Police Officer with Security Clearance

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Job description

Duties Conduct law enforcement duties at interior and exterior gates, assure proper Identification of all pedestrians or motor traffic, clear visitors, and maintain prescribed records. Perform patrol duties alone and take action based upon knowledge of laws, statutes, and procedures. Search or detain and arrange for search and interrogation of suspects. Recognize, collect, preserve, and mark evidence for use in investigations and prosecutions. Write or present oral reports of incidents and may be required to testify in court. Participate in regularly scheduled training in the techniques of first aid, sabotage, disorder, riot, disaster, and counter-terrorism. Conduct search of persons and vehicles entering or leaving the installation as directed or when probable cause exists. Maintain traffic control at shift changes; enforce traffic regulations controls. Reroute traffic in emergency situations, issue warning, tickets or summons, apprehend violators, obtain facts, and prepare statements concerning accidents or violations. Ensure security of access to installation, buildings, and areas within the installation in order to protect critical property. Maintain vigilance against acts of sabotage, espionage, theft, violence, and infractions of rules; patrol assigned areas; sit/stand at assigned posts; and issue passes to visitors who are properly identified. Encounter a variety of problems involving military and civilian members who works on the installation. Investigate problems and come up with workable solutions within established guidelines. May be required to perform Desk Sergeant/Dispatch responsibilities. Evaluate the situation and determine degree of severity of the incident or accident and to be able to dispatch appropriately qualified team (experience and/or special training) to investigate and/or to lend assistance as appropriate. Requirements Conditions of Employment Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation. Serve on permanent or rotating shifts at fixed access control points (ACP), or vehicle patrols assigned to a specific area. This position requires the incumbent be able to obtain and maintain a determination of eligibility for a Secret security clearance or access for the duration of employment. Incumbent must have successfully graduated from the United States Army Civilian Police Academy; or successfully graduate within 12 months of hire date; or is a current employee and is considered grandfathered IAW AR 190-56. Incumbent must be able to successfully pass training, certification and qualification requirements related to law enforcement work functions as prescribed by policy, regulations or statutes. These include, but not limited to: weapons qualifications, first aid/CPR and National Incident Management System (NIMS) training requirements. Pass a Physical Agility Test (PAT) within 30 days of hire date and annually thereafter. Successfully pass a pre-employment and recurring medical evaluation. Comply with and maintain the requirements of the Individual Reliability Program (IRP). The duties of this position meet the criteria for compliance with Federal and Department of the Army Drug Free Workplace Programs. Detection of the presence of drugs is warranted. This position is subject to the provisions of the Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban commonly referred to as the Lautenberg Amendment. This position has been designated "Mission Essential". In the event of severe weather conditions or other such emergency type situations (natural or man-made disaster) the incumbent is required to report or remain at work. Incumbent must possess a valid state driver's license and be able to obtain and maintain a government motor vehicle operator's license. Hours of work are subject to irregular and/or rotating shifts, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays. Incumbent is required to work overtime as directed and is subject to recall for emergency overtime. Incumbent is subject to possible civil action due to improper exercises of authority or injudicious use of force in the apprehension or detention of individuals. This position has a requirement to lift up to 50 lbs. in the regular performance of duties. This position requires the employee to use personal protective equipment provided by the employer. Incumbent must wear a uniform and comply with the Army Civilian Police Dress and maintain a high state of appearance and hygiene in accordance with AR 190-56. Qualifications Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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 for the GS-5: One year of specialized experience which includes experience that provided knowledge of a body of basic laws and regulations, law enforcement operations, practices, and techniques and involved responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property such as filling out reports on incidents of theft or accidents and write citations and/or sworn statements for clear-cut, observed violations of laws and rules, OR monitor personnel movements to and from a controlled access area when the post is observable by senior officers. Creditable specialized experience may have been gained in work on a police force; through service as a military police officer; in work providing visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forests, or other natural resource or recreational environments; in performing criminal investigative duties; or in other work that provided the required knowledge and skills. (Note: Successful completion of a Federal, State, county, or municipal police academy or comparable training course which included at least 40 classroom hours of instruction in police department procedures and methods, and local law and regulations, may be substituted for three months of specialized experience.) This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-04). OR Education: Four years of education above the high school level in an accredited school leading to a bachelor's degree in Police Science or a comparable degree program related to the work of the position, such as Criminal Justice. OR Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide your semester hours of education by 120. Add the two percentages. Specialized Experience for the GS-6: One year of specialized experience which includes experience in law enforcement operations, practices, and techniques that involve responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property such as performing traffic control and emergency response duties, or providing visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forests, or other natural resource or recreational environments. Creditable specialized experience may have been gained in work on a police force; through service as a military police officer; in work providing visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forests, or other natural resource or recreational environment; or performing criminal investigative duties; or work as a security guard. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-05). Specialized Experience for the GS-7: One year of specialized experience which includes experience applying laws and regulations to law enforcement operations, practices and techniques and involved responsibility for maintaining order and protecting life and property, or experience such as assisting with law enforcement preliminary investigations, pursuing/apprehending persons fleeing a crime scene or attempting to resist arrest, performing criminal investigative duties which include preserving evidence and interrogating suspects. Creditable specialized experience may have been gained in work on a police force; through service as a military police officer; in work providing visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forests, or other natural resource or recreational environments or in performing criminal investigative duties. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06). 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 for GS-06 and GS-07 no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Advancement requirement to positions up to GS-5: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-5 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment. Education FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization tha

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