POLICE OFFICER (INSTRUCTOR)
Commander, Navy Installations Command
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POLICE OFFICER
Commander, Navy Installations Command
Department of the Navy
Location
Coronado, California
Salary
$42,611 - $69,086
per year
Type
Closes
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GS-4 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $30,286 - $39,372
Typical requirements: 1 year general experience. 2 years college or associate degree.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This job is for a police officer at a Navy base in Coronado, California, where you'll enforce laws, control access to secure areas, direct traffic, issue citations, and document incidents to protect people and property.
It's a great fit for someone with prior experience in security, law enforcement, or military roles who wants to work in a structured government environment focused on base safety.
Entry-level candidates with basic relevant experience can start at GS-4, while those with more advanced skills might qualify for GS-6.
Key Requirements
- At least 6 months of general experience in administrative, clerical, technical, or military work involving protection of property, equipment, data, or materials
- At least 6 months of specialized experience equivalent to GS-03, including knowledge of basic laws, regulations, and law enforcement practices for maintaining order and protecting life/property
- For GS-06: 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to GS-05, such as issuing citations, preparing reports for law enforcement, and protecting assets
- Ability to enforce laws, regulations, and statutes to safeguard life, property, and individual rights
- Skills in controlling access for pedestrians and vehicles in restricted areas, directing traffic, and issuing citations for violations
- Proficiency in completing documentation, such as forms for events, citations, and witness interviews
- Experience monitoring and evaluating law enforcement projects or operations
Full Job Description
You will serve as a POLICE OFFICER in the Force Protection Division of NAVBASE CORONADO SEC DET.
In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.
Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position.
Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience.
GS-04: Your resume must demonstrate at least 6 months of general experience and 6 months of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-03 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Knowledge of a body of basic laws and regulations, law enforcement operations, practices, and techniques;2) Responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property.
General experience must demonstrate the following:1) Experience in administrative, clerical, technical, or military work that involved protecting property, equipment, data, or materials;2) Making judgments based on the application of directions, rules, regulations, or laws.
(NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) GS-06: Your resume must demonstrate at least 1 year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience must demonstrate the following:1) Issuing citations for violations of the law;2) Preparing reports and orders for dissemination to other law enforcement officials; and3) Protecting property, equipment, data, or materials.(NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) Major Duties:
- You will control access of pedestrians or vehicular traffic to restricted areas.
- You will monitor and evaluate progress of major law enforcement projects.
- You will enforce laws, regulations, and statutes for the protection of life, property, and rights of individuals.
- You will direct traffic and issue citations for improper vehicle operations and parking violations.
- You will complete forms for documentation of events (e.g., issuing citations, interviewing witnesses).
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