Job Title
olice Officer
Department
epartment Of The Treasury
Agency:U.S. Mint
Job Announcement Number:14-USMINT-143P
SALARY RANGE: $49,863.00 to $65,299.00 / Per Year
OPEN PERIOD: Monday, May 19, 2014 to Monday, June 02, 2014
SERIES & GRADE: TR-0083-06
POSITION INFORMATION: Career/Career Conditional - Full-time
PROMOTION POTENTIAL:06
DUTY LOCATIONS: 1 vacancy - Philadelphia, PA View Map
WHO MAY APPLY: U.S. citizens; no prior Federal experience is required.
This opportunity is also open to Status eligibles under Announcement 14-USMINT-142. Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.
SECURITY CLEARANCE: Secret
SUPERVISORY STATUS: No
JOB SUMMARY:
About the Agency
It is anticipated that there will be significant interest in the announcement. As a result, the announcement will close at 11:59 p.m. ET on the date of receipt of the 200th application or at 11:59 p.m. ET on 06/02/2014; whichever occurs first. Any required documents should be submitted at the time that you apply as documents will not be accepted after the vacancy closes.
This position is located within the Protection Department at the Philadelphia, PA United States Mint facility. The Protection Department safeguards the United States’ assets and artifacts including the nation’s gold supply, as well as its other precious metal reserves; protects United States Mint employees, visitors, equipment, facilities and other resources (including information); provides expert security advice and counsel to the United States Mint, other government agencies and foreign governments; and enforces Federal, State and local Laws.
TRAVEL REQUIRED
Occasional Travel
Travel locally and/or nationally overnight approximately 1 to 5 days per month.
RELOCATION AUTHORIZED
No
KEY REQUIREMENTS
Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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DUTIES:
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The following are the duties of this position at the TR-08. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position.
• Enforce all Federal, State, local laws as well as Treasury and United States Mint rules and regulations for the protection of persons, property, and facilities.
• Protect dies, monetary, and bullion assets in the custody or control of the United States Mint during production, processing, storage, transportation, or other use; protect all facility space and property against theft, assault, sabotage; and protect United States Mint employees and visitors from threats or hazards of physical harm or injury, violence in the workplace, criminal acts such as assault or robbery, and acts of terrorism.
• Assist in the physical search of all exiting individuals, and detain, question, and/or arrest any person attempting to remove assets from the United States Mint.
• Apprehend, detain, and/or arrest persons considered extremely violent, mentally disturbed or intoxicated, and risk the ever present dangers of breaking and entering, trespassing occurrences on Federal property, armed robbery confrontations, and the protection of Federal officials and respective employees.
• Perform patrol duties as deterrence to crime and other violations of laws, rules, and regulations; Control entry and exit, regulate pedestrian and vehicular traffic; prevent accidents, congestion, and parking problems; give warnings; may issue citations for traffic and other appropriate violations; and make arrests if necessary.
• Receive and record messages and instructions involving emergencies, complaints, violations, accidents, and requests for information and assistance; Transmit messages and instructions to officers on patrol, and dispatch officers to investigate and answer general inquiries; Maintain records and prepare reports covering activities and events occurring over the course of a shift.
QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:
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You must meet the following requirements within 14 days of the closing date of this announcement.
Physical Requirements: You must be able to wear clothing and gear weighing no more than a total of 30 pounds.
Specialized experience: For the TR-06, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-04grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position 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. 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.
OR
You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows:
Education: For the TR-06 level: Successful completion of a 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.
NOTE: Successful completion of a Federal, State, county or municipal police academy or comparable training course that included at least 40 classroom hours of instruction in police department procedures and methods, and local law and regulations, may be substituted for a maximum of 3 months of specialized experience.
OR
You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions.
The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
The experience may have been gained in either the public or private sector. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your résumé.
HOW YOU WILL BE EVALUATED:
Your application includes your résumé, responses to the online questions, and required supporting documents. Please be sure that your résumé includes detailed information to support your qualifications for this position; failure to provide sufficient evidence in your resume may result in a “not qualified” determination.
Rating: Your application will be evaluated in the following areas: Knowledge of law enforcement principles, procedures and practices to include arrest authority; Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; and ability to perform a wide range of police operations in preventing or resolving offenses, or in conducting preliminary investigations of incidents ranging from simple rule violations to more complex crimes. Category rating will be used to rank and select eligible candidates. If qualified, you will be assigned to one of three quality level categories, superior, good, and acceptable, depending on your responses to the online questions, regarding your experience, education, and training related to this position. Your rating may be lowered if your responses to the online questions are not supported by the education and/or experience described in your application.
Veterans' preference is applied after applicants are assessed. Preference-eligibles will be listed at the top of their assigned category and considered before non-preference-eligibles in that category. Qualified preference-eligibles with a compensable service-connected disability of 10% or more will be listed at the top of the highest category.
Referral: If you are among the top qualified candidates, your application may be referred to a selecting official for consideration. You may be required to participate in a selection interview.
If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee (eligible for the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)/Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)) you must be assigned the middle category or better to be rated as “well qualified" to receive special selection priority.
To preview questions please click here.
