2015-03-17

If you are looking to get into the Federal side here you go...

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/397760400

Job Title:Police Officer

Department of Defense

Agency:Pentagon Force Protection Agency

Job Announcement Number:PFP-15-1337684-B

SALARY RANGE:

$53,064.00 to $85,118.00 / Per Year

OPEN PERIOD:

Monday, March 16, 2015 to Tuesday, March 31, 2015

SERIES & GRADE:

AD-0083-05

POSITION INFORMATION:

Full Time - Permanent

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:

07

DUTY LOCATIONS:

Many vacancies in the following location:

Arlington, VA View Map

WHO MAY APPLY:

US Citizens and Status Candidates

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

Secret

SUPERVISORY STATUS:

No

JOB SUMMARY:

Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA)

Pentagon Police Department

Operations Division

Mission Statement

The Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA) is a civilian Defense Agency within the Department of Defense charged with protecting and safeguarding the occupants, visitors, and infrastructure of the Pentagon, and other assigned Pentagon facilities. This critical mission is accomplished with law enforcement officer (United States Pentagon Police), criminal investigative and protective services agents; threat management agents; chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives technicians; and anti-terrorism/force protection and physical security personnel. PFPA provides a variety of services to its customers to include emergency services, parking management, lock installation/services, classified waste disposal, access control, building pass issuance, emergency escape mask issuance/training, mail screening, and law enforcement.

For additional information regarding PFPA please visit the website at http://www.pfpa.mil/.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO VETERANS CLAIMING PREFERENCE: PLEASE REFER TO THE OTHER INFORMATION SECTION FOR UPDATED INFORMATION ON VETERANS PREFERENCE CRITERIA.

If you are applying through Merit procedures, the following information applies to you:

Employees Serviced by DLA: Civilian Federal employees who receive human resources servicing through the Defense Logistics Agency DO NOT need to submit supporting documentation if applying through merit promotion. Your record in Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) will be used to verify your eligibility. It is your responsibility to ensure the required documents are in your eOPF for verification purposes. If your documents are not in eOPF, you must submit them to the announcement you are applying for at time of application. Failure to submit all of the documents on time will result in automatic disqualification.

All current and former Federal employees must submit a copy of your latest SF-50 showing your tenure, grade and step, and type of position occupied (i.e., Excepted or Competitive).

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: This announcement is open to: Current or Former Permanent Civilian Federal Employees in the Competitive Service; Displaced employees (Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan - ICTAP eligible) within the Local Commuting Area; and individuals eligible for the following Special Appointing Authorities approved by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM): Veterans with a disability rating of 30% or more, Veterans Employment Opportunities Act (VEOA) Eligible Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. (Click on the links for more information regarding eligibility for these special appointment authorities: www.opm.gov/employ/veterans/html/vetguide.asp#6 or www.opm.gov/disability.)

If you are applying through Delegated Examining Unit (DEU) procedures, the following information applies to you:

WHO MAY BE CONSIDERED: This announcement is open to: All U.S. Citizens

This position is being announced at the AD-05 level. The full performance level is AD-07. If selected, the incumbent may be non-competitively promoted to the next grade level in the time frame allowed by regulations and upon management's request. Promotion is contingent upon satisfactory completion of required training, regulatory requirements and demonstrated ability to perform the duties. Promotion is not guaranteed or implied.

TRAVEL REQUIRED

•Not Required

RELOCATION AUTHORIZED

•No

KEY REQUIREMENTS

•Must be a U.S. Citizen.

•Application materials must be received by 11:59PM EST on the closing date.

•This is a drug testing designated position.

DUTIES:

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LAUTENBERG AMENDMENT: This position requires the incumbent to carry a firearm. Any person who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor crime of domestic violence cannot lawfully possess a firearm or ammunition (Title 18, USC Section 992(g)). A felony or misdemeanor crime of domestic violence is generally defined under the statute, as an offense involving the use or attempted use of physical force, or the threatened use of a deadly weapon, committed by the victim’s current or former domestic partner, parent or guardian. The term convicted, as defined in the statute, excludes any person whose conviction has been expunged, set-aside or pardoned, or any person whose civil rights have been restored, so long as such restoration does not restrict the shipping, transport, possession or receipt of firearms or ammunition. Candidates who have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor crime of domestic violence within the meaning of the referenced statutes are not eligible for the position.

As a Police Officer you will be responsible for the following duties:

• Maintain law and order and preserving peace.

• Provide security and access control.

• Search and secure buildings and evacuate personnel.

• Make arrests and enforce Federal and state laws.

• Conduct investigations by interviewing suspects.

• Carry out surveillance and perform inspections.

• Analyze data which requires the ability to integrate complex and conflicting facts and arrive at well-reasoned solutions.

• Interact with other enforcement agencies, legal professionals, and news media.

• Subdue dangerous persons and carry out defensive tactics that include handcuffing drills, hand-to-hand combat, and intermediate weapons use.

