- Position Title
- Security Officer (Chief of Police)
- Agency
- Veterans Health Administration
- Announcement Number
- CBSU-12716617-25-KH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, March 26, 2025 to Monday, March 31, 2025
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Are you currently employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs?
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
This includes: Career/Career Conditional or Excepted Service (i.e. Canteen, Hybrid, Title 38, etc. and meets interchange agreement requirements). This does not include temporary, term or temporary intermittent.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit a copy of your most recent Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (SF-50). Your SF-50 must include enough information to be able to determine that time-in-grade requirements have been met (if applicable) and include your position title, pay plan/series/grade, tenure and the type of appointment (i.e. Competitive or Excepted). Please be aware that award SF-50's do not always include this pertinent information.
2.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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.
- 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.
Preferences
1.
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.
If you responded yes to any of the items below, you will need to include a SF-50 specifying your prior service.
Your resume must be submitted in English and include the following information for 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.
By submitting your application, you are certifying, to the best of your knowledge and belief, all the information submitted by you with your application for employment is true, complete, and made in good faith, and that you have truthfully and accurately represented your work experience, knowledge, skills, abilities and education (degrees, accomplishments, etc.). The information you provide as part of your application may be investigated. You are also certifying, and acknowledging, that misrepresenting your experience or education, or providing false or fraudulent information in, or with your application, may affect your eligibility for appointment and/or continued employment. False or fraudulent statements may be punishable by fine or imprisonment (18 U.S.C. 1001).
2.
I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.
3.
Applicants are required to undergo and successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening test and must submit to random drug testing after employment. Will you comply with this requirement?
4.
Selected applicants are required to successfully complete a comprehensive medical and psychological examination prior to entering on duty to determine fitness for duty as a Police Officer. Will you comply with this requirement?
5.
Are you willing to undergo a background investigation, which may include the administration of a polygraph examination?
6.
New VA Police Officers are required to attend an 8-week course at the VA Law Enforcement Training Center in Little Rock, Arkansas. Satisfactory completion of this course is a condition of continued employment. Would you be willing to attend such training in a location that may be away from your current residence?
7.
A Police Officer may be expected to continue irregular duty hours either at the Medical Center, local police offices, or at court especially during investigations of serious criminal incidents. This type of working schedule may negatively affect or burden family responsibilities. Are you willing to accept these working conditions?
8.
Police Officers encounter people experiencing extreme poverty and personal hardship, such as separation from family who are difficult, hostile or distressed. Investigators also may witness drowning's, vehicle accidents, and other tragedies. Police Officers are occasionally exposed to people who carry infectious diseases. Would you be able to work in these conditions?
9.
Are you willing to accept the working conditions for this position as detailed in the announcement? This includes:
- Attendance at VA Law Enforcement Training Center in Little Rock, Arkansas
- Random drug testing
- Medical and psychological examination
- Character investigation
Assessment 1
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 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.
Do you have one year of specialized experience that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. To be creditable, experience must have been equivalent the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience includes: managing and directing police and security programs; assessing situations and determining appropriate responses; delegating work and evaluating performance of police personnel; providing training on equipment and security systems; conducting arrests, investigating criminal activities, and protecting crime scenes; and ensuring the safety of staff and visitors while on facility property. NOTE: Applicants wishing to receive credit for such experience must indicate clearly the nature of their duties and responsibilities in each position and the number of hours a week spent in such employment.
For each task in the following groups, choose the statement from the list below that best describes your experience and/or training.
The following statements pertain to the Education and Training Competency (Knowledge of teaching, training, research, making presentations, lecturing, testing, and other instructional methods).
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
2.
Ensures new employees are properly oriented and familiarized with applicable policies and procedures.
3.
Ensures staff completes and meets all training requirements and that performance proficiency meets the goals of the service.
4.
Explores training opportunities for staff to improve or enhance delivery of services and increase officers' cultural competencies.
5.
Ensures police staff are properly trained to operate a variety of equipment and/or security
systems.
systems.
The following statements pertain to Managing Human Resources Competency (Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner).
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
6.
Observes, evaluates, and prepares reports on the performance of department personnel.
7.
Develops programs to alter the behavior of employees whose work performance is below
acceptable standards.
acceptable standards.
8.
Plans, assigns and explains work requirements to subordinate supervisors for new or changed programs and the functions, goals, processes, skills, and needs.
9.
Develops solutions to continuing problems in the quality of work and operating effectiveness and takes or recommends necessary corrective actions.
10.
Hears grievances and complaints, reviews disciplinary cases involving Police Service employees, and recommends appropriate actions to higher level management.
11.
Evaluates resumes of prospective candidates and conducts interviews to assist in selecting appropriate candidates.
12.
Develops duty schedules, plans and directs facility law enforcement and security operations, delegates patrol and special duties to subordinates.
The following statements pertain to the Physical Security Competency (Knowledge of methods and controls to protect an organization from natural or man-made threats to physical locations where information systems equipment is located or work is performed - for example, computer rooms, work locations, and equipment rooms).
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
13.
Develops local policies and implements corrective procedures to alleviate identified physical security problems.
14.
Makes decisions and/or recommendations concerning law enforcement and physical security to management and leaders.
15.
Develops and implements physical security plans and objectives for a facility.
16.
Conducts physical security surveys and vulnerability assessments to ensure compliance and for improving overall facility safety and security processes.
17.
Analyzes findings to determine weaknesses and determines necessary courses of action to mitigate risk.
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).
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
18.
Acts as a law enforcement and security subject matter expert by interpreting security policies and procedures and providing guidance to facility management and staff.
19.
Develops and implements procedures for the detention or arrest of individuals suspected of violations committed against criminal laws.
20.
Collaborates in planning, directing and updating a crime prevention program and exercises direction and control of investigations into criminal activities.
21.
Makes, coordinates, directs, or delegates the arrests of person(s).
22.
Ensures crime scenes and any potential evidence is identified, collected and protected pursuant to law.
23.
Responds accordingly during natural disasters, terrorist acts, major accidents/incidents and criminal activity which poses a threat to patients, employees, visitors, property or continuity of operations.
Resume Reminder - Your resume must include the following information each job listed:
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.
- 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
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.