• Serves as the Police Officer (Training) responsible for development and maintenance of courses, materials, lesson plans, and examinations. Provides guidance to personnel assigned to instruct specialized blocks of instruction.
• Develops, coordinates, and administers in-service law enforcement training and development activities for police officers, military police, criminal investigators, and security guards.
• Provides advice and assistance to all levels of management concerning determinations of security and law enforcement training needs, sources of training support, design and presentation of security and law enforcement training.
• Reviews organization operation plans to include Installation Crisis Management Plan, Bomb Threat Response, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and special events to ensure training coincides with the procedures outlined in the plans.
• Performs a full range of police operations duties as a Department of Army Police Officer.
• Patrols areas of Fort McCoy, WI as directed, including paved/unpaved roads, recreational areas, training areas, cantonment and housing, and ranges.
• Conducts initial police investigations.
• Controls personnel access to Fort McCoy by monitoring the identification and authorization of individuals and vehicles entering sensitive and restricted areas

Conditions of employment

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
• Must have completed a Certified Law Enforcement Academy (military, federal or civilian) or be able to complete and pass the Police Academy course.
• Incumbent will be required to perform an annual physical agility test in accordance with AR 190-56 as well as a weapons qualification test commensurate with assigned duties and responsibilities.
• This position is covered by the Individual Reliability Program and as such has been designated by the Department of Army as critical to the national or internal security.
• Incumbent is required to submit to urinalysis testing annually under the Drug Abuse Testing Program in accordance with AR 600-85.
• Must have a valid state driver’s license.
• This position is covered by the Lautenberg Amendment to the Gun Control Act of 1968. Persons convicted of a misdemeanor or felony crime of domestic violence are not eligible for this position.
• Shift work is required.
• Incumbent will be required to wear a uniform.
• This position is designated Tier 3, Non-Critical Sensitive, Moderate Risk and requires the incumbent to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance Level as a condition of employment.
• Those individuals not currently occupying a TDP position must successfully complete a pre-appointment drug test prior to being placed into this position and periodically thereafter.

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) Performing law enforcement support duties in accordance with Federal laws. 2) Assisting with coordinating and/or supporting training activities by preparing materials, scheduling resources, and/or helping maintain training records. 3) Gathering information using interviewing techniques. 4) Maintaining police records and reports.. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07).

How you will be evaluated

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

Once the announcement has closed, a review of your application package (resume, supporting documents, and responses to the questionnaire) will be used to determine whether you meet the qualification requirements listed on this announcement. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.

If, after reviewing your resume and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position.

Veterans and Military Spouses will be considered along with all other candidates.

The documents you are required to submit vary based on whether or not you are eligible for preference in federal employment. A complete description of preference categories and the associated required documents is in the Applicant Checklist for Public Announcements.

As described above, your complete application includes your resume, your responses to the online questionnaire, and documents which prove your eligibility to apply. If you fail to provide these documents, you will be marked as having an incomplete application package and you will not be considered any further.

1. Your resume:

• Your resume must be two pages or less and must support the specialized experience described in this announcement. Resumes exceeding two pages will be removed from consideration.
• For each relevant work experience, make sure you include the employer's name, job title, start and end dates (include month and year), for qualifications purposes, the number of hours worked per week, and a brief description that show you can perform the tasks at the required level listed in the job announcement. If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be marked as incomplete, and you may not receive consideration for this position.
• Use plain language. Avoid using acronyms and terms that are not easily understood. The hiring agency will not make assumptions about what's in your resume.
• If your resume includes a photograph or other inappropriate material or content, it will not be used to make eligibility and qualification determinations, and you may not be considered for this vacancy.
• For additional information, to include formatting tips, see: What to include in your resume.

2. Other supporting documents:

• Cover Letter, optional
• Most recent Performance Appraisal, if applicable
• This position requires a job-related license or certification. You MUST submit a copy of your license or certification with your application package or you will be rated ineligible. See: Transcripts and Licenses

NOTE: Documents submitted as part of the application package, to include supplemental documents, may be shared beyond the Human Resources Office. Some supplemental documents such as military orders and marriage certificates may contain personal information for someone other than you. You may sanitize these documents to remove another person's personal information before you submit your application. You may be asked to provide an un-sanitized version of the documents if you are selected to confirm your eligibility.

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