POLICE OFFICER

Full Job Description

You will serve as a POLICE OFFICER for the NAVSUPPACT PANAMA CITY 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.

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 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) Interpreting a body of basic laws and regulations; 2) Interpreting law enforcement operations, practices and techniques; 3) Maintaining order and protecting life and property; 4) Seizing and protecting evidence, or interviewing witnesses and taking statements, or conducting preliminary investigations or conducting traffic stops or detaining citizens in violations of law; 5) Subduing or disarming individuals.

(NOTE: Your answer must be supported by information in your resume.) Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/police-series-0083/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Major Duties:

• You will enforce laws, regulations, and statutes for the protection of life, property, and rights of individuals.
• You will take statements from victims, suspects, and witnesses to clarify conflicting information.
• You will compile evidence in accordance with mandated procedures.
• You will operate radar or other speed detection equipment to monitor and enforce traffic regulations or laws.
• You will control access to secure areas by determining which vehicles or personnel have credentials for entry.
• You will detain those who violate rules, regulations, and pertinent laws on public or private property.
• You will investigate circumstances or individuals that appear unusual or suspicious to prevent crime.