This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/491414200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
About the Position: This position is located in the Traffic Branch within the Directorate of Emergency Services Police Services Division located on Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.
APG Sits on more than 72,500 acres in Harford County, MD and offers recreation, sports, golf, pools, child/day care facilities. The area offers housing, public, private & parochial school systems, and major colleges. Baltimore, Wilmington and Philadelphia offer additional cultural & recreational activities.
02/15/2018 to 02/22/2018
$50,554 - $65,719 per year
GS 7
1 vacancy in the following location:
Occasional travel - You may be expected to travel for this position.
No
Permanent
Full-Time
No
NEAG186116690285
491414200
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
See "Who May Apply" in the "Qualifications" section for more information on who is eligible to apply for this position.
As a Police Officer within the Traffic Management/Investigation Branch, you will serve as investigating officer in responding to vehicle accidents. You will be solely responsible for the entire accident investigative process from initial response to completion and court presentation. Respond to various calls for law enforcement services at all levels (felony and misdemeanor), to include crimes in progress, citizen complaints, and emergency situations to include natural and manmade disasters. Gather and analyze facts, preserves evidence, photographs scenes, takes measurements, prepares diagrams, and interviews witnesses and persons involved. Determine if arrest/apprehension or lesser action is required based upon study of facts. Place person(s) under arrest/apprehension, if appropriate, using force and taking risks when necessary to ensure person(s) is taken into custody. Ensure civil rights of the accused are observed and notified of rights in accordance with governing laws and guidelines. Perform traffic law enforcement using specialized equipment such as radar, and breathalyzer, and must be qualified/certified in these specialized areas. Incumbent must be certified in the utilization of both stationary and mobile equipment. You will conduct investigative stops, questions, detains, and issues traffic citations as required. Effects apprehension of violators as required by applicable laws or regulations. Ensure the removal of hazards from hard surface roadway, or any structure that may be detrimental to safe public transport. Set up and conducts checkpoints/roadblocks at various locations throughout the installation as directed in an effort to reduce criminal activity and ensure motor vehicle safety. You will conduct defile operations and reroutes traffic as required to maintain an adequate traffic flow on the installation roadways. Exercise a high degree of skill in handling the public relations aspects of meeting and dealing with a wide variety of people, e.g., school children, government employees, private citizens, convicted criminals, and mentally ill persons, etc. Prepare information reports, and evidence concerning law violations for presentation to the U.S. Magistrate, U.S. Attorney and court. Testifies in court, presenting accurate information from memory, personal notes, and other records, frequently long after events have transpired. etc.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or 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.
Experience required: To qualify based on your work experience, your resume must describe at least one year of experience which prepared you to do the work in this job.
Specialized experience is defined as: Experience that 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. Creditable specialized experience may have been gained in work on a police force; through service as a military police officer; in work providing visitor protection and law enforcement in parks, forests, or other natural resource or recreational environments; in performing criminal investigative duties; or in other work that provided the required knowledge and skills. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-06).
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
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 or training may be made for the required specialized experience at GS-6 and above.
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. If you are minimally qualified, your résumé and supporting documentation will be compared against your responses to the assessment questionnaire to determine your level of experience. If, after reviewing your résumé and/or supporting documentation, a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications and/or experience, you may lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully when applying, errors or omissions may affect your eligibility.
You should list any relevant performance appraisals and incentive awards in your resume as that information may be taken into consideration during the selection process. If selected, you may be required to provide supporting documentation.
The documents you are required to submit vary based on the authority you are using to apply (i.e., applying as a veteran, applying as a current permanent Federal employee, applying as a reinstatement, etc). Please review the following links to see which documents you need to provide to prove your eligibility to apply: Applicant Merit Checklist and Proof of Eligibility.
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:
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.
To apply for this position, you must complete the online questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below.
The complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 02/22/2018 to receive consideration.
If you provided an email address, you will receive an email message acknowledging receipt of your application. Your application package will be used to determine your eligibility, qualifications, and quality ranking for this position. If you are determined to be ineligible or not qualified, your application will receive no further consideration.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/491414200. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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