during investigations.

The incumbent is frequently exposed to high-risk and potentially dangerous situations in law enforcement and emergency types of situations requiring use of a wide range of personal protective gear some of which may be uncomfortable, hot, or inconvenient to wear, adherence to specific safety procedures, and other precautions.

NOTE: If you have previous law enforcement (LE) Federal experience, you must enter the number of MONTHS when you respond to the questionnaire.

For example, if you have 5 years of Federal LE experience, you must enter 60 months, 4 years would be 48 months, etc. Otherwise, the system may screen you out.

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date.

Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date. Major Duties:

As Law Enforcement Officer (Instructor), GS-1801, your typical work assignments may include, but not limited to: Serve as a commissioned law enforcement officer performing law enforcement duties.

These duties include but are not limited to investigating, apprehending, detaining, arresting, or prosecuting and/or include detection, issuing citations; transporting prisoners to detention facilities, and prosecuting violators of a variety of law enforcement laws, rules, and regulations that have been enacted to ensure the protection and safe use of Bureau facilities and resources.

Serve as a law enforcement training instructor for lower graded officers and may assist with developing and conducting law enforcement training curricula for local and/or regional programs.

Instructs classes and conducts practical exercises (PE) according to pre-established lesson plans/course outlines in such a manner that the students achieve the course objectives.

Provide administrative oversight by supervising the USIPA Police/Corrections Instructors by exercising necessary technical and supervisory responsibilities to plan, direct, implement, evaluate, and coordinate the functions of the instructor program by ensuring instructor coverage.

Structuring assignments and assigns work to subordinates based on priorities and deadlines, selective consideration of the difficulty and requirements of assignments, and employee.