LEAD POLICE OFFICER
What you'd do
This is a public notice flyer to notify interested applicants of anticipated vacancies. Applications will not be accepted through this flyer. Interested applicants must follow the directions in the "How to Apply" section of this flyer to be considered. There may or may not be actual vacancies filled from this flyer. Notice of Result letters will not be sent to applicants who respond to this flyer.
Major duties
You will prevent, detect and investigate violations of laws, rules and regulations. You will make arrests and performing booking procedures. You will pass directions and information to officers on patrol assignments, coordinating emergency responses between police and other emergency units. You will conduct preliminary investigations of incidents ranging from minor offenses to felony and major crimes. You will instruct employees in specific tasks and job techniques and makes available written instructions, reference materials and supplies. You will give on the job training to new employees in accordance with established procedures and practices. You will be assigned gate Sentry or patrol duties alongside military and Civil Service personnel.
What you need to qualify
Your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-06 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Performing law enforcement (LE), physical security (PS) and force protection (FP) functions; 2) Identifying/Deploying specialized or advanced techniques, equipment, knowledge, and/or training; 3) Conducting preliminary and/or ongoing investigations of incidents; and 4) Documenting law enforcement and security events and the issuance of citations. You must attend, or have attended in the past 10 years, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) Uniformed Police Training Program (UPTP) course. This is the police academy for all police personnel in the department and is a condition of employment. This course is approximately three months in length. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/police-series-0083/ Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.
Before you apply
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