Lead Police Officer
What you'd do
In this position you will work as a member of the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center (MWEOC), Police Department. MWEOC is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, approximately 60 miles west of Washington, DC. The ideal candidate for this position will have experience leading law enforcement and security operations and assigning Police Officers various work assignments for posts, patrols and services.
Major duties
All MWEOC staff have emergency assignments and are considered deployed in place. Exercises and activations are planned and unplanned, and may require long hours, nights, weekends and holidays. All MWEOC employees are: (1) required to use a government-issued electronic device (to include cellular phones); (2) subject to recall during emergency situations; and (3) required to perform work in locations both above and below ground. What will I do in this position if hired? In this position, you will serve as a Lead Police Officer, responsible for maintaining law and order and protecting life, property and the civil rights of individuals as well as for protecting Government property and national security information from acts of sabotage, espionage, terrorism, trespass, theft, fire and accidental and/or willful damage and destruction. Typical assignments include: Communicating team assignments, projects and distributing workload and tasks for completion of deadlines. Carrying firearms and making arrests in order for detecting and investigating a wide variety of incidents for enforcement of Federal, State, local laws, rules, regulations and procedures. Coordinating and completing investigations of all crimes, both felony and misdemeanor, which cannot be resolved through the initial efforts of the reporting officer and preliminary investigation. Leading officers in patrolling facility grounds and structures to prevent and detect theft, damage, or unauthorized entry. Assisting the incident commander with law enforcement response to all emergency situations or incidents. What else do I need to know? At FEMA, our mission is to help people before, during and after disasters, and every employee at FEMA has a role in emergency management. Every FEMA employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, though not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. All positions are subject to recall around the clock for emergency management operations, which may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description. Travel requirements in support of emergency operations may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require employees to relocate to emergency sites with physically austere and operationally challenging conditions. Promotion Potential: Future promotions will be dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, the continuing need for an employee assigned to the higher level, and administrative approval.
What you need to qualify
Current Federal employees must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent grade band in the Federal service. The qualification requirements listed below must be met by the closing date of this announcement. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 level, you must possess one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-08 level in the Federal government, which has equipped you with the skills needed to successfully perform the duties of the position. Experience may be obtained in the federal government, a state or local government, or private sector, and must demonstrate the following: Conducting investigations, security checks and patrolling to maintain order and to protect life and property AND; Coordinating law enforcement responses to emergency situations AND; Providing instructions and/or assigning various work (patrols/services) to a team. AND In addition to the minimum qualifications described above, you must have completed Federal Law Enforcement Training (FLETC) and will need to upload your certification or course transcript with your application. Failure to upload a copy of your FLETC or course transcript will result in the applicant being removed from consideration. Other Requirements for the position: Pass a pre-employment and yearly physical exam and maintain a specified medical profile. Wear a uniform. Carry firearms /weapons authorized for their specific jurisdiction & to periodically re-familiarize themselves with authorized weapons & demonstrate skill and proficiency in their use. Complete Uniform Police Training Program, or equivalent FLETC basic police training program prior to appointment. Maintain access & rights to assigned classified communications systems. Maintain National Crime Information Center (NCIC) & National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) certifications & rights to query criminal history & citizenship of persons attempting MWEOC access. Certified in CPR and AED & familiar with Hazmat Operations. Wear various Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to include respirators, mask, self-contained breathing apparatus, Kevlar helmets, gloves, boots, glasses or goggles and ballistic and tactical gear. Work overtime & shift work. Please read the following important information to ensure we have everything we need to consider your application: Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. Please limit your resume to two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages. Your resume serves as the basis for experience related qualification determinations, and you must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable), as it relates to this job opportunity. Please use your own words, be clear, and specific when describing your work history. We cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Are you qualifying based on your work experience? Qualifications are based on your ability to demonstrate in your resume that you possess one year of the specialized experience for this announcement at a comparable scope and responsibility. To ensure all of the essential information is in your resume, we encourage you to use the USAJOBS online Resume Builder. If you choose to use your own resume, it must contain the following information organized by experience/position: (1) job title, (2) name of employer, (3) start and end dates of each period of employment (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY), (4) detailed description of duties performed, accomplishments, and related skills, and (5) hours worked per week (part-time employment will be prorated in crediting experience). Federal experience/positions must also include the grade level, occupational series and dates in which you held each grade level. Are you a current or former FEMA Reservist/Disaster Assistance Employee (DAE)? To accurately credit your experience from intermittent positions and Reservist Deployments, you must list the dates (from MM/DD/YY to MM/DD/YY) of deployments that are relevant to your qualifying experience, along with the job title and specific duties you were responsible for during each deployment. Determining length of General or Specialized Experience is dependent on the above information. Failure to provide the above information in your resume may result in your application being found "not qualified." 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills, and provides valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. For additional information on crediting experience and/or education, please reference the OPM General Schedule Qualification Standards
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