Police Officer

Salary: $62,190.00 to $84,991.00 Per Year

This vacancy is for a Police Officer in the Office of the Secretary within the Department of Commerce.

Major duties

As a Police Officer, you will: Enforce federal/state laws, ordinances, and regulations, including criminal, civil, and traffic; executes misdemeanor and felony warrants of arrest. Appear in federal, state, or local courts of law to testify. Interview witnesses to gather statements. Write reports of preliminary investigations which may be used in court. Write citations for clear-cut, observed violations of laws and rules. Monitor closed circuit television (CCTV) systems to detect illegal activities. Utilize standard operating procedures and checklists to enforce laws, ordinances, and regulations. Provide security patrol/physical presence to promote a sense of security. Respond to alarms and calls for service and reports observations with regard to environmental health, safety, and fire code hazards/violations. Operate weapons properly and qualifies at the range (passing required weapons qualifications), demonstrates proper officer safety techniques and procedures, and uses less than lethal weapons properly. Protect oneself and the public while responding to criminal situations. The position requires moderate to arduous physical exertion and/or hazardous duties. Applicants must meet medical requirement, including near and distant vision, color distinction, and conversational hearing, among others. This Job Opportunity Announcement may be used to fill other Police Officer GS-0083-6, FPL: 7 positions within the Department of Commerce in the same geographical location or local commuting area with the same qualifications and specialized experience. This position is also advertised under the following vacancies: OS-OSY-ST-26-13079443 (GS-5 Merit Promotion FPL: 7) & OS-OSY-ST-26-13079445 (GS-7 Merit Promotion FPL: 7). You must apply to ALL announcements if you want to be considered for all grades.

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=Occupational-Series Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equivalent in difficulty and responsibility to the next lower grade level in the Federal Service. Specialized experience is experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular competencies/knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience need not have been in the federal government. 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). 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. Selective Placement Factor(s): Selective placement factors are applied in the same manner as minimum qualification requirements. Failure to meet the selective placement factor will result in you not receiving further consideration. In addition to the minimum qualifications described below, you must meet the following selective placement factors: Must have successfully graduated from one of the following training courses with the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC). You may also submit a certificate from another "equivalent" course for consideration such as the: Department of Defense (or Component) Civilian Police Academy Veterans Affairs Law Enforcement Center's VA Basic Police Officer Course. FLETC Uniformed Police Training Program (UPTP). FLETC Mixed Basic Police Training Program (MBPTP). FLETC Criminal Investigator Training Program (CITP). FLETC Land Management Police Training Program (LMPT) Equivalent training certificate for consideration. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your FLETC or equivalent training certificate with your application, or you will be rated ineligible. Must possess and maintain a valid state operator's license. Have not been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence and are prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition in accordance with the Lautenberg Amendment. Have successfully passed a weapons exam in the use of firearms and non-lethal weapons within the last three years. Firearms: Selectee will be required to carry and use a firearm, demonstrate proficiency on a recurring basis, and not be in violation of 18 USC 922 (Lautenberg Amendment). Lautenberg Amendment: This position authorizes 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 any 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 domestic violence offense under the referenced statues are ineligible for the position. To qualify at the GS-6 level: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: You must possess one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-5 in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as experience: Responding to calls or alarms concerning reports of violations or Complaints; Issuing citations for personally observed violations of laws, rules, or regulations; and Performing traffic patrol or emergency response duties to include enforcing speed limits or assisting at accident scenes, taking statements from persons and witnesses, and/or directing; traffic/controlling the movement of vehicles and pedestrians at worksites.