Police Officer (Instructor)

Full Job Description

The Dayton, Ohio VA Medical Center's VISN 10 Police Service is recruiting for a well-qualified Police Officer (Instructor).

This position is located within the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration.

The mission of the Police Service is to serve and protect Veterans, patients, employees, contractors, volunteers, affiliates, visitors, and others who frequent VA facilities.

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

GS-07 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-06 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 is work that provided knowledge of a body of basic laws and regulations, law enforcement operations, practices, and techniques and involved responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property.

Creditable specialized experience may have been gained in work on a police force; through service as a military police officer; in work providing visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forests, or other natural resource or recreational environments; in performing criminal investigative duties; or in other work that provided the required knowledge and skills.

At this level, police work must have included patrolling assigned area(s) to enforce laws and ordinances, regulate traffic, control crowds, prevent crimes and/or arrest violators.

Experience as a security guard or corrections officer is generally NOT qualifying.

Note: 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.

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.

Driver's License Requirement: Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Applicants must possess a valid, unrestricted State driver's license, have a safe driving record, and demonstrate that he or she is medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely.

Applicants are required to pass agency Government Vehicle Drivers physical examination.

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. Major Duties:

Duties include, but are not limited to: Administers and coordinates the education and training program for a police department.

Prepares training schedules, coordinates equipment, room availability, and dates and times for on-site training and off-campus drills.

Conducts classroom lectures and presentations, role-playing scenarios, and skills demonstrations. Develops, presents, delivers, and coordinates courses for a training program.

Changes training curriculum to fit the criteria focused on jurisdiction, level of experience and complications observed. Oversees the initial and on-the-job training of all newly assigned personnel.

Explains work requirements, methods, and procedures, to include providing special instructions and answering technical questions about the work.

Designates tasks necessary for new Police Officers to gain experience to do work. Evaluates employee performance to identify special or additional training requirements.

Coordinates with Federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies regarding updates in police information, procedures, and legal decisions.

Coordinates the use of guest instructors from various local and federal law enforcement agencies, and emergency/public service agencies.

Serves as the Police Department representative when attending meetings and participating in committees.

Makes suggestions and recommendations on curricula modifications based on observations and trends in the policing field.

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. Deescalates situations and determines when and how much force must be applied.

Responds to calls for police assistance. Performs vehicular patrols as required. Enforces laws, rules, regulations, and resolving violations/offenses. Searches and detains suspects.

Advises individuals of their rights (Miranda, Weingarten, Garrity, etc.). Takes charge of emergencies and establishes operating procedures.

Serves as an on-call point of contact to direct the Police Department during natural disasters, terrorist acts, criminal activity, and other emergencies.

Establishes safe perimeters, evacuates personnel, and assists with crowd control operations. Responds immediately to and engages potentially armed individuals during active threat response situations.

Work Schedule: 10 hour shifts/ needs of service Position Description Title/PD#: Police Officer (Instructor)/PD99844S Physical Requirements: The work requires, on a regular and recurring basis, considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as 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.