Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to Civil Service Retirees from the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS) and Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) who are eligible for reemployment as a federal annuitant; and Federal Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles in the local commuting area.

The selectee will serve as a Law Enforcement Specialist (Instructor) in the Office of Training, James J Rowley Training Center. Typical work assignments include:

• Using a variety of advanced instructional methods (e.g., seminars, multimedia instructions, and demonstration) to instruct students in basic to advanced techniques in a law enforcement specialty area.
• Designing, developing, and delivering instructional materials intended for practical application such as lesson plans, support materials, practical exercises development, and use of training areas.
• Researching, investigating, and analyzing a variety of performance-based data involving current employees and training students and implementing up-to-date law enforcement-based training to ensure that a professional training program is maintained.
• Instructing criminal investigators in basic to advanced techniques involving an area of law enforcement that is complex, constantly changing and controversial.

This Law Enforcement Specialist (Instructor) position starts at a base salary of $121,785.00, GS-13 Step 1, with potential to $158,322.00, GS-13 Step 10.

Conditions of employment

• Be a U.S. citizen
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service.

If selected for this position, you will be required to:

• Obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Tier 5 clearance. For more information visit OPM Mythbuster Page.
• Submit to a drug test prior to your appointment and random drug testing while you occupy the position.
• Submit a credit check after a conditional offer of employment has been accepted.

Dual Compensation Offset Waiver Approved for Rehires: This announcement is being used to recruit CSRS and FERS annuitants on a limited basis with a waiver of salary offset (if a dual compensation waiver is requested) under certain specified circumstances not to exceed 12/31/2028.

Annuitants who are reemployed with a salary offset waiver (dual compensation) are eligible for:

• Full annuity and full Federal salary.
• Annual and sick leave (not applicable for an intermittent work schedule)
• Full-time, part-time, or intermittent work schedules.
• Receive overtime (on a full schedule). Overtime hours are counted towards maximum hour limitations.
• New hires under this authority will be offered a 4-year, non-status, term appointment in the competitive service.
• Appointments that continue past December 31, 2028, may be subjected to salary offset (reduced) if the OPM dual compensation salary offset waiver is not renewed.

Annuitants who are reemployed with a salary offset waiver (dual compensation) are NOT eligible for:

• Additional retirement coverage (other than Social Security coverage).
• TSP Contributions.
• Annual, sick leave or holiday pay (applicable to an intermittent work schedule only).

Qualifications

To be considered qualified for this position you must meet the following qualification requirements for the respective grade level in which you are applying.

Applicants must demonstrate that they meet the Minimum Qualification requirements as listed below:

You qualify for the GS-13 level (starting salary $121,785.00) if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-12 level performing duties such as:

• Implementing guidance for applying security policies, procedures, techniques, equipment, and methods to a variety of work situations with differing levels of security controls (e.g., Control Tactics; Firearms; Physical Skills; or equivalent investigative/protective methods/techniques; AND
• Participating in the design, development, and delivery of training programs and course materials for criminal investigators and/or law enforcement officers; AND
• Teaching criminal investigators or police officers within a training facility in at least one law enforcement specialty area (e.g., Control Tactics; Firearms; Physical Skills; or equivalent investigative/protective methods or techniques).

Instructor positions prefer experience in the areas of Control Tactics, Firearms, and Physical Skills and/or in the fields of Strength and Conditioning; and/or Sports Medicine; Experience as an instructor in defensive measures/control tactics; and/or Experience as a Firearms Instructor for a local, state, or federal agency. NOTE: Preferred experience is not a requirement.

The qualification requirements listed above must be met by the closing date of this announcement.

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.

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Your application will be rated on the extent and quality of your experience, education and training relevant to the duties of the position. Upon review, your resume and/or supporting documents need to reflect one year of specialized experience, in order to be considered. If one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the next lower grade level cannot be identified in your resume, you will be considered not qualified.

Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) Eligibles: If you have never worked for the Federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered qualified, you must meet the specialized experience and OPM's Individual Occupational Requirements as listed in the qualifications section.

Interviews may be required for this position. Failure to complete the interview may result in removal from further consideration.

Any offers of employment made pursuant to this announcement will be consistent with all applicable authorities, including Presidential Memoranda, Executive Orders, interpretive U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) guidance and U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) plans and policies concerning hiring. These authorities are subject to change.

In addition to addressing the vacancy specific questions, you must also submit the following documentation:

• Resume - Limit your resume to no more than two pages. The USAJOBS database will not allow an applicant to submit an application that includes a resume over two pages. In order to receive credit for experience contained in an uploaded resume, your employment history should show relevant work experience in month/year format (MM/YYYY), reflecting starting date and ending date, and include the number of hours worked per week. To learn how to format and submit a two-page resume, please visit the USAJOBS Help Center.
• If tentatively selected for the position, you may be required to provide additional documentation (SF50s) to validate their eligibility for the position.
• Are you claiming special priority selection rights under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP)? Submit a copy of your agency notice, copy of your most recent performance appraisal (with at least a satisfactory rating) and your most current SF-50 noting position, grade level, and duty location.
• Are you a federal annuitant? Submit a copy of your retirement SF 50, Notification of Personnel Action, showing your tenure code, position occupied and highest grade and step. In addition, if you have or had service in a Federal Law Enforcement position covered by law enforcement or firefighter retirement provisions, including early or mandatory retirement, the SF-50 must show the retirement code. An award SF-50 does not contain the required information. You may be asked to provide a copy of your recent performance appraisal and or incentive awards. Instructions for obtaining your SF-50: If you need assistance with obtaining your SF-50 showing your retirement, please contact the National Records Center website at https://www.archives.gov/personnel-records-center/civilian-non-archival. You must submit the SF-50 associated with your retirement for consideration.
• Are you a Veteran? Veterans' preference does not apply to selections made under this announcement. However, if you would like to submit your military records for benefits you may receive after selection, please submit the following: copy of your DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4). If a DD-214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4) is not available, other documentation listing the beginning and ending dates of active service and the type of discharge must be submitted to verify eligibility.
  • 10-Point Veterans' Preference: If claiming 10-point Veterans' Preference, you will need to submit a SF-15 and provide an official document from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces certifying your overall compensable service-connected disability rating (NOTE: Your overall percentage must be clearly shown), and/or any other associated documentation based on your preference.

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