Law Enforcement Specialist (Core Instructor) na Department of Homeland Security

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Duties

Serving as a Law Enforcement Specialist (Core Instructor) GS-1801-11/12 makes you a valuable member of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) team and mission. This position is located in the Core Training Operations Directorate (CTO) under the Office of the Associate Director for Training Operations (TOPS) and located in Glynco, Georgia. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Core law enforcement instructor involved in planning and conducting classroom instruction, laboratory, practical exercises and/or field instruction sessions for the topical areas listed below that report to CTO. Typical duties include: Serving as an instructor in the assigned Core Training Areas of law enforcement will include but are not limited to: Physical Efficiency Battery, Operational Skills, Intermediate Weapons (Oleoresin Capsicum), Basic First Aid, Tactical Medicine, Firearms, Vehicle Stops and Searches, Basic Collision Investigations, Radio Communications, Documentation and Report Writing, Use of Force foundations, Basic Tactical Skills, and Officer Safety and Survival. Conducting basic training classes for personnel and planning, coordinating, and executing field training and lab exercises. Monitoring progress of students, documenting results, and/or recommending remedial and corrective action to include additional training and changes in training and/or operational procedures and instructions. Conducting research on emerging technology, practices, and techniques to enhance instructional knowledge and skill.

Qualifications

Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. Please visit www.fletc.gov/site-page/employment-faqs website for further guidance regarding this page limit. This position has a Selective Placement Factor (SPF). If your resume does not demonstrate possession of the SPF, you will be rated ineligible. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: In order to be considered for this position you must: A. Possess experience as a sworn law enforcement officer or agent with full arrest authority in the prevention, detection, apprehension, detention and/or investigation of felony and/or misdemeanor violations of federal, state, local, tribal, or military criminal laws; -OR- B. Have held a federal civilian position in the 1801 occupational series. -AND- Specialized Experience: For GS-12: You qualify for the GS-12 grade level if you possess one year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the federal service, or equivalent experience in the private or public sector performing the following duties: Performing Law Enforcement Safety Rules and Regulations, Physical Efficiency Battery, Operational Skills, Intermediate Weapons (Oleoresin Capsicum), Basic First Aid, Tactical Medicine, Firearms, Vehicle Stops and Searches, Basic Collision Investigations, Radio Communications, Documentation and/or Report Writing, Use of Force foundations, Basic Tactical Skills, and/or Officer Safety and Survival. OR Instructing basic and advanced law enforcement training curriculum in: Law Enforcement Safety Rules and Regulations, Physical Efficiency Battery, Operational Skills, Intermediate Weapons (Oleoresin Capsicum), Basic First Aid, Tactical Medicine, Firearms, Vehicle Stops and Searches, Basic Collision Investigations, Radio Communications, Documentation and/or Report Writing, Use of Force foundations, Basic Tactical Skills, and/or Officer Safety and Survival. Substitution of education in lieu of specialized experience may not be used for this grade level. For GS-11: You qualify at the GS-11 grade level if you possess one of the following: One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in Federal service performing Law Enforcement functions such as Enforcing Federal, State or Tribal Law, Routine Calls for Service, Traffic Stops, Report Writing, Radio Communications, Report Writing, Law Enforcement Weapons System (to include primary firearms, and intermediate weapon systems), maintaining of assessing fitness standards, application of Use of Force; OR One year of specialized experience, equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in Federal service instructing Law Enforcement functions such as Enforcing Federal, State or Tribal Law, Routine Calls for Service, Traffic Stops, Report Writing, Radio Communications, Report Writing, Law Enforcement Weapons System (to include primary firearms, and intermediate weapon systems), maintaining of assessing fitness standards, application of Use of Force Completion of a Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M. in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position; OR A combination of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience as described above that, when combined, equal 100% of the total requirement. This will be calculated using your resume and unofficial transcripts or a list of courses/course hours submitted with your application. NOTE: Only graduate education in excess of the first two years may be used to qualify for the GS-11 level. All qualifications and eligibility requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. 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). 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. Current or Former Political Appointees: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) must authorize employment offers made to current or former political appointees. If you are currently, or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES or Presidential Appointee employee in the Executive Branch, you must disclose this information to the Human Resources Office. Interagency Career Transition Assistance Program (ICTAP) eligibles: If you have never worked for the federal government, you are not ICTAP eligible. View information about ICTAP eligibility on OPM's Career Transition Resources website. To be considered eligible under ICTAP, you must be rated at a minimum score of 85 for this position. In addition, you must submit the supporting documents listed under the required documents section of this job announcement. Note: Secondary Administrative Law Enforcement Officer retirement coverage is being offered for this position. Transfer Requirement for CSRS: To be eligible for secondary coverage, an employee must: - Transfer without a break in service exceeding 3 days directly from a primary position to a secondary position; AND - Be continuously employed in a secondary position since moving from a primary position; except a break in employment in secondary positions that begins with an involuntary separation (not for cause) and/or voluntary breaks in service that began prior to January 20, 1988. Transfer Requirement for FERS: To be eligible for secondary coverage, an employee must: - Transfer without a break in service exceeding 3 days directly from a primary position to a secondary position; AND - Have completed 3 years of service in a primary position, including any such service during which no FERS deductions were withheld; AND - Be continuously employed in a secondary position since moving from a rigorous position; except a break in employment in secondary positions that begins with an involuntary separation (not for cause). Pub. Law 114-285 grants the FLETC approval to hire retired federal employees with law enforcement/investigative experience to meet the expanding mission of the FLETC. Individuals may be selected for time-limited positions with eligibility for the dual-compensation waiver. The dual-compensation waiver allows retirees to return to work, earning their full salary with no offset to their FERS annuity. However, this waiver does not exempt the FERS annuity supplement from being reduced. Therefore, FERS retirees receiving a FERS annuity supplement, must be aware that like social security benefits, the FERS annuity supplement is subject to an earnings test and may be reduced if the salary earned is more than the social security exempt amount of earnings. Additional information is available on OPM's website or by contacting OPM. If selected, federal retirees will be eligible for a waiver of the dual compensation reduction. Click here for more information. FLETC Reemployed Annuitants | Federal Law Enforcement Training Center The Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act prohibits the Department of Homeland Security and its Components from requesting an applicant's criminal history record before that individual receives a conditional offer of employment. In accordance with 5 U.S. Code § 9202(c) and 5 C.F.R § 920.201 certain positions are exempt from the provisions of the Fair Chance to Compete Act. Applicants who believe they have been subjected to a violation of the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act, may submit a written complaint to [email protected].

