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Posted: January 5, 2026 (10 days ago)

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POLICE OFFICER (INSTRUCTOR)

Commander, Navy Installations

Department of the Navy

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$61,409 - $79,830

per year

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GS-8 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $46,479 - $60,424

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-7. Graduate study or significant experience.

Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).

Job Description

Summary

This job involves training Navy police officers on law enforcement topics like investigations and procedures, while also managing training programs and inspecting equipment such as weapons.

A good fit would be someone with hands-on police experience who enjoys teaching and organizing educational sessions for security teams.

It's based at a naval air station in Texas and requires commitment to federal training standards.

Key Requirements

  • At least one year of specialized experience at GS-08 level or equivalent in law enforcement training and instruction
  • Completion of Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Uniformed Police Training Program as a condition of employment
  • Ability to prepare course materials and provide up-to-date information on law enforcement topics
  • Skills in conducting lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and practical training sessions
  • Experience identifying training needs, scheduling, and ensuring completion for law enforcement personnel
  • Proficiency in developing training programs, schedules, and operating plans for police forces
  • Capability to conduct field inspections and monitor accountability of assigned weapons

Full Job Description

You will serve as a POLICE OFFICER (INSTRUCTOR) in the FORCE PROTECTION of NAS CORPUS CHRISTI 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-08 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) Preparing course materials in the field of law enforcement; 2) Providing up-to-date material and information to students; 3) Conducting lectures, discussions, conferences, and demonstrations on law enforcement, investigative techniques, procedures, and practical applications; 4) Identifying training needs and requirements of each law enforcement student, ensuring training is scheduled and completed.

(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/ "Completion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Uniformed Police Training Program is a condition of continued employment.

Employee will be required to sign a continuing service agreement prior to travel to the academy.

Agreement to Continue in Service - CSA, Agency requires 36 month of continued employment after the completion of required training from the FLETC in accordance with Title 5 USC 4108 and 5 CFR410.309.

Failure to voluntary complete length of employment requirement can subject employee to reimburse to the agency for fees, such as tuition and related fees, travel, and other special expenses (excluding salary) paid in connection with the training" Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office.

Some supplemental documents contain personal information such as SSN and DOB and some documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you.

You may sanitize these documents to remove said personal information before you submit your application. You must provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected.

Resumes are restricted to no more than 2 pages. Illegible/unreadable resumes will not be considered.

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 develop law enforcement training programs, schedules, personnel actions, and operating plans for a police force.
  • You will facilitate classroom studies for law enforcement personnel using instructional techniques or formats (e.g., role playing, simulations, team exercises, group discussions, videos, lectures).
  • You will conduct field inspection of weapons assigned to law enforcement personnel.
  • You will monitor assigned weapons to ensure accountability.
  • You will identify law enforcement employee development needs to verify performance goals are met.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 1/5/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/5/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: ST-12856302-26-CAS