Police Officer
Duties and functions of a VHA Police Officer GS-06 include, but are not limited to the following:
Detect and enforce violations against the criminal laws of the United States occurring within the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Must be alert and responsive to situations requiring immediate and courteous assistance to patients, visitors, and employees who require direction and physical assistance. Keep a daily journal of routine and unusual occurrences or actions taken during a watch period. Writes uniform offense reports covering incidents during their tour of duty containing pertinent information which is factual and classified properly, and is responsible for timely and accurate completion of reports which must be typewritten. Control traffic and enforce parking regulations, issue citations and violation notices for personally observed violations of the law, rules or regulations (or physically arrests violators caught in the act or who readily admit to guilt or based on eyewitness accounts). Determine the need for and implement, various degree of the Stop and Question procedure (Voluntary Stop, Forcible Stop, Investigative Detention), to ensure that illegal materials and substances, which could be harmful to patients, personnel and other visitors of the Medical Center are confiscated. Detain suspects and witnesses and take statements from witnesses; interrogate suspects and clarify conflicting statements. Question victims at the scene of an incident to determine the reasons for a call for assistance. Responsible for law and order, physical security, physical safety and protection of patients, visitors, employees and equipment, buildings and ground on all property owned and controlled by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Responds to all medical code calls to maintain areas; control panic/duress alarms, and takes proper action. Be alert for all suspicious activity which may result in theft, burglary, vandalism, assault or other crimes. Recognize the difference in normal and deviant behavior. Work Schedule:
Rotating Shifts, Nights, Weekends and Holidays Position Description Title/PD#:
Police Officer/ Police Officer/623-10719-A Physical Requirements:
The duties of these positions require moderate to arduous physical exertion and/or duties of a hazardous nature. The following medical requirements apply to all applicants:
good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors and ability to hear the conversational voice. Agencies may establish additional job-related physical or medical requirements provided that the specific positions involve the arduous or hazardous duties to which the physical requirements relate. Applicants and employees must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of the position without risk to themselves or others. Applicants and employees must possess emotional and mental stability. In most instances, a specific medical condition or impairment will not automatically disqualify an applicant or employee. A medical condition or impairment is disqualifying only if the condition, for good medical reason, precludes assignment to or warrants restriction from the duties of the specific position. For some positions, the loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Reasonable accommodation shall also be considered in determining an applicant's ability to perform the duties of a position. Reasonable accommodation may include, but is not limited to the use of assistive devices, job modification or restructuring, provision of readers and interpreters, or adjusted work schedules. All positions involving Federal motor vehicle operation carry the additional medical requirements specified in 5 CFR 930 and the General Policies and Instructions section of this Manual located on OPM.gov. An employee must possess a valid State license, have a safe driving record and demonstrate that he or she is medically qualified to operate the appropriate vehicle safely. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. GS-06 grade level:
One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes:
Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Specialized experience is 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. 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, forest, or other natural resource or recreational environments; in performing criminal investigative duties; or in other work that provided the required knowledge and skills. Responding to calls or alarms involving crimes - Questioning individuals at the scene - Establishing the identity of injured parties - Identifying the nature of incidents, and taking statements - Informing individuals about their rights as suspects and/or witnesses - Operating radar or other speed detection equipment and pursuing speeding vehicles when enforcing traffic regulations or laws - Issuing citations - Enforcing speed limits - Assisting at accident scenes - Preparing reports that describe events that may be used in future legal actions - Responding to duress alarms and subduing unruly individuals - Patrolling - Pursuing and apprehending person - Subduing individuals causing disturbances - Identifying and arresting violators - Making arrest and performing booking procedures, conducting investigations - Questioning and taking statements from victims, witnesses, and complainants; interrogating suspects - Applying all correct rules of search and seizure - Analyzing facts to identify suspects and develop case information. Specialized experience must have included active arrest authority and firearm proficiency with a license to carry; experience as a security guard or corrections officer is generally not qualifying. Requirements for Police Officer Position:
New VA Police Officers are required to successfully complete the in-residence 10 week Basic Police Officer Course in Little Rock, Arkansas. Satisfactory completion of this course is a condition of continued employment. Officers are required carry agency-approved firearms while on duty on VA property. Officers must achieve and maintain qualification with the agency-approved firearm as condition of gaining and continuing employment as a Police Officer. Officers must also successfully complete physical and psychological examinations prior to entering on duty and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment. Applicants must possess a valid State license, have a safe driving record and demonstrate that he or she is medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely. Applicants selected for this position must be proficient in the English language in accordance with Public Law 94-102 dated November 23, 1977. An individual who is convicted of a domestic violence charge cannot be authorized to own, be issued, purchase, or otherwise have possession of a handgun under the Lautenberg Amendment (PL 104-208) to the Gun Control Act of 1969 (18 USC 922). a back ground security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a back ground security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. This is a testing designated position. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment the VA. 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
