USA Staffing

Position Title: Police Officer
Agency: Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Announcement Number: CBSW-10805867-20-AL Opens in new window
Open Period: Thursday, April 30, 2020 to Wednesday, May 20, 2020

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1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?

A. No, I do not claim Veterans' Preference

B. 0-point Sole Survivorship Preference (SSP)

C. 5-point preference based on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces (TP)

D. 10-point preference for non-compensable disability or Purple Heart (XP)

E. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of at least 10% but less than 30% (CP)

F. 10 point preference based on widow/widower or parent of a deceased veteran, or spouse or parent of a disabled veteran (XP)

G. 10-point preference based on a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more (CPS)

2. Are you a current permanent Federal employee from an agency other than Department of Veterans Affairs?

To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50) or equivalent personnel action form.

A. Yes

B. No

3. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:

you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy; AND,
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

A. Yes

B. No

4. Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of Veterans Affairs? If yes, confirm:

you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND,
you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.

For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.

To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.

A. Yes

B. No

1. Would you accept a temporary appointment?

A. Yes

B. No

2. Which of the following items describes your current or recent (within the last five years) political appointee service?

If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.

A. Yes, I am considered a political appointee as described under 5 U.S.C. sections 5312 through 5316.

B. Yes, I am considered a Non-career Senior Executive Service (SES), Limited Term SES, Limited Emergency SES Executive Branch employee.

C. Yes, I am considered a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or appointee who served in a political capacity under agency-specific authority in the Executive Branch.

D. Yes, I am considered a political appointee in the Executive Branch (as described in a., b. or c above) in a covered position in an agency having an interchange agreement with OPM, which allows movement from the agency's system to the competitive civil service.

E. None of the above. I am not considered a current or recent (last 5 years) political appointee as described above in items a, b, c, or d.

Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of experience and/or education that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience is subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience as proof to support your answers, or you may be required to verify a response by a practical demonstration of your claimed ability to perform a task.

1. Time-in-grade restrictions apply to this position at the GS-06 level. Eligible candidates must have completed one year at the next lower grade level, GS-05, or equivalent pay band, required in this occupational series to qualify for GS-06. Please select the appropriate answer below.

**YOU MUST PROVIDE A CURRENT SF-50 THAT DOCUMENTS YOU MEET THE TIME-IN-GRADE REQUIREMENT - SUCH AS YOUR LAST PROMOTION OR WITHIN GRADE INCREASE SF-50. AWARD SF-50'S ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE. YOU MAY NEED TO PROVIDE MORE THAN ONE SF-50 TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM THAT YOU MEET THIS REQUIREMENT.**

A. I am a current Federal employee and have completed one (1) year at the GS-05, or equivalent, in the Federal government to qualify for GS-06.

B. I am a current Federal employee and have NOT completed one (1) year at the GS-05,or equivalent.

C. Time in Grade requirements do not apply as I am not a current, permanent Federal employee. I am an eligible VEOA, VRA, 30% or more Service-connected Disabled Veteran or an applicant under Schedule A Authority, or other eligible non-competitive hiring authority. (YOU MUST PROVIDE PROPER DOCUMENTATION FOR THE AUTHORITY UNDER WHICH YOU ARE APPLYING)

Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).

2. Do you have one (1) year of specialized experience (equivalent to at least the GS-05 level or pay band in the Federal Service) that includes performing the majority of the following duties:

Specialized Experience is 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.

Specialized experience includes but is not limited to: responding to calls or alarms; questioning individuals at the scene; identifying the nature of incidents and taking statements; assisting at accident scenes; informing individuals about their rights as suspects and/or witnesses; responding to duress alarms and subduing unruly individuals; patrolling; pursuing and apprehending person; taking charge of a crime or accident scene and restricting access to those persons required on the scene; seeking detecting, and protecting evidence and witnesses at the scene of an incident; conducting investigations; questioning and taking statements from victims, witnesses, and complainants; interrogating suspects; applying all correct rules of search and seizure; and analyzing facts to identify suspects and develop case information.

A. Yes

B. No

For each statement below, please select the response that best describes your experience.

Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.

3. Write police reports.