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VA Hudson Valley HCS, Montrose NY is currently recruiting for Police Officers. The primary role of the VA Police Officer is to prevent the commission of crime on VA controlled property, when efforts to prevent crimes from being committed fail, the VA Police officer's role is law enforcement.
09/13/2018 to 09/27/2018
$48,396 - $62,909 per year
GS 6
1 vacancy in the following location:
No
25% or less - Travel may be required to the Castle Point Campus and the Community Based Outpatient Clinics locations: Carmel, Pine Plains, Goshen, Monticello, New City, Port Jervis and Poughkeepsie
No
Permanent
Full-Time
Competitive
None
No
Yes
DESTIMP-10308952-18-SS
510841900
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Current excepted service federal employees.
Current federal employees of this agency.
VA Wide Employees, VA Reinstatement Eligible Employees
The principle duties and responsibilities of the Police Officer include but are not limited to: enforces federal and appropriate state criminal codes and the Department of Veterans Affairs regulations in the physical protection of patients, members, visitors, and employees; protects the property of the United States government and personal property on medical center grounds; protects the civil rights of all individuals while on federally owned property; applies proficiency in crowd control, bomb threat and search organization procedures; employs police skills and knowledge in gathering and preserving evidence, questioning witnesses and principals, and preparing reports or preliminary investigation; exercises skill in meeting and dealing with physically and mentally ill patients, visitors, employees, vendors, juveniles and unruly persons; utilizes knowledge and skill in rules of search and seizure, obtainment of search and arrest warrants, advising the arrested of their constitutional rights, and in transporting and transferring arrested persons to appropriate authorities for detention; observes, stops and questions suspicious persons authoritatively and tactfully; responds to reports of crime-in-progress, conducts crime scene assessments and intervenes to abort criminal acts or to investigate and initiate appropriate actions; issues traffic citations and federal violations notices; directs and assists persons to safety areas, taking prompt action to evacuate persons from dangerous areas, during fire, storm, or other emergencies; performs duties as a shift coordinator ensuring completion of journals, police reports and posting of officers.
Promotion Potential: The selectee may be promoted to the full performance level without further competition when all regulatory, qualification, and performance requirements are met. Selection at a lower grade level does not guarantee promotion to the full performance level.
Work Schedule: 12 hour shifts
Compressed/Flexible: Not Available
Telework: Not Available
Virtual: This is not a virtual position.
Position Description/PD#: #02129A
Relocation/Recruitment Incentives: Not Authorized
Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
There is no educational substitution at this grade level.
VA supports the use of telework as a way to help attract and retain talented individuals in public service, increase worker productivity, and better prepare the agency to operate during emergencies. This position may be authorized for telework. Telework eligibility will be discussed during the interview process.
Receiving Service Credit or 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.
The Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP) and Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provide eligible displaced Federal/VA competitive service employees with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. To be qualified you must submit appropriate documentation (a copy of the agency notice, your most recent performance rating, and your most recent SF-50 noting current position, grade level, and duty location) and be found well-qualified (have a final rating of 85 or more) for this vacancy. Information about ICTAP and CTAP eligibility is on OPM's Career Transition Resources website at http://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/workforce-restructuring/employee-guide-to-career-transition/.
Placement Policy: The posting of this announcement does not obligate management to fill a vacancy or vacancies by promotion. The position may be filled by reassignment, change to lower grade, transfer, appointment, or reinstatement. Management may use any one or any combination of these methods to fill the position.
It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.
This job opportunity announcement may be used to fill additional vacancies.
Veterans and Transitioning Service Members: Please visit the VA for Vets site for career-search tools for Veterans seeking employment at VA, career development services for our existing Veterans, and coaching and reintegration support for military service members.
For more information on the "Who may apply" eligibility requirements, please refer to the OHRM Status Candidates and Other Candidate Definitions document.
If you are unable to apply online 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.
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Narrative responses are not required at this time. If you are referred for consideration, you may be asked to submit additional job related information, which may include, but not limited to; responses to the knowledge, skills and abilities; completion of a work sample, and/or contact for an interview.Your resume and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating or consideration for employment.
To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Application Package which includes:
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 questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (ET) on 09/27/2018 to receive consideration. To preview the questionnaire click https://apply.usastaffing.gov/ViewQuestionnaire/10308952.
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