Detect and enforce violations against the criminal laws of the United States occurring within the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Must be alert and responsive to situations requiring immediate and courteous assistance to patients, visitors, and employees who require direction and physical assistance. Keep a daily journal of routine and unusual occurrences or actions taken during a watch period. Writes uniform offense reports covering incidents during their tour of duty containing pertinent information which is factual and classified properly, and is responsible for timely and accurate completion of reports which must be typewritten. Control traffic and enforce parking regulations, issue citations and violation notices for personally observed violations of the law, rules or regulations (or physically arrests violators caught in the act or who readily admit to guilt or based on eyewitness accounts). Determine the need for and implement, various degree of the Stop and Question procedure (Voluntary Stop, Forcible Stop, Investigative Detention), to ensure that illegal materials and substances, which could be harmful to patients, personnel and other visitors of the Medical Center are confiscated. Detain suspects and witnesses and take statements from witnesses; interrogate suspects and clarify conflicting statements. Question victims at the scene of an incident to determine the reasons for a call for assistance. Responsible for law and order, physical security, physical safety and protection of patients, visitors, employees and equipment, buildings and ground on all property owned and controlled by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Responds to all medical code calls to maintain areas; control panic/duress alarms, and takes proper action. Be alert for all suspicious activity which may result in theft, burglary, vandalism, assault or other crimes. Recognize the difference in normal and deviant behavior. Work Schedule:
Rotating Shifts, Nights, Weekends and Holidays Position Description Title/PD#:
Police Officer/ Police Officer/623-10719-A Physical Requirements:
The duties of these positions require moderate to arduous physical exertion and/or duties of a hazardous nature. The following medical requirements apply to all applicants:
good near and distant vision, ability to distinguish basic colors and ability to hear the conversational voice. Agencies may establish additional job-related physical or medical requirements provided that the specific positions involve the arduous or hazardous duties to which the physical requirements relate. Applicants and employees must have the capacity to perform the essential functions of the position without risk to themselves or others. Applicants and employees must possess emotional and mental stability. In most instances, a specific medical condition or impairment will not automatically disqualify an applicant or employee. A medical condition or impairment is disqualifying only if the condition, for good medical reason, precludes assignment to or warrants restriction from the duties of the specific position. For some positions, the loss or impairment of a specific function may be compensated for by the satisfactory use of a prosthesis or mechanical aid. Reasonable accommodation shall also be considered in determining an applicant's ability to perform the duties of a position. Reasonable accommodation may include, but is not limited to the use of assistive devices, job modification or restructuring, provision of readers and interpreters, or adjusted work schedules. All positions involving Federal motor vehicle operation carry the additional medical requirements specified in 5 CFR 930 and the General Policies and Instructions section of this Manual located on OPM.gov. An employee must possess a valid State license, have a safe driving record and demonstrate that he or she is medically qualified to operate the appropriate vehicle safely. For more information on these qualification standards, please visit the United States Office of Personnel Management's website at https:
//www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/. To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement. Time-In-Grade Requirement:
Applicants who are current Federal employees and have held a GS grade any time in the past 52 weeks must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement. For a GS08 position you must have served 52 weeks at the GS07. The grade may have been in any occupation, but must have been held in the Federal service. An SF-50 that shows your time-in-grade eligibility must be submitted with your application materials. If the most recent SF-50 has an effective date within the past year, it may not clearly demonstrate you possess one-year time-in-grade, as required by the announcement. In this instance, you must provide an additional SF-50 that clearly demonstrates one-year time-in-grade. Note:
Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal employees applying for reinstatement as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointment. GS-06 grade level:
One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-05 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes:
Examples of specialized experience would typically include, but are not limited to:
Specialized experience is 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. 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, forest, or other natural resource or recreational environments; in performing criminal investigative duties; or in other work that provided the required knowledge and skills. Responding to calls or alarms involving crimes - Questioning individuals at the scene - Establishing the identity of injured parties - Identifying the nature of incidents, and taking statements - Informing individuals about their rights as suspects and/or witnesses - Operating radar or other speed detection equipment and pursuing speeding vehicles when enforcing traffic regulations or laws - Issuing citations - Enforcing speed limits - Assisting at accident scenes - Preparing reports that describe events that may be used in future legal actions - Responding to duress alarms and subduing unruly individuals - Patrolling - Pursuing and apprehending person - Subduing individuals causing disturbances - Identifying and arresting violators - Making arrest and performing booking procedures, conducting investigations - Questioning and taking statements from victims, witnesses, and complainants; interrogating suspects - Applying all correct rules of search and seizure - Analyzing facts to identify suspects and develop case information. Specialized experience must have included active arrest authority and firearm proficiency with a license to carry; experience as a security guard or corrections officer is generally not qualifying. Requirements for Police Officer Position:
New VA Police Officers are required to successfully complete the in-residence 10 week Basic Police Officer Course in Little Rock, Arkansas. Satisfactory completion of this course is a condition of continued employment. Officers are required carry agency-approved firearms while on duty on VA property. Officers must achieve and maintain qualification with the agency-approved firearm as condition of gaining and continuing employment as a Police Officer. Officers must also successfully complete physical and psychological examinations prior to entering on duty and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment. Applicants must possess a valid State license, have a safe driving record and demonstrate that he or she is medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely. Applicants selected for this position must be proficient in the English language in accordance with Public Law 94-102 dated November 23, 1977. An individual who is convicted of a domestic violence charge cannot be authorized to own, be issued, purchase, or otherwise have possession of a handgun under the Lautenberg Amendment (PL 104-208) to the Gun Control Act of 1969 (18 USC 922). a back ground security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a back ground security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements will be grounds for termination. This is a testing designated position. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment the VA. 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; religions; 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. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
- Department:
0083 Police - Salary Range:
$44,426 to $57,755 per year
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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