LEAD POLICE OFFICER

Duties

·        Identify unusual situations and/or conditions to determine required action for resolving incidents.

·        Use probable cause requirements to conduct investigations (e.g. preliminary and non-criminal).

·        Assign work to unit/team employees based on priorities and consideration of the difficulty of assignment according to the capability of the employee.

·        Review assigned reports ensuring accuracy of paperwork submitted.

·        Provide technical advice to ensure compliance with the enforcement of laws, rules, and/or regulations.

·        Arrange for training of unit/team members in methods/techniques of team building and working in teams to accomplish tasks or projects.

·        Instruct field training officers, trainees or police officers in specific police officer tasks and techniques.

Qualifications

In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities, to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered.   Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities, as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to submit a thorough resume that directly relates to this position.

In addition, your resume must demonstrate the following:

Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-08grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience is defined as experience that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled and has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities, to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Knowledge of a body of laws and regulations; assisting in the planning and directing of watch activities, preparing absentee reports and watch schedules/lists; deploying police officers on motorized, bicycle, or walking patrols; directing police officers at fixed posts; controlling vehicle and personnel access to the installation; instructing field training officers; monitoring and maintaining criminal activity statistics; receives reports, maintains desk journals and ensures accuracy of paperwork submitted.

Selectee must possess and maintain a valid state driver's license.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management web site: http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/0000/police-series-0083/

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer and part time experience. You must clearly identify the duties and responsibilities in each position held and the total number of hours per week.

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.

As part of the application process, you must complete and submit an occupational questionnaire. To preview this questionnaire and determine if your experience matches the required skills for this position, click the following link:View Assessment Questions  

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating and/or appointment eligibility.

Education

Are you using your education to qualify? For positions requiring positive education requirements, or if you are using education to meet all or part of the qualification requirements, you must submit a copy of your transcripts or an itemized list of college courses which includes equivalent information from the transcript (course title, semester/quarter hours, and grade/degree earned).   See OPM's General Policies for information on crediting education.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the qualification requirements if the applicant can provide documentation indicating that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide such evidence when applying for further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html

Selectee must successfully complete a designated USMC Police Officers Course of Instruction and meet all certification requirements, to include weapons certifications, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Automated External Defibrillator (AED), DoD and Joint Training Regulations, etc.  Training may be conducted at a regional training facility.

Selectee may be required to attend the Inland Boat Operator Training Program or similar course