Police Officer (Desk Sergeant)
United States Army Installation Management Command
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POLICE OFFICER (INSTRUCTOR)
United States Army Installation Management Command
Department of the Army
Location
Oklahoma
Salary
$61,722 - $80,243
per year
Type
Closes
April 28, 2026
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 is for a police officer who focuses on training and instructing other officers in law enforcement skills and procedures at an Army base in Oklahoma.
The role involves creating lesson plans, delivering training sessions, and sometimes handling active policing duties like arrests and security checks.
It's a good fit for experienced police officers who enjoy teaching and mentoring while staying involved in frontline law enforcement.
Key Requirements
- One year of specialized experience in law enforcement training, such as presenting lessons on techniques and mentoring lower-level employees
- Ability to build course lessons, visual aids, and training materials from various sources
- Experience preparing and presenting training courses on law enforcement subjects
- Authority and experience in exercising arrest powers, searching, and detaining suspects
- Knowledge of conducting Selective Enforcement Checks (SECs) and ensuring they are scheduled
- Skills in developing, coordinating, and administering in-service training for federal and military police
- Ability to provide input on budgeting, manpower, and facilities for law enforcement training programs
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: This position is under the supervision of the US Army Garrison, Directorate of Emergency Services. Police/Provost Marshall Division.
Who May Apply: US Citizens 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.
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes presenting lessons and examples during courses on law enforcement techniques; demonstrating law enforcement operations and techniques to mentor lower level employee; assist with preparation of police training material and updating performance standards; assist range instructors in operation of ranges; and responding to criminal activity.
This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the Federal Service (GS-08). Major Duties:
- Build the course lessons using materials and information from various sources to construct the course lesson plans, visual aids.
- Prepare and presents training courses in a variety of subjects.
- Exercise arrest authority; searches and detains suspects
- Ensure Selective Enforcement Checks (SECs) are conducted as scheduled
- Develop, coordinate and administer in-service law enforcement training and development activities for all federal police officers and military police
- Provide input to supervisor to document needs and assure proper programming and budgeting of manpower, funds and facilities to support the law enforcement-training plan
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