Education

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; applicant's resumes and supporting documentation should only reflect education received from schools accredited by such institutions. Applicants can verify accreditation at the following Website: https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency (a U.S. private organization's interpretation that such education has been deemed at least equivalent to conventional U.S. education programs) with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For more information regarding evaluation of foreign education for federal employment, please visit the U.S. Department of Education webpage on the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications.

Other Information

A Recruitment OR Relocation Incentive may be authorized up to 15% of pay. Permanent Change of Station (PCS) is not authorized. This position may be filled at the GS-11 or GS-12 level. If selection is made at the GS-11 level, promotion to the GS-12 level may occur without further competition. The Department of Homeland Security encourages persons with disabilities to apply, to include persons with intellectual, severe physical or psychiatric disabilities, as defined by 5 CFR 213.3102(u), and or Disabled Veterans with a compensable service-connected disability of 30 percent or more as defined by 5 CFR 315.707. Veterans, Peace Corps, VISTA volunteers, and persons with disabilities possess a wealth of unique talents, experiences, and competencies that can be invaluable to the DHS mission. If you are a member of one of these groups, you may not have to compete with the public for federal jobs. To determine your eligibility for non-competitive appointment and to understand the required documentation, click on the links above or contact the servicing Human Resources Office listed at the bottom of this announcement. Pursuant to Executive Order 12564 and FLETC policy, FLETC is committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and, therefore, conducts random and other drug testing of its employees in order to ensure a safe and healthy work environment. Headquarters personnel in safety- or security-sensitive positions are subject to random drug testing and all applicants tentatively selected for employment at FLETC are subject to drug testing resulting in a negative test result. Background Investigation: To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, the FLETC requires every employee to be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation for suitability as a condition of placement in this non-sensitivity/ Moderate Risk position. This review may include financial issues such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use or possession of drugs. The normal workplace is a classroom, matt room, indoor/outdoor physical exercise area, firearms range, driver track, tactical training venues, mock urban/suburban training areas or office. Duties will require exposure to varying climate and environmental conditions, including both cold and warm weather conditions and exposure to high levels of noise and dangerous substances. Appropriate safety practices will be utilized at all times. Safety gear, such as hearing, eye protection, and padding, will be used when needed. The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion when demonstrating techniques that involve defending oneself or others against physical attack, and active participation in other physical fitness related activities such as long distance running, repetitive calisthenics, lifting moderate to heavy weights, walking, standing, bending, and stretching. There is the propensity for muscular strains, bruising, cuts, and abrasions. The work also requires extensive walking, standing, bending, sitting, lying down, or crouching in positions that may be tiring or uncomfortable. There is the need to carry weapons, gear, and packages or containers.