Supervisory Police Officer (Watch Commanderr)

Full Job Description

About the Position: Serves as a Supervisory Police Officer (Watch Commander), responsible to the Branch Supervisor, Law Enforcement Division under the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) at Fort Polk, LA.

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.

Current Department of Army Civilian Employees 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 required for internal applicants One year of specialized experience in the Federal service which includes work (1) Directing the activities of subordinates engaged in the protection of life, property, and the civil rights of citizens; (2) Responding to calls for police assistance and emergency situations; (3) Conducting investigations of crimes and suspected criminal activities; (4) Using word processing and web-based law enforcement computer programs to write or query reports.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

Specialized Experience required for external applicants One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-10 grade level (without current or prior Federal competitive or excepted service) which includes (1) Preparing accurate reports of investigation to support the legal process.

(2) Conducting investigations of crimes and suspected criminal activities (3) Perform the full range of duties pertaining to law enforcement.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-10).

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Arrest/Apprehension Criminal Investigation Managing Human Resources Written Communication Time in Grade Requirement Internal: 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 or second lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).

Time in Grade Requirement External: Applicants (without current or prior Federal competitive or excepted service) must have experience equivalent to the (GS-10). Major Duties:

• Apprehend violators as required by applicable laws or regulations.
• Ensure all patrols comply with organizational SOPs, policies, current law enforcement techniques and skills.
• Conduct short-term investigations on criminal cases.
• Conduct patrols to enforce Federal, State and Department of Defense, Department of the Army and local regulations.
• Respond to emergency calls, complaints and other calls for service.
• Serve as a Supervisory Police Officer (Watch Commander) over civilian and military police personnel.
• Provide directions to subordinate law enforcement supervisors and officers on patrol assignments.
• Coordinate emergency responses between law enforcement, security, fire, and other emergency units.
• Review law enforcement reports and supporting documentation for completeness and accuracy.