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Select the appropriate answer to each of the following questions based on your current level of experience and/or education or training that demonstrates your ability to perform the duties of this position. When answering the questionnaire, remember that your experience and education are subject to verification by investigation. You may be asked to provide specific examples or documentation of experience or education 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. If your resume does not support your questionnaire answers, we will not allow credit for your response(s).
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MINIMUM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: Select the ONE statement below that best describes your experience to meet the minimum requirements for this position. Please refer to the Qualifications and Duties sections of this announcement for detailed information.
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For this Senior Police Officer, GS-7 position, I have at least one (1) full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 grade level in the Federal service (or equivalent pay band), 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. Specialized experience includes conducting investigations, apprehensions and detentions of persons suspected or convicted of criminal violations; maintaining order to protect life and property; taking initial complaints; interviewing witnesses; securing a crime scene and conducting limited searches; responding to emergency situations; gathering information and preparing reports; conducting routine patrol, traffic control, and traffic accident investigations. Note: 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. Experience as a security guard or corrections officer is generally not qualifying. Note: You must provide detailed information of your experience performed. Information such as "I was a Patrolman", "I was a Police Officer for a number of years," or "I enforced Federal, State, county, and laws" is insufficient to determine your qualifications. Experience must be fully documented on your resume and must include job title, duties, month and year start/end dates AND hour worked per week.
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DRIVER'S LICENSE REQUIREMENT: This position requires a current, valid, state-issued driver's license. For the following question, indicate either Yes or No. Please select only one letter. NOTE: We cannot accept photographs, therefore; please do not submit a copy of your driver's license with your application package. If an interview is requested, you may be required to provide a copy of your valid state-issued driver's license.
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Do you possess a valid, state-issued driver's license, have a safe driving record, and demonstrate that you are medically qualified to operate the appropriate motor vehicle safely?
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FIREARM QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENT: VA Police Officers are required to carry agency-approved firearms while on duty on VA property. Officers must achieve and maintain qualification/certification with the agency-approved firearms as condition of gaining and continuing employment as a Police Officer. Applicants must be able to possess firearms under the terms of the Gun Control Act of 1968, as amended (18 U.S.C. 922(g)(9)).
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Are you willing and able to achieve and maintain qualification/certification with the agency-approved firearm?
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For each task in the following group, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.
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The following statements pertain to the Public Safety and Security competency (Knowledge of intelligence operations; public safety and security operations; occupational health and safety; investigation and inspection techniques; or rules, regulations, precautions, and prevention techniques for the protection of people, data, and property).
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Conducts investigations, apprehensions and detentions of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of the United States.
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Protects individuals during any given situation against threats to personal safety when enforcing laws and regulations.
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Responds immediately to and engages potentially armed individuals during active threat response situations.
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Responds to highly dangerous and active crimes in progress, making independent decisions and taking immediate steps to preserve life and property.
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Mitigates opportunities for assault, illegal entry, and theft involving highly protected information, property and/or processes at facilities containing special protective methods.
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The following statements pertain to the Security competency (Knowledge of the laws, regulations, and guidelines related to securing personnel, facilities, and information, including the requirements for handling, transporting, and protecting classified information and proper reporting of security incidents).
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Reacts to neutralize threats, secure resources and mitigate further risk to personnel or property.
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Provides patrol in vehicles, by foot and/or on a bicycle.
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Responds to calls for police assistance, irregularities, and unusual or suspicious circumstances.
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Conducts asset protection during transport.
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Writes comprehensive incident reports.
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The following statements pertain to the Criminal Investigation competency (Knowledge of the guidelines, regulations, and procedures associated with criminal investigation, including evidence detection and handling and drawing appropriate factual inferences and conclusions).
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Provides policing services in various environments where each type of jurisdiction (Exclusive, Concurrent and Proprietorial) has different enforcement rules.
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Seeks, detects, seizes, and protects evidence and witnesses at the scene of an incident.
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Detects and intervenes in criminal activity.
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Enforces traffic rules and regulations, including those related to speeding and reckless operation of vehicles while impaired or intoxicated.
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The following statements pertain to the Arrest competency (Knowledge of the laws, principles, and procedures used in apprehending a criminal suspect, including polices for pursuit and proper use of force and capture such as Miranda rights).
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Conducts investigative contacts/stops, exercising search and arrest authority, detaining witnesses, and apprehending suspects.
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Advises individuals of their rights (such as Miranda, Weingarten, Garrity, etc.), and protecting the constitutional and civil rights of persons.
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Intervenes, when necessary, to deescalate situations and determine when and how much force must be applied.
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Conducts prisoner transports to holding facilities and courts as required.
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The following statements pertain to the First Response competency (Knowledge of emergency management methods, such as first aid, rescue techniques, and threat assessments).
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Executes disaster response and recovery procedures.
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Provides Basic Life Support (BLS) to injured personnel and coordinates additional emergency response when needed.
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Coordinates and directs search, rescue, and recovery for persons at high risk (e.g., missing or wandering patients, minors, etc.), including coordinating with local surrounding police departments to expand the search parameters.
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The following statements pertain to the Interpersonal Skills competency (Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences).
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Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
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Investigates incidents and takes steps to mitigate further risk and resolve situations.
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Performs and provides training on drug and contraband intervention where contraband identification and knowledge is imperative.
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Intervenes, when needed, to deescalate active suicidal behavior and/or prevents suicides.
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Prepares case files and testifying in court as it pertains to enforcing laws and regulations.
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Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information each job listed:
- Job title;
- Duties (be as detailed as possible);
- Month & year start/end dates (e.g. June 2007 to April 2008);
- Full-time or part-time status (include hours worked per week);
- Series and Grade, if applicable, for all Federal positions you have held.
Please be aware that your answers will be verified against information provided on your resume. Be sure that your resume clearly supports your responses to all of the questions by addressing your work experience in detail.
Recommended: Even though we do not require a specific resume format, your resume must be clear so that we are able to fully evaluate your qualifications. To ensure you receive appropriate consideration, please list the duties you performed under each individual job title. If we are unable to match your experiences with the positions held, you may lose consideration for this vacancy. We cannot make assumptions regarding your qualifications.
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