Police Officer (Law Enforcement Operations)

This is a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) solicitation utilizing the DHA for Police Officers to recruit and appoint qualified candidates to positions in the competitive service.

About the Position: Responsible for providing operational planning support for law enforcement (LE) activities.Qualifications:Who May Apply: US Citizens

In order to qualify, you must meet the 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: One year of specialized experience which includes 1.) Providing operational planning support for law enforcement activities; 2.) Planning the operational utilization of Police Officers; conducting investigative procedures, techniques, and methods to detect, investigate, and resolve crimes; AND 3.) Protecting the civil rights of individuals through law enforcement in accordance with laws and regulations. The OPM Qualification Standard states experience must have 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 This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-08).
Education: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 -- no substitution of education for experience is permitted.Employment Type: OTHER