Police Officer

Full Job Description

The Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) 10 is recruiting for a Police Officer.

The Police Officer will function in Police Service; ensuring a safe and secure environment across all VA administrations and properties within various settings, including a variety of jurisdictional environments, such as VHA Medical Centers and facilities, Inpatient Clinics, Outpatient Clinics, and domiciliaries.

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

GS-06 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization.

Specialized experience includes: pursuing and/or apprehending persons fleeing a crime scene or attempting to resist arrest, subduing individuals causing disturbances, arresting violators based on eyewitness accounts, and taking charge of a crime or accident scene.

Preferred Experience: Successfully completed Department of Veterans Affairs Police Academy Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; 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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Experience as a security guard or corrections officer is generally not qualifying.

Note: You must provide detailed information of your experience performed.

Information such as "I was a Patrolman", "I was a Police Officer for a number of years," or "I enforced Federal, State, county, and laws" is insufficient to determine your qualifications.

Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week.

To calculate, first identify the percentage of required education you have earned (when substituting, you cannot use the first 60 semester hours that you earned).

Then identify the percentage of required experience you possess. Add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify at the GS-06.

For example, an applicant who has 9 semester hours of graduate level education (i.e. 50% of graduate education required) and 6 months of creditable specialized experience (i.e.

50% of the required experience) would equal 100% of the required experience for the position A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education.

There is no educational substitution for the GS-06 level.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; 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.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Lautenberg Amendment. This position authorizes the incumbent to carry a firearm.

Any person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 922(g)(91)).

Candidates who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence are not qualified for this position.

Candidates under consideration will be required to certify whether they have ever been convicted of such an offense.

False or fraudulent information provided by candidates is criminally punishable by fine or imprisonment (Title 18, U.S.C., Section 1001)Investigation of Fitness.

A character investigation may be conducted on applicants selected for employment.

The purpose of such an investigation is to secure evidence of the candidate's honesty, integrity, general character, and loyalty to the U.S. Government.

Such investigations will be conducted under the security requirements of the hiring agency. Major Duties:

Duties include but are not limited to: Protects individuals during any given situation against threats to personal safety when enforcing laws and regulations.

Responds immediately to and engages potentially armed individuals during active threat response situations.

Responds to highly dangerous and active crimes in progress, making independent decisions and taking immediate steps to preserve life and property.

Mitigates opportunities for assault, illegal entry, and theft involving highly protected information, property and/or processes at facilities containing special protective methods.

Provides patrol in vehicles, by foot and/or on a bicycle. Responds to calls for police assistance, irregularities, and unusual or suspicious circumstances.

Conducts asset protection during transport Writes comprehensive incident reports Provides policing services in various environments where each type of jurisdiction (Exclusive, Concurrent and Proprietorial) has different enforcement rules.

Seeks, detects, seizes, and protects evidence and witnesses at the scene of an incident.

Detects and intervenes in criminal activity Enforces traffic rules and regulations, including those related to speeding and reckless operation of vehicles while impaired or intoxicated.

Conducts investigative contacts/stops, exercising search and arrest authority, detaining witnesses, and apprehending suspects.

Advises individuals of their rights (such as Miranda, Weingarten, Garrity, etc.), and protecting the constitutional and civil rights of persons.

Intervenes, when necessary, to deescalate situations and determine when and how much force must be applied. Conducts prisoner transports to holding facilities and courts as required.

Conducts disaster response and recovery Provides Basic Life Support (BLS) to injured personnel and coordinates additional emergency response when needed Coordinates and directs search, rescue, and recovery for persons at high risk (e.g., missing or wandering patients, minors, etc.), including coordinating with local surrounding police departments to expand the search parameters.

Investigates incidents and takes steps to mitigate further risk and resolve situations.

Performs and provides training on drug and contraband intervention where contraband identification and knowledge is imperative Intervenes, when needed, to deescalate active suicidal behavior and/or prevents suicides.

Prepares case files and testifying in court as it pertains to enforcing laws and regulations.

Work Schedule: To Be Determined Position Description Title/PD#: Police Officer/PD99926S Physical Requirements: The work requires, on a regular and recurring basis, considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as running, frequent climbing of multiple flights of stairs, and carrying items weighing over 50 pounds.

It requires stamina, physical agility, dexterity, and the strength to pursue, apprehend or detain persons who are often uncooperative, assaultive, and/or armed.