Police Officer (Desk Sergeant)

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Certain Personnel of the DoD Workforce to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: The incumbent performs duties as Desk Sergeant on a specific shift assigned to the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Department.

Incumbent is responsible for directing, coordinating, and overseeing the Desk operations. Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the 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.

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1) Perform law enforcement duties based upon knowledge of laws, statutes, and procedures to maintain order and protect life and property; 2) Collect evidence for use in investigations and prosecutions; 3) Evaluate situations to determine degree or severity of the incident to dispatch appropriate emergency response team.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). Major Duties:

• Serves as the initial point of contact for all persons, activities, visitors, and complainants either in person or telephonically regarding any activity that requires police action.
• As the initial contact in an emergency contact - receives, interprets, evaluates, and immediately decides what action is appropriate and implements that course of action.
• Interprets existing Department of the Army, Installation Command (IMCOM), and Fort Sill rules, regulations, policies, and procedures pertaining to law enforcement and access control.
• Solely responsible for the operation, monitoring, and maintenance of the Military Issue and Commercial Intrusion Detections Systems located on the Desk.
• Responsible for the operation of Detention Cells.
• In the absence of a Senior Shift Supervisor, and the Road Sergeant the incumbent assumes the duties and responsibilities of the Shift Supervisor.
• Ensures entries made in the Police Blotter and Journal are accurate in every detail in order to give an overview of an incident or situation that has occurred.