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This position is organizationally aligned under the Police Service at the Milwaukee VAMC (695) Milwaukee, WI- a complexity level 1 VHA facility.
11/18/2020 to 11/20/2020
$49,233 - $59,304 per year
GS 6
No
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
6
No
Yes
MW-10958575-21-BM
583718800
ALL US CITIZENS. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.205) for this occupation.
This position serves as a uniformed Police Officer assigned to the Milwaukee VA Medical Center, Milwaukee WI, appointed as a law enforcement official under Title 38 of the United States Code. Section 1.218, authorized to carry firearms and make arrests.
DUTIES INCLUDE:
-Performs preliminary investigations of crimes perpetrated to include felonies, misdemeanors, petty offenses and violations of regulations.
-Responds to reports of crimes in progress and protects/secures crime scenes and preserves evidence found.
-Conducts legal investigations and performs legal interrogations of alleged offenders.
-Physically subdues and restrains combative, violet, mentally ill or suicidal patients, employees and/or visitors.
-Prepares comprehensive reports based on statements from victims, witnesses and/or complainants necessary to place valid charges and to assist in prosecution.
-Performs vehicular and foot patrols I order to regulate and control vehicular traffic during adverse weather or emergency conditions.
-Responds to medical emergencies, fire intrusion, panic and disaster alarms.
-Manages information security within areas of responsibility to assure that computer system security and confidentiality of sensitive information is maintained.
-Enforces full range of Federal, state, county, and municipal rules and regulations.
Work Schedule: Varies
Position Description Title/PD#: Police Officer/PD09979A
Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/.
If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be well-qualified, applicants must possess experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors if applicable, and must be proficient in most of the requirements of the job. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website which can be found at https://www.opm.gov/.
Receiving Service Credit for Earning Annual (Vacation) Leave: Federal Employees earn annual leave at a rate (4, 6 or 8 hours per pay period) which is based on the number of years they have served as a Federal employee. VA may offer newly-appointed Federal employee's credit for their job-related non-federal experience or active duty uniformed military service. This credited service can be used in determining the rate at which they earn annual leave. Such credit must be requested and approved prior to the appointment date and is not guaranteed.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application.
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE WILL NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Applicants will be referred in alphabetical order.
Documents Accepted:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
All applicants are encouraged to apply online.
To apply for this position, you must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 11/20/2020 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10958575.
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2. Click Submit My Answers to submit your application package.
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DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.205) for this occupation.
