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Police Officer

Department of Veterans Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Veterans Health Administration
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Summary

The Battle Creek VA Medical Center is recruiting for a Supervisory Police Officer (Sergeant) for the Wyoming VA Clinic. The Supervisory Police Officer (Sergeant) will function in Public Safety Service.

***This position in undergoing a classification consistency review and may result in a change in grade***

Overview

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Open & closing dates
07/07/2025 to 07/17/2025
Salary
$64,989 to - $84,492 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 8
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Wyoming, MI
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
No
Travel Required
25% or less - You may be expected to travel for this position.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent
Work schedule
Full-time
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
None
Job family (Series)
Supervisory status
Yes
Security clearance
Not Required
Drug test
Yes
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Announcement number
CBSR-12758754-25-JLC
Control number
840178900

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Clarification from the agency

ALL US CITIZENS. DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY: This position is being filled using Direct-Hire Authority (5 CFR 337.201) for this occupation.

Duties

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The duties of the Supervisory Police Officer (Sergeant) include, but are not limited to:

  • Approaches individuals/groups that may be fearful, skeptical or uncooperative in a tactful manner to gain cooperation/compliance.
  • Revises work schedules to meet changes in workload considering factors such as peak loads, availability of manpower and processing time requirements.
  • Directs subordinate Police Officers engaged in law enforcement responsibilities.
  • Empathizes, engages, and communicates with all individuals encountered to ensure a positive and safe environment.
  • Leads staff that functions as first line of defense during all crimes, terror attacks, potential threats to personnel and property at all classification levels.
  • Plans work schedules and sequence of operations daily to assure an even flow and distribution of work and meeting schedules and deadlines.
  • Prepares performance standards and performs staff performance evaluation.
  • Receives and resolves formal and/or complex complaints of employees.
  • Prepares formal requests/recommendations concerning promotions, reassignment, recognition of outstanding performance, and personnel needs.
  • Analyzes logs and activity reports or other data to ascertain problems in accuracy, adequacy, procedure adherence, etc. and takes corrective action.
  • Develops, implements and revises departmental policies and procedures.
  • Makes independent decisions to take/direct/coordinate immediate steps to preserve life and property.
  • Takes disciplinary action as deemed necessary and/or proposes to higher authority specific disciplinary action consistent with the problem and facts.
  • Oversees investigations, prisoner transports, patient search and recovery, life-saving efforts, disaster response and recovery, asset protection during transit, training, and other matters.
  • Formulates and issues written instructions and procedures and special instructions for non-routine or complex assignments or to clarify published guidelines.
  • Investigates incidents and takes steps to mitigate further risk and resolve situations.
  • Detects and intervenes in criminal activity, responds to calls for police assistance, irregularities, and unusual or suspicious circumstances.
  • Identifies and preserves evidence, writes comprehensive incident reports, prepares case files, and testifies in court as it pertains to enforcing laws and regulations.
  • Keeps abreast of policing best practices, the latest policing technology, and the latest criminal and policing laws, rules, and regulations to provide advice and guidance.
  • Seeks, detects, seizes, and protects evidence and witnesses at the scene of an incident.
  • Intervenes when necessary to deescalate situations and determines when and how much force must be applied.
  • Provides emergency response coordination as needed.
  • Intervenes to deescalate active suicidal behavior and/or prevents suicides, when needed.
  • Formulates training plans for all Police Officers to ensure proficiency in performance.
  • Conducts formal/informal training to broaden employee skills and provide back-up skills through cross-training.
  • Coaches and mentors Police Officers to ensure employees obtain the necessary training.
  • Provides instruction to staff regarding situations such as drug and contraband intervention techniques, investigation techniques, searches and/or seizures of vehicle and property, etc.
Work Schedule: Sunday - Saturday, 8 or 12 hour shifts, to include weekends/holidays and overtime to meet the needs of the Medical Center.
Position Description Title/PD#: Police Officer/PD99829A
Physical Requirements: The work requires, on a regular and recurring basis, considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as running, frequent climbing of multiple flights of stairs, and carrying items weighing over 50 pounds. It requires stamina, physical agility, dexterity, and the strength to pursue, apprehend or detain persons who are often uncooperative, assaultive, and/or armed.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • You must be a U.S. citizen to apply for this job
  • Subject to a background/suitability investigation
  • Designated and/or random drug testing may be required
  • May serve a probationary period
  • Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959
  • A complete application package; Resume, Transcripts, etc
  • Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents).
  • Effective May 7, 2025, driver’s licenses or state-issued dentification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment.

Qualifications

To qualify for this position, applicants must meet all requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Preferred Experience: 1 year of Supervisory Experience.

GS-08 grade level: One year of specialized experience (equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the federal service); experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities (KSA's) and other characteristics to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled, in the normal line of progression for the occupation in the organization. Specialized experience includes: Supervising/leading and providing guidance/direction to Police Officers in their duties in response to potential threats of violence, detecting criminal activity, fire and other emergencies; enforcing federal, state, and local laws; making arrests; conducting foot and vehicle patrol; maintaining control of a scene or incident; taking statements from witnesses/suspects and advising them of their rights; preparing detailed reports of criminal offenses, violations, incidents, and citations issued; interrogating suspects; and applying all correct rules of search and seizure. 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 that provided a 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.

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; religions; 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.

Education

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.

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

Additional information

Under the Fair Chance to Compete Act, the Department of Veterans Affairs prohibits requesting an applicant's criminal history prior to accepting a tentative job offer (TJO). Please visit the Human Resources and Administration/Operations, Security, and Preparedness (HRA/OSP), va.gov/EMPLOYEE/docs/The-Fair-Chance-to-Compete-Act.pdf for more information.

The following will be communicated to applicants for VA employment in a testing designated position and will also be included in all VA vacancy announcements for such positions: All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drugs use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA.

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 an alternate method to submit documents, please reach out to the Agency Contact listed in this Job Opportunity Announcement.

How you will be evaluated

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 the order in which they were received.

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