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Police Records Clerk (Office Automation)

United States Army Installation Management Command

Department of the Army

Fresh

Salary

$51,957 - $67,543

per year

Closes

March 23, 2026

GS-5 Pay Grade

Base salary range: $33,878 - $44,042

Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience. Bachelor's degree.

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

Job Description

Summary

This job involves handling administrative tasks for police records at a U.S.

Army base, such as reviewing and editing law enforcement reports, preparing forms for crimes, and assisting visitors or callers with accurate information.

It's a good fit for someone with office experience who pays close attention to detail and can quickly learn rules about laws and military procedures.

No prior police background is needed, but reliability and good customer service skills are key.

Key Requirements

  • One year of specialized experience researching state criminal/traffic laws, U.S. Codes, UCMJ Articles, and related regulations/policies
  • Experience reviewing and editing draft police reports for accuracy of charges and offenses
  • Performing routine clerical and administrative functions in an office setting
  • 52 weeks of federal service at GS-05 level or equivalent (time-in-grade requirement)
  • Eligibility under specific employment authorities (e.g., veterans, military spouses, current DoD civilians)
  • Proficiency in office automation tools for data entry and report processing
  • Ability to provide accurate advice to customers and commanders on short notice

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serves as a Police Records Clerk performs a variety of clerical, administrative and office automation functions.

Exercises extensive technical knowledge of legal/police terminology, regulations, procedures and processes governing administrative functions.

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 Army Defense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Employee Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) 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 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: Researching topics such as state criminal and traffic laws, U.S.

Codes, Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) Articles, and other applicable regulations/policies; reviewing and editing draft police reports to ensure accuracy of charges for the specific offenses; AND performing routine clerical and administrative functions.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05) 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-05).

Major Duties:

  • Reviews and corrects deficiencies found in incoming, unedited, and uncoded draft law enforcement reports (LER).
  • Prepares DA Form 4833 for all Crime Records Center (CRC) reportable crimes and repeat offenses; assigns a suspense date, maintains a suspense file, and processes through the appropriate channels.
  • Serves as the Post Debarment, and revocation and suspension of installation driving privileges clerk for DES.
  • Provides assistance to walk-in visitors, and telephone callers.
  • Required to provide correct advice to customers and unit commanders at short notice and on a continual basis.

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Posted on USAJOBS: 3/2/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 3/3/2026

Source: USAJOBS | ID: MCFT-26-12893311-MP