Supervisory Police Officer (Station Commander)

Full Job Description

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA Certain Personnel of DoD Workforce for to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Serves as the Station Commander for the Police Services Division, and functions as the Military Police Station Commander for Ft. Bliss TX.

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 by providing direct tactical guidance to subordinate officers during daily patrols; conducting on-the-job training for patrol officers in specific job techniques to ensure compliance with departmental standards; establishing incident command during critical events by employing National Incident Management System (NIMS) protocols to contain incidents; preparing detailed law enforcement reports using web-based programs to ensure accurate documentation of all incidents.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).

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:

• Supervises two Civilian Police Desk Sergeants, four military Desk Sergeants and the operations of the Military Police Desk.
• Plans work assignments and schedules personnel to assure successful accomplishment of assigned missions and responsibilities.
• Advises and instructs employees concerning work and administrative related matters. Informs supervisor of anticipated vacancies, increase in workload or other circumstances to obtain replacements, temporary help or additional staff.
• Protection functions, law enforcement duties, accident investigation, crime prevention, traffic control, evidence gathering, bike patrol, and community policing.