Supervisory Police Officer

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: As Chief, Police/Provost Marshal Division, is technically and administratively responsible for the law enforcement operations at a medium garrison within the Installation Management Command (IMCOM).

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 overseeing law enforcement operations in the prevention, detection, and reporting of crimes; the arrest or apprehension of violators; assisting citizens in emergency situations AND developing plans for law enforcement operations to safeguard the public and mitigate criminal activity.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted Major Duties:

• Develop law enforcement programs and operating plans for the installation and is responsible for planning, supervising, and managing the operations of the division.
• Recommend solutions and coordinates implementation of major changes in procedures, staffing, funding, organization, and staffing.
• Plan for current and long-range operations based on workload trends and projected requirements.
• Advise top-level installation managers on police department issues impacting them and develops acceptable solutions to problems.
• Make decisions on project priorities to meet changing requirements; reassigning personnel as necessary and assuring efficient use of space, personnel, funds and equipment to meet workload and mission changes.
• Identify problem areas and makes necessary changes in policies and procedures to correct deficiencies and to meet short and long range objectives.
• Direct and supervise the law enforcement staff directly or indirectly through subordinate supervisors performing the various police functions.
• Prepare performance rating plans and evaluates key Police Department personnel, counseling them as required. Plans for and initiates all requests for formal training.