BENEFITS:
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You can review our benefits at: https://careerconnector.jobs.treas.gov/cc/vacancy/preview!benefits.hms?orgId=6&jnum=106338
OTHER INFORMATION:
- We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
- This is a bargaining unit position.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT:
- Subject to a 1-year probationary period is required (unless already completed).
- Must successfully complete a background investigation.
- Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
- If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
- Have your salary sent to a financial institution of your choice by Direct Deposit/Electronic Funds Transfer.
- Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form I-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
- Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
-Shift Work: This facility operates on a 24 hour per day, two-shift basis. Shifts are Compressed Work Schedule (CWS) of four 10 hour days. Assignment to a specific shift cannot be guaranteed. The successful applicant must be able to work both shifts on a rotational basis.
- Wear required safety clothing and/or equipment required by the position. This may include equipment belt, bulletproof vest, riot gear, etc.
- Pass a pre-employment physical examination.
- Pass a pre-employment psychological evaluation.
- Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
- Carry and use a firearm. Maintaining firearm proficiency is also mandatory. You will be ineligible to occupy this position if at any time you have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence, unless you received a pardon or your conviction was expunged or set aside.
- Complete or have previously completed training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, GA.
- Possess a valid state motor vehicle operator’s license and maintain a valid license while you occupy the position.
HOW TO APPLY:
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The United States Mint has partnered with the Treasury's Bureau of the Fiscal Service to provide certain personnel services to its organization. Fiscal Service's responsibilities include advertising vacancies, accepting and handling applications, and extending job offers.
The following instructions outline our application process. You must complete this application process and submit any required documents by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) on the closing date of this announcement. We are available to assist you during business hours (normally 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday - Friday). If applying online poses a hardship, please contact us by noon ET on the announcement's closing date.
The United States Mint provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us if you require this for any part of the application and hiring process.
To begin, either click the “Create a New Account” button and follow the prompts to register or if you previously registered, click the "Apply Online" button and follow the prompts.
You will be re-directed to The United States Mint's CareerConnector system to complete your application process; answer the online questions, and submit all required documents. (To submit supporting documents, click one of the available options; Upload; Fax; or Reuse existing documents. To protect your privacy, we suggest you first remove your SSN). Also, go to “My Account” to view and update your information, as necessary.
To complete, you must click the “Finish” button located at the bottom of the “Application Review” page.
To verify your application is complete, log into your USAJOBS account, select the Application Status link and then select the more information link for this position. The Details page will display the status of your application, the documentation received and processed, and any correspondence the agency has sent related to this application.
To return to an incomplete application, log into your USAJOBS account and click Update Application in the vacancy announcement. You must re-select your resume and/or other documents from your USAJOBS account or your application will be incomplete.
If you are experiencing system issues with your application, please contact the CareerConnector Help Desk at careerconnectorhelp@treasury.gov and/or the USAJOBS Help Desk.
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS:
A complete application includes 1. A résumé, 2. Vacancy question responses, and 3. Submission of any required documents. Please note that if you do not provide all required information, as specified in this announcement, you may not be considered for this position (or may not receive the special consideration for which you may be eligible).
All applicants are required to submit a résumé either by creating one in USAJOBS or uploading one of their own choosing. (Cover letters are optional.) To receive full credit for relevant experience, please list the month/date/year and number of hours worked for experience listed on your résumé. We suggest that you preview the online questions, as you may need to customize your résumé to ensure that it supports your responses to these questions. Please view résumé tips.
VETERANS' PREFERENCE DOCUMENTATION: If you are claiming veterans preference, please see applicant guide for required documentation. In order to be considered for veterans preference, you must submit all required documentation as outlined in the applicant guide.
CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (CTAP) OR INTERAGENCY CAREER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PLAN (ICTAP) DOCUMENTATION: If you are a displaced or surplus Federal employee, click CTAP/ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents.
EDUCATION DOCUMENTATION: For positions with an education requirement, or if you are qualifying for this position by substituting education or training for experience, submit a copy of your transcripts or equivalent. An official transcript will be required if you are selected.
A college or university degree generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools which meet these criteria, please refer to Department of Education Accreditation page.
If you are qualifying based on foreign education, you must submit proof of creditability of education as evaluated by a credentialing agency. Refer to the OPM instructions.
Recommended Documents:
In addition, we recommend that you submit copies of the following:
- A completed and signed OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment, which can be accessed at: http://opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/of306.pdf.
AGENCY CONTACT INFO:
Applicant Call Center
Phone: 304-480-7300
Fax: 000-000-0000
TDD: 304-480-8725
Email: MINTINQUIRIES@bpd.treas.gov
Agency Information:
United States Mint
See "How to Apply"
Parkersburg, WV
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US
Fax: 000-000-0000
WHAT TO EXPECT NEXT:
You may check the status of your application for this position at any time by logging onto the USAJOBS “My Account” tab and clicking on “Application Status”. For a more detailed update of your application status, you may click on “more information.”
Please notify us if your contact information changes after the closing date of the announcement. Also, note that if you provide an email address that is inaccurate or if your mailbox is full or blocked (e.g., spam-blocker), you may not receive important communication that could affect your consideration for this position.
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