Police Officer (Canine Handler)

Full Job Description

About the Position: The primary purpose of the position is to perform law enforcement (LE) work to maintain law and order, preserve the peace, protect life and civil rights, detect and investigate crimes, arrest or apprehend violators, and perform patrols within the jurisdiction of the military installation as a Military Working Dog (MWD) Handler.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below.

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; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) Participating in a Military Working Dog or Canine Handler/Decoy training program, 2.) Conducting traffic law enforcement patrol, 3.) Handling a working dog when responding to/investigating emergency calls and 4.) Utilizing law enforcement computer programs to compose incident reports.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Computer Literacy Criminal Investigation Public Safety and Security Traffic Control Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-07).

Major Duties:

• Direct traffic by setting up roadblocks, conducting traffic patrols or issuing citations.
• Perform first aid until medical emergency personnel arrive.
• Conduct investigations utilizing a Military Working Dog (MWD) such as searching out illegal narcotics or taking suspected violators into custody.
• Provide care for all Military Working Dogs (MWD) on weekends.
• Conduct training of assigned Military Working Dog (MWD) to maintain proficiency in utilization areas.
• Appear/testify in Military Court Martials or Federal and State Court proceedings.
• Operates the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) terminal in accordance with federal and state laws to transcribe data.