The experience described in your resume will be evaluated and screened for the Office of Personnel Management's (OPMs) basic qualifications requirements. See: http://www.opm.gov/qualifications/St...s0000/0083.htm and other competencies and specialized experience needed to perform the duties of the position as described in the MAJOR DUTIES and QUALIFICATIONS sections of this announcement by Tuesday, March 31, 2015.

You must have one year Specialized Experience equivalent to the next lower level in the Federal service (experience may have been gained in the private/military sector) giving the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position.

If you are selected for a position you will be required to provide documentation verifying your eligibility or status.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

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Examples of creditable specialized experience are:

For the AD-05 level: You must meet one of the criteria listed below in A-C to qualify at this grade level:

A. Completion of at least four years of education above the high school level leading to a bachelor’s degree in police science or a comparable degree program related to police officer work. Such education must be obtained from an accredited college or university.

OR

B. At least one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the AD-04 or GS equivalent level in the Federal sector, performing police officer work that demonstrates knowledge of a body of basic or commonly used laws, rules, regulations, procedures, and operating methods 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, forests, or other natural resource or recreational environments; in performing criminal investigative duties; or in other work that provided the required knowledge or skills.

OR

C. A combination of specialized experience as described in letter B above and post high school education as described in letter A above that totals 100% of the qualification requirements for this position. (Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours can be credited under this response. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience).

Specifically you will be evaluated on the following competencies:

1. Knowledge of defensive tactics

2. Knowledge of Federal and state laws.

3. Ability to perform law enforcement duties (make arrests, conduct investigations, surveillance).

4. Ability to use judgment to make sound decisions.

5. Ability to work well with others.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements for merit promotion consideration. Time-in-grade is the 52-week requirement Federal employees in competitive service, AD-5 or equivalent GS positions and above must serve before they are eligible for promotion (advancement) to the next grade level. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements including time-in-grade, time-after-competitive appointment, minimum qualifications, and any other regulatory requirements by the closing date of this announcement: Tuesday, March 31, 2015

If substituting education for experience at the AD-05 level, the requirement is the successful completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor's degree in Police Science or a comparable degree program related to the work of the position.

Combining Education and Experience: Combinations of successfully completed post-high school education and experience may be used to meet total qualification requirements. It will be computed by first determining the applicant’s total qualifying experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; then determining the applicant’s education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; and then adding the two percentages. The total percentages must equal at least 100 percent to qualify an applicant for that grade level. The weight of semester and quarter hours have been defined above.

If substituting education for experience, transcripts MUST be provided. Failure to provide transcripts will result in you being rated ineligible for this position. We accept unofficial transcripts, as long as they contain the applicant’s name, the name of the school, the date and degree that was awarded, and the list of classes and credits earned. Transcripts must be received in this office by 11:59PM EST on the closing date in order to be considered.

Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program. For further information, click on the following link:
http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/lis...-forrecog.html

WORK SCHEDULE: Full Time; subject to recall 24/7 and required to work shifts; days off vary

OVERTIME: Occasionally

PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION COSTS (PCS): Not Authorized

RECRUITMENT INCENTIVES: Not Authorized

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA): Non-Exempt

FINANCIAL STATEMENT: Not Required

TELEWORK ELIGIBILITY: This position is NOT eligible for telework

SELECTIVE SERVICE REQUIREMENT: If you are a male born after December 31, 1959, and are at least 18 years of age, civil service employment (5 U.S.C. 3328) requires that you must be registered with the Selective Service System, unless you meet certain exemptions under Selective Service law. If you are required to register but knowingly and willfully fail to do so, you are ineligible for appointment by executive agencies of the Federal Government.

LAW ENFORCEMENT: Required to carry a firearm and conduct full law enforcement activities.

Other Notes:

• Applicants selected from this announcement may be required to serve a one-year probationary period.

• Retention in this position is contingent upon the successful completion of all PFPA/PPD agency training and employment requirements which include:

1. Successful completion of specialized law enforcement training provided by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC);

2. Successful completion of a Physical Fitness Test for entry into the position and continuously throughout the career;

3. Obtaining and maintaining a valid motor vehicle operator’s license;

4. Passing drug screenings;

5. Carry and qualify with a firearm continuously throughout the career;

6. Successful completion of a medical examination for entry into the position and continuously throughout the career;

7. Attending all yearly certification training/school;

8. Passing a weapons test twice a year;

9. Being able to wear personal protective equipment (i.e. ballistic vests, emergency masks);

10. Complying with and maintaining occupational medical and physical fitness standards;

11. Working rotating shifts;

12. Successful completion of The National Police Officer Selection Test (POST). (http://www.stanard.com/public-safety...selection-test)

• This position is designated EMERGENCY ESSENTIAL - emergency essential employees are expected to report for, or remain at work in dismissal or closure situations unless otherwise directed by their supervisor.

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